Slough Borough Council: Air Quality

Air Quality - Have Your Say

Every local authority in England and Wales has a statutory duty to review local air quality under the Environment Act 1995. The aim of the review process is to identify any areas where the government's National Air Quality Standards and Objectives for 7 key pollutants are likely to be exceeded, to declare any such areas an 'Air Quality Management Area', and then to prepare action plans to show what can be done to improve air quality in these areas.

Following the completion of a detailed assessment of the air pollution levels in Slough the conclusion has shown that it is likely that the nitrogen dioxide annual objective will be exceeded in some areas of the borough. The main cause of the exceedence is from road traffic, and in particular motorway traffic.

The full report giving all the technical information that supports this conclusion can be read below.

You will note from the report that it is recommended that Slough Borough Council consider declaring an Air Quality Management Area relating to the annual mean nitrogen dioxide concentrations at land adjacent to the M4 motorway along the north carriageway between junction 7 and junction 5, and also the south carriageway between junction 5 and Sutton Lane. It also includes a small area of the A4 London Road east of junction 5 of the M4 motorway up until Sutton Lane.

We would welcome your comments on these conclusions. If you wish to make comments, or alternatively you would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Write to us at:

Slough Borough Council
Environmental Services
PO Box 580
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 1DB

Telephone: 01753 875255

Fax: 01753 875277

Email environmental.protection@slough.gov.uk