Local Air Quality Management

Thanet District Council has been monitoring air pollutants since 1993. In 1997 the Council joined the 'Kent Air Quality Partnership' - a county wide initiative to pool information, knowledge and data to aid long term planning for the county and to enable pollution trends to be monitored.

The Council has a legal obligation to undertake periodic reviews and assessments of air quality within its area. The quality of the air is judged against national air quality objectives for specified pollutants. Where necessary, Action plans must be implemented with the aim of improving air quality. However, the responsibility for improving air quality rests with the Government.

Thanet has two Air Quality Management Areas the main source of pollutant at both of these sites is from road transport.

• Birchington Air Quality Management Area (PDF 300 kb)
• St Lawrence Air Quality Management Area (PDF 228 kb)

For further information about Local Air Quality Management in the district,  please see Review and Assessment of Air quality.

Air Quality Monitoring Data

Up-to-date information and measurements for Thanet and Kent may be viewed at KentAir.org.uk

Environmental Health

E-mail:

airquality@thanet.gov.uk 

Tel: 01843 577580

Fax: 01843 290906