2013 Air Quality Progress Report for High Peak Borough Council

High Peak Borough Council Date : January 2014

In fulfillment of Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local Air Quality Management

Date: January 2014

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Local Mike Towers Authority Officer

Department Environmental Health Address Town Hall Buxton Derbyshire SK7 6EL Telephone 0845 129 7777, ext. 4621 e-mail [email protected]

Report Progress report for January to Reference December 2012 number Date January 2014

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Executive Summary

Under Part IV of the Environment Act 1995, every Local Authority must periodically review the air quality within its area. Regulations set out air quality objectives for seven pollutants which should be achieved by dates varying from 2003 to 2010 (the relevant dates). The pollutants, together with their respective air quality objective levels, are listed in Table 1. Each LA must consider the air quality at the present time, and the likely future air quality. The LA must decide whether the air quality objective for each pollutant is likely to be achieved by the relevant date, as shown in Table 1.

In the first round of air quality review and assessment, we carried out the first and second stages, and concluded that the air quality objectives would be met by the relevant dates, and that further work was not necessary. Reports were issued in 1998 and 2000 detailing these findings.

We produced Upgrading and Screening Assessment Reports in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012 and Progress Reports in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011. Our 2012 Updating and Screening Assessment Report concluded that the air quality objectives for all seven pollutants would be met by the relevant dates, with the exception of annual mean nitrogen dioxide along parts of the A628. This current report supports these conclusions and contains an update on the progress of the Detailed Assessment in connection with the A628 at Tintwistle.

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Table of contents

1 Introduction 6 1.1 Description of Local Authority Area 6 1.2 Purpose of Progress Report 7 1.3 Air Quality Objectives 7 1.4 Summary of Previous Review and Assessments 9 2 New Monitoring Data 10 2.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken 10 2.2 Comparison of Monitoring Results with Air Quality Objectives 13 3 New Local Developments 21 3.1 Road Traffic Sources 21 3.2 Other Transport Sources 21 3.3 Industrial Sources 22 3.4 Commercial and Domestic Sources 22 3.5 New Developments with Fugitive or Uncontrolled Sources 22 4 Local / Regional Air Quality Strategy 24 5 Planning Applications 25 6 Air Quality Planning Policies 26 7 Conclusions and Proposed Actions 27 8 References 28

Appendices Appendix A QA/QC Data

Appendix B Monthly Mean Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations: 2012

Appendix C Maps Showing Locations of Nitrogen Dioxide Tubes

iv 2013 Progress Report High Peak Borough Council Date : January 2014 List of Tables Table 1 Air Quality Objectives included in Regulations for the purpose of Local Quality Management in England

Table 2 Details of Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites

Table 3 Results of Nitrogen Dioxide Diffusion Tubes

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1.1 Description of Local Authority Area

High Peak is one of nine district authorities within Derbyshire. It is located in the north west of the County and abuts the Greater Manchester conurbation to the west. To the east of High Peak are the metropolitan areas of Sheffield and Barnsley. Listed below are some statistics relating to High Peak.

Area: 53,715 hectares Population: 91,140

Population of main towns:- Buxton: 24,112 Chapel-en-le-Frith 6,416 Glossop: 32,428 New Mills: 8,139 Whaley Bridge: 6,228

Number of dwellings: 38,187

High Peak is crossed by the A6, the A628 and the A57. The A628 traverses the north of the area, from Hollingsworth and through Tintwistle. The A6 enters High Peak at New Mills, follows an easterly and then a southerly direction, through Chapel-en-le- Frith and Buxton, crossing the borough boundary east of Buxton. The A57 runs from Glossop eastwards to Ladybower Reservoir.

Glossop and Chapel-en-le-Frith are joined by the A624. The A515 is a route from Buxton through one of the main quarrying areas. There are no motorways crossing High Peak.

Although many people may regard High Peak as being predominantly rural in character, the area in fact contains concentrations of industry. At present the Council regulates 67 processes under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007. A further 17 processes are regulated by the Environment Agency.

The Environment Agency-controlled processes comprise a variety of different types of industry: cement, lime, inorganic and organic chemical processes. The processes controlled by the Council are varied. A significant number involve the extraction and/or processing of minerals, or use of bulk cement. There are a number of operations which involve coating processes using solvents, together also with industries which use di-isocyanates.

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1.2 Purpose of Progress Report

Progress Reports are required in the intervening years between the three-yearly Updating and Screening Assessment reports. Their purpose is to maintain continuity in the Local Air Quality Management process.

They are not intended to be as detailed as Updating and Screening Assessment Reports, or to require as much effort. However, if the Progress Report identifies the risk of exceedence of an Air Quality Objective, the Local Authority (LA) should undertake a Detailed Assessment immediately, and not wait until the next round of Review and Assessment.

Following our Updating and Screening Assessment Report submitted in 2012, the Council prepared a Detailed Assessment (DA) in connection with the NOx exceedence risk identified at our permanent monitoring station on the A628 at Tintwistle in the High Peak. The DA identified a programme of further monitoring to verify the unusual data from the monitoring station, and to provide data for air quality dispersion modelling in connection with the actual impact on the local residential population. This Progress Report covers the period January to December 2012, and contains an update on the action plan identified in the DA.

1.3 Air Quality Objectives

The air quality objectives applicable to LAQM in England are set out in the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 and are shown in Table 1. This table shows the objectives in units of microgrammes per cubic metre g/m3 (milligrammes per cubic metre, mg/m3 for carbon monoxide) with the number of exceedences in each year that are permitted (where applicable).

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Table 1.1 Air Quality Objectives included in Regulations for the purpose of LAQM in England Air Quality Objective Date to be Pollutant Concentration Measured as achieved by Running annual 16.25 µg/m3 31.12.2003 mean Benzene Running annual 5.00 µg/m3 31.12.2010 mean Running annual 1,3-Butadiene 2.25 µg/m3 31.12.2003 mean Running 8-hour Carbon monoxide 10.0 mg/m3 31.12.2003 mean 0.5 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2004 Lead 0.25 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2008 200 µg/m3 not to be exceeded more 1-hour mean 31.12.2005 Nitrogen dioxide than 18 times a year 40 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2005 50 µg/m3, not to be exceeded more 24-hour mean 31.12.2004 Particles (PM10) than 35 times a (gravimetric) year 40 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2004 350 µg/m3, not to be exceeded more 1-hour mean 31.12.2004 than 24 times a year 125 µg/m3, not to Sulphur dioxide be exceeded more 24-hour mean 31.12.2004 than 3 times a year 266 µg/m3, not to be exceeded more 15-minute mean 31.12.2005 than 35 times a year

8 2011 Progress Report High Peak Borough Council Date : January 2014 1.4 Summary of Previous Review and Assessments

Our previous rounds of review and assessment from 2000 to 2007 did not identify any likely exeedences of the air quality objectives. However, we reported in our April 2008 Progress Report that exeedences for NO2 had been identified. As part of an environmental assessment for the proposed A57/A628 Mottram – Tintwistle Bypass, Hyder Consulting exposed a large number of diffusion tubes in the area. Six locations on the A628 indicated exceedences of the annual air quality objective. We refer to this further in Section 2.2.1.

We have produced the following reports:

 Air Quality Review - Stage 1 Report 1998  Air Quality Review - Stage 2 Report 2000  Updating and Screening Assessment 2003  Progress Report 2004  Progress Report 2005  Updating and Screening Assessment 2006  Progress Report 2007  Progress Report 2008  Updating and Screening Assessment 2009  Progress Report 2010-11  Updating and Screening Assessment 2012  Detailed Assessment 2012

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2 New Monitoring Data 2.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken

2.1.1 Automatic Monitoring Sites

An automatic site to monitor nitrogen dioxide was established in June 2011, located at the kerbside on the A628 at Pegasus Crossing in Tintwistle.

The equipment installed consists of a weatherproof enclosure provided by Casella Measurement and an ML 9841b NOX analyser with internal zero and span (IZS). The monitor is positioned at a 'kerbside' location on the ‘Pegasus crossing’ of the A628 approximately 200m east of Tintwistle. The sampling head is at a height of 1.4m and 1m from the kerb of the A628. Although the monitor is positioned next to a pedestrian crossing, it is understood that this is generally only activated by users of a bridleway and therefore the results from the monitor are not considered likely to be significantly influenced by static vehicles idling nest to the sampling position. The monitoring location is on the section of the A628 which is on the incline described above and therefore the sampling positioned is likely to be significantly affected by emissions from vehicles accelerating up the incline out of the village.

The equipment is inspected and calibrated by staff from High Peak Borough Council every two weeks in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The data is downloaded by SMS link every month by SupportingU on behalf of HPBC after which it is ratified in accordance with paragraphs A1.159 to A1.168 of TG(09). The data is then provided to HPBC in a standard report format.

The data from the monitor is also uploaded and displayed on the Casella Dataview 247 website. The website contains current and searchable historical data relating to the Pegasus Crossing site (amongst others around the country). The High Peak data can be viewed at https://www.dataview247.com/Default.ltr.aspx by selecting UK MAP from the home page and then clicking on our data monitor from the map. It will offer access to live data and station information.

The location of the monitor is shown on the plan below. The Plan shows the site of the monitor along with a co-located diffusion tube, and also the site of the long- standing diffusion tube approximately ¾ mile away in the village of Tintwistle itself.

Please note that the co-located tube was only placed alongside the permanent monitor in February 2012 to provide some correlation data, after being relocated from a now defunct monitoring site on North Road in Glossop (Reference: X403243 Y394543).

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2.1.2 Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites

We started monitoring for NO2 in 1999, using monthly diffusion tubes located at 13 sites (see maps in the appendix and Table 2 below). The tubes are located on building facades or lampposts. With the exception of the urban background sites, the tubes were located as closely as possible to the nearest relevant exposure. Midland Villas was discontinued in 2004 due to a change in ownership of the property the tube was located on, and Dinting Vale was discontinued in 2005 because of persistent vandalism of the site. North Road, Glossop was discontinued in 2012 due to the lack of representative data.

Our diffusion tubes are provided by and analysed by Environmental Scientifics Group. The preparation method used is 50% TEA in acetone. The laboratory follows the procedures set out in the Practical Guidance Document. The laboratory demonstrated satisfactory performance in the Workplace Analysis Scheme for Proficiency over the past five quarterly rounds.

For 2012, we have used a bias adjustment factor for the annual means of 0.79 The bias adjustment factor for 2012 is based on the equivalent national studies reported on the DEFRA website for ESG 50% TEA diffusion tube surveys across the UK for 2012. No local co-location study was involved in the derivation of the Councils bias adjustment.

Maps showing the locations of the Nitrogen Dioxide Diffusion Tube sites are in Appendix C.

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Table 2. Details of Non- Automatic Monitoring Sites Relevant Distance to Exposure? In kerb of Pollutants (Y/N with Site Name Site Type OS Grid Ref AQMA nearest road Worst-case Location? Monitored distance (m) ? (N/A if not to relevant applicable) exposure) Fairfield Road Roadside X406390 Y373752 NO2 N Y (4 m) 1m Y Furness Vale Roadside X400837 Y383479 NO2 N Y (0 m) 5m Y Hallsteads Roadside X407668 Y378239 NO2 N Y (0 m) 5m Y Midland Villas Urban background X406434 Y373647 NO2 N Y (0 m) 35m NA Howard Town Urban centre NO N Y (0 m) 26m Y X403654 Y394033 2 House North Road Urban background X403243 Y394543 NO2 N Y (0 m) 21m Discontinued from 02/2012 Granby Road Urban background X406581 Y373419 NO2 N Y (0 m) 12m NA Brookfield Roadside X401107 Y395322 NO2 N Y (7 m) 2m Y Dinting Vale Roadside X402146 Y394268 NO2 N Y (4 m) 2m Y Barmoor Roadside NO N Y (7 m) 2m Y X497629 Y379482 2 Clough Newtown Roadside X399362 Y384566 NO2 N Y (3 m) 2m Y Spring Gardens Roadside X405884 Y373715 NO2 N Y (6 m) 2m Y Roadside (Village NO2 N Y (4 m) 1m Y Tintwistle centre) X401956 Y397279 Roadside (co-located NO2 N Y (0 m) 1m Y Tintwistle tube with monitor) X402636 Y397409

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2.2 Comparison of Monitoring Results with AQ Objectives

2.2.1 Nitrogen Dioxide

Non- automatic Diffusion Tube Monitoring Data

We currently monitor NO2 at 13 locations (see Table 2) . All tubes are deployed singly. In 2012, twelve months monitoring data were available for 12 sites and eleven months for one site. Results for previous years were presented in our earlier Progress Reports and Upgrading and Screening Reports. As referred to in 2.1.2, we have corrected the 2012 diffusion tube results using a factor of 0.79.

The results for our diffusion tubes monitoring in 2012 indicate that there are no exeedences of the NO2 air quality objectives, with the exception of the co-located diffusion tube alongside the automatic permanent monitor at Pegasus crossing in Tintwistle. The tube was installed in February 2012 to give some validity to the results obtained from the automatic monitor during 2011, which seemed to be erratic and gave rise to concerns about the quality of the data being returned.

The Installation of the co-located tube preceded the Detailed Assessment (DA) that was submitted following the 2012 USA Report which commented on the 2011 data from the permanent monitor and recommended triplicate non-automatic co-location for this site. The DA also set out a detailed monitoring programme within the Tintwistle area to provide additional data for air quality modelling to better inform the Council’s determination as to whether it might be appropriate to consider an AQMA for this area of the borough.

An update on the implementation of the DA action plan is given in the Automatic Monitoring Data section.

The 2012 bias corrected annual monitoring results for the non-continuous monitoring locations are summarised below, along with historical annual monitoring results. Exceedences of the annual average Air Quality Objective for NO2 are highlighted in the shaded cells.

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Table 3: Results of Non-Automatic Monitoring of Nitrogen Dioxide: Comparison with Annual Mean Objective Valid Data Annual Mean Concentration g/m3 Capture for Valid Data Within period of Capture 2012 Site Name Site Type AQMA? monitoring % % 2008* 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012 1. Fairfield Roadside No 100% 100% 31 36 34 39 32 Road, Buxton 2. Furness Roadside No 100% 100% 30 29 35 29 30 Vale Primary 3. Hallsteads, Roadside No 100% 100% 24 28 34 25 22 Dove Holes 5. Howard Town House, Urban centre No 100% 100% 19 20 20 17 19 Glossop 6. North Road, Urban Discontinued No 100% 100% 13 10 13 9 Glossop background 02 / 2012 7. 8 Granby Urban No 100% 100% 12 11 13 12 15 Road, Buxton background 8. Brookfield, Roadside No 100% 100% 32 36 36 32 31 Hadfield 10. Barmoor Clough, Dove Roadside No 100% 100% 39 38 43 37 35 Holes 11. Newtown lights, New Roadside No 100% 100% 28 31 30 31 32 Mills 12. Buxton Railway Roadside No 100% 100% 32 36 34 33 32 Station 13. Manchester Rd Roadside No 100% 100% 38 36 35 37 37 Tintwistle 14. A628 Roadside No 92% 92% N/A N/A N/A N/A 69 Tintwistle**

*All data reported is based on a full calendar year of monitoring data. ** Co-located tube with permanent NOx monitor at Pegasus Crossing from 02/12

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As referred to in our 2012 USA, exeedences of the annual mean objective were originally identified by Hyder Consulting when the company carried out an environmental assessment for the proposed Mottram – Tintwistle Bypass. Six exeedences were found at kerbside sites along the A628. A continuous air quality monitor was installed in Tintwistle in June 2011

The 2012 annual monitoring results for the continuous monitoring location is summarised below;

Results of Automatic Monitoring of Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean Number of Annual Mean Annual Mean 2012 (µg/m3) Location OS Ref Exceedences of 2011 (µg/m3) 2012 (µg/m3) co-located the 1 hour AQO Diffusion Tube Pegasus 402636 Crossing, 397409 60.3 83 69 0 Tintwistle

The monitoring results for 2012 indicate that the annual average Air Quality Objective is being exceeded at the Pegasus Crossing monitoring location, although there is some disparity with the bias adjusted annual mean result from the co-located diffusion tube. The data indicates that the 1 hour Objective is being complied with.

The Updating and Screening Assessment submitted to DEFRA in April 2010 identified potentially elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) at monitoring locations along the A628 through Tintwistle due to traffic emissions.

As a result, a real-time automatic monitoring station was installed at a kerbside location on the A628 Woodhead Road at a position considered likely to be representative of worst case exposure to traffic emissions.

The USA 2012 identified continuing exceedences of the Air Quality Objective for Nitrogen Dioxide at the Tintwistle site, but due to ongoing concerns about the validity of the data from the automatic monitor it was recommended that a Detailed Assessment (DA) was carried out to better inform the Local Authority and assist in the determination as to whether an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) should be considered for this area.

The DA looked at the 2011 air quality monitoring results from Tintwistle, and utilised the data to produce an air quality screening assessment of exposure to NO2 at key receptor locations within Tintwistle. This provides an assessment of the likelihood of the air quality objectives being exceeded at ‘relevant‘ locations in the area.

The results from the assessment indicated that concentrations of NO2 are above air quality objectives values at a small number (32) of relevant receptor locations on Woodhead Road along the A628. However, the air quality monitoring data which

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The DA therefore proposed an improved and expanded air quality monitoring network in the study area followed by atmospheric dispersion modelling in order to provide reasonable certainty about the extent of any possible exceedence of the Air Quality Objectives.

Based on the statutory requirements, the following recommendations were made;

1. That additional monitoring of NO2 is undertaken using diffusion tubes to improve the quantity of the spatial data within the study area. Specifically it is recommended that monitoring is undertaken at or as near as possible to the following locations;

The building façade of 95 or 101 Woodhead Road; The building façade of 60 Woodhead Road; The building façade of 81 or 91 Woodhead Road; The building façade of any of 75-79 Woodhead Road; The building façade of 112 Old Road, or in the ground of Ebenezer Chapel, Old Road; The building façade of 30 Church Road and 6 The Stocks.

2. That two further diffusion tubes are co-located with the automatic monitor in order to enable a local bias correction factor to be obtained and in order to enable the monthly trend in results to be compared with the monthly automatic monitor data. 3. That the automatic monitor is subject to a full maintenance visit and that all future calibration checks are documented as being in accordance with the manufacturers instructions or the DEFRA LSO guidelines. 4. That following the receipt of at least 9 months monitoring data a revised Detailed Assessment be undertaken using computational atmospheric dispersion modelling to provide more certainty about the spatial distribution of traffic emissions and to define the spatial extents and magnitude of any AQO exceedences.

Should a revised Detailed Assessment provide reasonable certainty that the AQO is being exceeded at receptor locations along the A628 then the following actions are proposed;

5. That an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) be declared encompassing those properties defined by the further Detailed Assessment as being reasonably likely to exceed the AQO; 6. That a Further Assessment of air quality be prepared within a period of 12 months of the approval of this revised report by DEFRA to meet the requirement of Section 84 (1) of the Environment Act.

Following agreement from DEFRA on the proposed methodology, work commenced on negotiating with the owners of the selected properties to install monitoring tubes, with a view to commencing the monitoring project in 2013. An update on the monitoring programme will be given in the 2014 Progress Report.

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2.2.2 PM10

We began monitoring PM10 in 1997, at a site close to Tunstead Quarry, Buxton. In addition to large-volume mineral extraction, cement and lime production also take place at the quarry. We co-located a TEOM and a Casella APM 950 monitor in a shed close to the quarry and adjacent to a group of houses. We monitored from 1997 to 2004. We also installed a Casella APM 950 in close to houses about 1.5 kilometres from another quarry and cement plant at Hope. We monitored at Hope from 1999 to 2003, with a break in the monitoring in 2001 due to equipment problems. During these monitoring periods, neither of the PM10 air quality objectives were exceeded. With no exceedences found during this prolonged monitoring, we concluded that future exceedences would be unlikely, and so we discontinued monitoring.

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2.2.3 Sulphur Dioxide

In our previous reports, we have considered a variety of potential sources of sulphur dioxide:

 Industrial source  Domestic sources  Boiler plant  Railway locomotives

We concluded that the three air quality objectives for sulphur dioxide had been met by the relevant dates.

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2.2.4 Benzene

In our previous reports, we concluded that the air quality objectives for benzene had been met.

2.2.5 Other pollutants monitored

In our previous reports, we concluded that the air quality objectives for 1,3-butadiene, carbon dioxide and lead had been met.

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2.2.6 Summary of Compliance with AQS Objectives

High Peak Borough Council is aware that measured concentrations of nitrogen dioxide above the annual mean objective at a relevant location exist, and have engaged in a focused monitoring project for the relevant A628 corridor in Tintwistle in accordance with the 2012 Detailed Assessment.

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3 New Local Developments

3.1 Road Traffic Sources

None of the following which are new since the last Updating and Screening Assessment have been identified:

 Narrow congested streets with residential properties close to the kerb.  Busy streets where people may spend one hour or more close to traffic.  Roads with a high flow of buses and/or HGVs.  Junctions.  New roads constructed or proposed since the last Updating and Screening Assessment.  Roads with significantly changed traffic flows.  Bus or coach stations.

3.2 Other Transport Sources

None of the following which are new since the last Updating and Screening Assessment have been identified:

 Airports.  Locations where diesel or steam trains are regularly stationary for periods of 15 minutes or more, with potential for relevant exposure within 15m.  Locations with a large number of movements of diesel locomotives, and potential long-term relevant exposure within 30m.  Ports for shipping.

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None of the following which are new since the last Updating and Screening Assessment have been identified:

 Industrial installations: new or proposed installations for which an air quality assessment has been carried out.  Industrial installations: existing installations where emissions have increased substantially or new relevant exposure has been introduced.  Industrial installations: new or significantly changed installations with no previous air quality assessment.  Major fuel storage depots storing petrol.  Petrol stations.  Poultry farms.

3.4 Commercial and Domestic Sources

None of the following which are new since the last Updating and Screening Assessment have been identified:

 Biomass combustion plant – individual installations.  Areas where the combined impact of several biomass combustion sources may be relevant.  Areas where domestic solid fuel burning may be relevant.

3.5 New Developments with Fugitive or Uncontrolled Sources

None of the following potential sources of fugitive or uncontrolled particulate matter, which are new since the last Updating and Screening Assessment have been identified:

 Landfill sites.  Quarries.  Unmade haulage roads on industrial sites.  Waste transfer stations etc.  Other potential sources of fugitive particulate emissions.

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High Peak Borough Council confirms that there are no new or newly identified local developments which may have an impact on air quality within the Local Authority area.

High Peak Borough Council confirms that all the following have been considered –

 Road traffic sources  Other transport sources  Industrial sources  Commercial and domestic sources  New developments with fugitive or uncontrolled sources.

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4 Local / Regional Air Quality Strategy

We do not have a local or regional or regional air quality strategy.

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5 Planning Applications

The Environmental Health Service of High Peak Borough Council are statutory consultees on planning applications, and routinely monitor all applications for potential contribution to air pollution.

During 2012, there were no planning applications where the potential to contribute to exceedences of the Air Quality Objectives was identified.

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6 Air Quality Planning Policies

The High Peak Saved Local Plan contains a number of policies which are relevant to air quality. These policies are: -

CF.1 Waste management and recycling EMP.7 Industry and business in the countryside GD.5 Amenity GD.12 Unstable Land, Landfill & Contaminated Sites OC.1 Countryside Development TC.1 Town Centre Environment TC.3 Large Stores TC.4 Large Stores Which Cannot be Located in Existing Town Centres EMP.6 Industry & Business Within the Built-up Area Boundaries EMP.4 Primary Employment Zones EMP.5 Open Storage & Processing TR.1 Transport Implications of New Developments TR.3 Local road schemes TR.4 Traffic Management TR.7 New Railway Infrastructure

The policies provide a framework for assessing the impact on air quality of these types of development.

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During 2013, we intend to complete the concentrated air quality monitoring programme identified in the 2012 Detailed Assessment for nitrogen dioxide along part of the A628 road in Tintwistle. Once sufficient data has been obtained, an Air Quality Dispersion Modelling Assessment will be carried out and the Council will then make a determination on whether the declaration of an Air Quality Management Area is appropriate in the circumstances.

We have concluded that the air quality objectives for the other six pollutants would be met by the relevant dates.

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8 References

Local Air Quality Management Technical Guidance LAQM.TG(9): DEFRA February 2009

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Appendices

Appendix A: QA/QC Data Appendix B: Monthly mean nitrogen dioxide concentrations: 2012 Appendix C: Maps showing locations of nitrogen dioxide tubes

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Diffusion Tube Bias Adjustment Factors

Tube supplier and analyst: Environmental Scientifics Group Preparation method: 50% TEA in acetone Bias adjustment factor, from the R&A website: 0.79 (2012)

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Grid 2012 Site name / location reference Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Rear of Howard Town House, Glossop SK03669403 25.5 27.3 18.4 17.3 21.9 14.7 15.3 13.8 14.4 16.3 17.5 29.1 North Road, Glossop SK02639741 8.4 Discontinued 02/12 Pegasus crossing, Tintwistle (From 02 / 2012) SK02649741 / 85.8 46.4 63.1 76.1 90 71.2 72.8 80.1 59 90.8 88 Furness Vale School SK00848348 32.1 39.2 37 24.9 29.3 23.4 22.5 24.5 27.9 27.8 29.4 37.5 Dove Holes School SK07677823 26.5 25 28.6 19.7 23.7 19.9 23.8 18.8 18.5 25.7 6.6 29.3 Fairfield Rd / Lightwood Rd junction, Buxton SK06407371 34.4 37 35.7 31.6 29.5 24.1 26.3 29.4 28.2 33.7 33.5 37.9 8 Granby Rd, Buxton SK06587342 27 11.8 12.7 8.1 10.7 6.7 13.1 6.8 7.3 7.6 8.8 13.8 Brookfield, Hadfield SK01109533 31.7 36.7 26.5 31.7 34.6 29 28.8 32 25.7 32.9 32.9 33.7 Newtown traffic lights (A6) New Mills SJ99368456 36.3 34.6 31.8 26.3 43 30.7 22.8 21 23 33.2 37.8 46 Barmoor Clough, Dove Holes SK07457956 40.8 46.4 44.8 35.8 29.6 21.3 36.6 29.9 35.9 35.9 27.2 39.7 Railway Station, Buxton SK05887372 34.6 34.9 39.1 33.7 29.4 32.1 23.7 29.5 31.8 31.4 31 38.4 Manchester Rd / New Rd junction, Tintwistle SK01959728 42.3 50.2 34 28 40 36.7 31 31 32.1 35.5 42.8 46

Rescaled monthly mean nitrogen dioxide concentrations in g/m3 Automatic Monitor, Pegasus Crossing, Tintwistle 2012

Grid 2012 Site name / location reference Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Pegasus crossing, Tintwistle SK02649741 50.1 66.9 60.1 65.9 88.2 80.3 88.9 81.5 81.4 107.7 116.5 108