Air quality in Chideock
An air quality management area (AQMA) was declared in Chideock along the A35 in May 2007. Road traffic emissions were causing the nitrogen dioxide annual mean objective, set by the government for the protection of health, to be exceeded at homes along this trunk road. Notably there is a steep incline on the road going west out of the village with houses immediately adjacent to this road.
Air Quality Action Plan for Chideock
As a result of the declaration of the AQMA an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) was produced with stakeholders in December 2008. The document detailed specific actions that would be implemented within given timescales in an attempt to reduce annual mean nitrogen dioxide levels in pursuit of the annual mean objective concentration of 40µg/m3.
Since the introduction of the AQMA and AQAP, air quality in Chideock has improved. Please see our most recent Annual Status Report for the latest air quality figures for Chideock.
In 2022 Cabinet accepted the new, updated AQAP for Chideock, find the relevant decision and AQAP