Essex Air Quality Strategy

Overview

Councils across Essex, Southend and Thurrock have been working in partnership to develop an Essex Air Quality Strategy. This strategy sets out our current understanding of the air quality issues in Essex and outlines the actions we plan to take to improve air quality.

The draft strategy has been developed by the Essex Air Quality Consortium, which brings together all 15 borough, district, city, county and unitary councils across Essex to work together to improve air quality in Essex, under the banner of EssexAir.

A number of the councils already have local air quality action plans or strategies. The new Essex Air Quality Strategy aims to complement these and provide an overarching strategy for the whole county.

There are three separate documents which have been developed as part of this work. The latest drafts are available at the bottom of this page.

The three draft documents are:

• The Essex Air Quality Strategy
• A supporting information document
• A more detailed action plan

These documents and more information about both the Essex Air Quality Strategy and air quality in Essex can be found on the EssexAir website.

We now welcome your views on the draft Essex Air Quality Strategy. Feedback can be submitted through our consultation survey and will help us improve and shape the final strategy.

Why your views matter

We want to know what you think about air quality in Essex, our vision and aims for improving air quality in Essex, and the proposed actions we plan to take to help improve air quality in Essex.

The feedback we receive will be used to help finalise the strategy, refine the action plan and inform the development of a detailed implementation plan.

Data protection

Essex County Council is managing this consultation on behalf of the Essex Air Quality Consortium. Essex County Council fully complies with information legislation. If you would like the full details of how we use personal data, and the rights you have about its use, please go to www.essex.gov.uk/privacy-adults or call 03457 430430.