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Air Quality reviews

This section is intended to help people looking for information about the way in which the Council monitors air quality in the Borough.

The Council has a duty by law to review and assess air quality in the Borough on a regular basis, to ensure that the various pollutants are below their respective limit values set by the Government.

This review is called an Updating and Screening Assessment exercise and examines what, if any, factors have changed in the Borough since the last assessment that might have led to a deterioration in air quality (e.g. new roads, increased traffic flows on existing roads, new industry etc.).

If this assessment identifies any areas where there are potential breaches of the air quality standards, then a detailed assessment must be undertaken of the area(s).

If after this review is completed the results still indicate that pollution levels are likely to exceed government limits local authorities declare Air Quality Management Areas.

An Action Plan is then produced which details how the Council will go about reducing the levels of that pollutant.

In Reigate and Banstead, the Council found that air pollution in most areas of the Borough is well below the Government limits for all pollutants.

The pollutant identified as a potential problem in certain areas of the Borough was Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), and following computer modelling and subsequent monitoring the Council has nine Air Quality Management Areas.

Air Quality Management Areas

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1. Along the M25  (AQMA Order 1 and Map PDF) (3.27MB)
2. Along the M23 to the south of the M25  (AQMA Order 2 and Map PDF) (1.35MB)
3. An area of south Horley near to Gatwick Airport  (AQMA Order 3 and Map PDF) (1.19MB)
4. An individual property on the A217 near Rushworth Road  (AQMA Order 4 and Map PDF) (465.6kB)
5. An individual property on the A23  (AQMA Order 5 and Map PDF) (440.3kB)
6. An individual property on the A217 near Blackhorse Lane  (AQMA Order 6 and Map PDF) (410.7kB)
7. Junction of the A2022, A240, B291 (Drift Bridge) in Banstead  (AQMA Order 8 PDF) (503.8kB) 
8. Reigate High Street, including sections of Church Street, Bell Street, West Street, and London Road  (AQMA Order 9 PDF) (988.2kB). Note: This replaces order number 7 which covered only Reigate High Street, and the section of Church Street between the High Street and Bancroft Road.
9. A23 Merstham High Street  (AQMA Order 10 PDF) (472.0kB)

Pollutants

• Tell me about Air quality pollutants and their limit values. 

Reports

For a full copy of the report(s) select the appropriate link(s) below (Adobe Acrobat reader required):

•  Stage 1 - Review and Assessment of Air Quality (PDF) (793.3kB) 
•  Stage 2 - Review and Assessment of Air Quality (PDF) (2.05MB) 
•  Stage 3 - Air Quality Review and Assessment - N02 & PM10 (PDF) (3.18MB) 
  
•  Stage 4 - Further Assessment of Air Quality (M25, A217, A23, northern M23) (PDF) (887.3kB) 
•  Stage 4 - Further Assessment of Air Quality (Horley, southern M23) (PDF) (2.79MB) 
•  Stage 4 - Further Assessment of the Horley Air Quality Management Area - 2010 Addendum (PDF) (2.74MB) 
  
•  Action Plan for the M25 Air Quality Management Area (PDF) (373.5kB) 
•  Action Plan for non airport pollution within the Horley Air Quality Management Area Jan 2007 (PDF) (2.95MB)
•  Updating and Screening Assessment 2003 (PDF) (1.21MB) 
•  Detailed assessment of Rushworth Road 2004 (PDF) (3.25MB) 
•  Progress Report 2005 (PDF) (5.57MB)
•  Further Assessment of A23 (Dean Lane) and A217 (Rushworth Road) - April 2006 (PDF) (382.7kB) 
•  Detailed Assessment of Drift Bridge (A240 / A2022) - August 2006 (PDF) (364.3kB)
•  Further Assessment of Drift Bridge (A240 / A2022) - July 2007 (PDF) (518.2kB)
•  Further Assessment of Reigate High Street and A217 (Blackhorse Lane) - November 2006 (PDF) (692.9kB)
  
•  Updating and Screening Assessment 2006 (PDF) (2.64MB) 
•  Detailed Assessment of A23 Merstham 2007 (PDF) (464.3kB)
•  Further Assessment of A23 Merstham 2008 (PDF) (643.9kB)