Local air quality management: policy guidance

Guidance to help local authorities with their local air quality management (LAQM) duties under Part IV of the Environment Act 1995.


Footnotes

1 Separate policy guidance is issued in England and Wales, and in Northern Ireland (PG 22). The technical guidance that accompanies this guidance covers the whole of the UK (TG 22).

2 Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 - Towards a Better Place for Everyone

3 Approved NPF4 | Transforming Planning

4 Planning Advice Note (PAN) 51

5 Scottish Air Quality Database

6 COMEAP briefing note

7 LAQM Portal Login

1 Statutory consultees are: the Scottish Ministers; SEPA; Transport Scotland; neighbouring local authorities; any National Park authority; other public authorities; local business; and others as appropriate (including the public).

8 Air Quality in Scotland

9 Low Emission Zone Guidance

10 National low emission framework

11 Place Principle

12 CAFS Climate Change Governance Group

13 FOI law | Scottish Information Commissioner

14 National Transport Strategy

15 Transport (Scotland) Act 2019

16 Low Emission Zones

17 The Low Emission Zones (Emission Standards, Exemptions and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

18 The Low Emission Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2021

19 Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund

20 Active Travel Vision

21 Active Travel Strategy Guidance

22 National Planning Framework 4

23 Local Development Planning Guidance

24 Place Principle Introduction

25 Place Standard

26 Local Living Framework

27 The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

28 Planning Circulars

29 Place Standard Tool

30 Place Standard with Air Quality Lens

31 Place Standard with Climate Lens

32 Place Standard Design Lens

33 Place Standard Guide

34 UK Air Pollution Assessment Service

35 Heat in Buildings Strategy

36 Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Contact

Email: andrew.taylor2@gov.scot

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