LOCAL AUTHORITIES and AIR QUALITY a Summary of Action Taken to Improve Air Quality by London Boroughs in 2018

LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND AIR QUALITY A summary of action taken to improve air quality by London boroughs in 2018

02/07/2020

Greater London Authority 02/07/2020 Published by Greater London Authority City Hall The Queen’s Walk More London London SE1 2AA

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...... 4 SUB-REGIONAL AIR QUALITY SUMMARIES ...... 11 North London ...... 12 South London ...... 27 East London ...... 47 West London ...... 73 Central London ...... 89 RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 113 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ...... 115

INTRODUCTION

Purpose of this Report

Air pollution is linked to a range of life-limiting and life-shortening conditions including lung and heart diseases, asthma, and some cancers. Cleaning up London’s air requires action at every level – and boroughs have a key role to play. They manage a world-class monitoring network, have a range of relevant powers to prevent emissions, and oversee the majority of London’s streets.

This report provides an overview of monitoring data, and Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) measures delivered by boroughs across London in 2018; in order to enable more effective information sharing between local authorities. It does not make an assessment or judgement of performance, it is simply a compilation of the key information provided by boroughs in their statutory Annual Status Reports (ASRs) covering the period January-December 2018, for the purpose of increasing the level of understanding about pollution concentrations and air quality projects across boroughs.

The Mayor of London is committed to tackling air pollution and is delivering a bold package of measures to address this urgent health issue, including providing millions of pounds in direct funding to local authorities for air quality and clean transport through the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund (MAQF) and the Local Implementation Plan.

London Local Air Quality Management (LLAQM) Responsibility for Local Air Quality Management under Part IV of The Environment Act 1995 has been devolved to the Mayor of London in recognition of the specific challenges facing the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. In May 2016 the Mayor introduced a new framework for London: LLAQM, which was updated in October 2019 to reflect the higher level of ambition needed on air quality and to support coordinated, focused action across boroughs. There are a number of LLAQM requirements for all the boroughs. These include: • To continue to monitor and assess air quality in their areas and notify GLA of any changes to monitoring networks; • To submit an ASR by the deadline each year; • To ensure that an AQMA has been declared for any areas exceeding the UK Air Quality Objectives and EU limit values; • To ensure that a current and relevant AQAP is in place for each AQMA. AQAPs should be updated at least every five years and progress against AQAP measures reported in the ASR; • Following reassessment of the GLA Air Quality ‘Focus Areas’, boroughs are to incorporate focus areas into their AQAPs; and • To consider the revision of AQMAs to reflect any significant changes in pollution levels. This consideration is required for the first time in 2020 and then every four years thereafter (no reassessment will be required in 2020, as modelling indicates that all boroughs still have areas of exceedance of the Nitrogen Dioxide legal limits and the PM2.5 World Health Organization health-based limits).

Through the LLAQM, the GLA provides boroughs with a package of support including:

• Workshops and seminars; • Enhanced central co-ordination; and • A range of tools and templates such as bespoke borough-by-borough modelled pollution maps and source apportionment charts.

Great progress has been made, but additional action is required at all levels in order to reduce pollution to safe levels. This is why the LLAQM Policy and Technical Guidance was revised in 2019, in order to:

• Ensure boroughs are taking suitably ambitious and targeted action, which is properly coordinated and which supports Mayoral objectives as set out in the London Environment Strategy and elsewhere; • Reflect updates to the requirements around AQAPs; • Ensure that London boroughs continue to work towards achievement of World Health Organization (WHO) safe limits for pollutants even when legal limits are met; • Update information in the guidance documents to reflect new research, policies, and priorities; and • Update Cleaner Air Borough Status (a recognition scheme for boroughs that was introduced under the previous Mayor) so that it is transparent and fair, promotes continual improvement, and clearly aligns with new LLAQM priorities.

Headline outcomes from boroughs under the London Local Air Quality Management (LLAQM) system in 2018

Some of the key areas of progress in 2018 were:

• Increased monitoring: Automatic PM2.5 monitoring increased by approximately 14 per

cent, PM10 by 6 per cent, and NO2 by 5 per cent. Lower-cost passive (diffusion tube) NO2 monitoring increased by 22 per cent. • Improved transparency: All but one borough (Harrow) completed their Annual Status report fully and on time. Completion of this report enables residents to see summarised pollution data and check the council’s progress on delivering their Air Quality Action Plan obligations. • Improved Action Planning: All Air Quality Action Plans up to date or in the process of being updated. • Improved Working Across Boroughs: When updating their Air Quality Action Plans, all boroughs used the Air Quality Action Matrix and Action Plan template provided by the GLA as a basis. This has facilitated more consistent action across boroughs. Additionally, in 2018 a number of multi-borough Mayor’s Air Quality Fund (MAQF) projects have helped to foster ambitious cross-borough action, and paved the way for even more multi-borough and pan-London MAQF projects that commenced in 2019. • Increased Local Action on Air Quality: 2018 saw increased action on idling as a result of the Mayor’s Air Quality Funded idling project; increased activity on air quality at schools as a result of the Mayor’s Schools Air Quality Audits programme and there was

also a reported increase in delivery of walking and cycling infrastructure and the targeting of non-road emissions (from boilers and construction machinery). This was also the year when the five MAQF-funded Low Emission Neighbourhoods (LENs) neared completion, delivering a range of innovative and ground-breaking initiatives such as the surcharge for older more polluting vehicles on metered parking in the Marylebone LEN (leading to a reduction in these vehicles of 16%) and the delivery of the World’s First Ultra Low Emission Streets in the City Fringe LEN.

These improvements are testament to the increased commitment of boroughs to this vital issue; increased public awareness and concern about air quality; and to the impact of the Mayor’s statutory London Local Air Quality framework.

Monitoring Summary

There is significant variation in monitoring provision between boroughs so results are not readily comparable. Some boroughs, for example, may have more monitors located in their most polluted areas than others; it does not necessarily follow that if they have higher readings they are more polluted. It is important to bear this in mind when looking at the monitoring summaries contained in this report.

Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) are generally declared at a whole borough level, and there is often a lack of monitoring in air pollution ‘hotspots’ or focus areas. The most useful way to use monitoring information is to compare data from recent years at the same site with data from previous years. To compare borough pollution concentrations it is best to refer to the London-wide concentration modelling in the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI).

Key findings from the monitoring data were:

• Pollution trends showed improvement, with most boroughs' monitored pollutant concentrations lower than 2012 levels.1 However, during 2018 all but two boroughs still

recorded exceedances of the NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean air quality objective. It should be noted that these two boroughs, Bexley and Barking and Dagenham, do not have extensive monitoring networks. Neither Bexley or Barking and Dagenham undertake

diffusion tube surveys, therefore the understanding of NO2 concentrations throughout these borough is limited, and the LAEI model predicts both boroughs have areas exceeding the legal limit, predominantly around busy roads. These boroughs are strongly encouraged to enhance their monitoring networks in order to enable an adequate assessment of monitored pollution levels, this can be undertaken using relatively low cost

NO2 diffusion tubes.

• Since 2016, the downward trend in measured NO2 hourly mean concentrations has continued, with only six borough monitors exceeding the objective in 2018, compared with ten in 2017 and 22 in 2015.

1 Based on trends from the past seven years’ worth of data.

• The number of locations at which passive diffusion tube and continuous monitoring of

NO2 is conducted was 1273 and 118 across London, an increase of 22 per cent and 5 per cent respectively in 2018 compared to 2017.

• Monitoring stations for PM10 have increased by approximately 6 per cent, from 94 locations in 2017 to 101 locations in 2018. • However, monitoring locations are still relatively limited in terms of spatial coverage, with sites not always representing ‘worst-case’ locations.

• No borough recorded exceedances of the PM10 annual mean air quality objective, and monitors across London have generally shown good improvement with this pollutant over the last seven years.

• There were two boroughs which exceeded the PM10 24-hour mean air quality objective (Brent and Lambeth). It is important to note however that this does not necessarily mean their air quality is worse than others. Rather, they may simply have appropriately sited monitors in the most polluted locations, or – as we suspect in the case in these two locations - in positions where some very localised activity (such as industrial sweeping and air vents) result in the measurement of concentration readings that may be higher than the rest of the area. These are being investigated.

• From 2017 to 2018, councils’ collectively increased monitoring of PM2.5 by approximately 14 per cent, helping to support the integration of air quality and public health objectives.

In 2018 there were 39 automatic PM2.5 monitors across 18 boroughs (although around a third of these did not record sufficient data capture for assessment purposes). None of these monitors recorded an exceedance of legal limits, however these are much weaker than the recommended World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.

• The Mayor has adopted a target to meet WHO limits for PM2.5 by 2030 and asks boroughs to work towards this target through the London Local Air Quality Management system.

The significant increase in monitoring outlined above is a great testament to the commitment of boroughs to increasing their understanding of air pollution, as well as demonstrating the impact of the LLAQM system in helping to ensure that borough action is mandated, supported and recognised.

It is important to note that, even with the encouraging NO2 trend and the major improvements in air quality seen recently as a result of initiatives such as the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), a number of NO2 pollution hotspots are predicted to remain until 2025. Therefore, local action is still required to complement regional measures and target these areas. Furthermore, although

London is meeting legal PM2.5 limits, we are still a long way off meeting health-based limits for

PM2.5, so concerted action is required across all levels of Government to achieve the Mayor’s goal of meeting the WHO health-based limits for PM2.5 by 2030.

Local Projects The Mayor’s Air Quality Fund (MAQF) supports many active projects and has encouraged more partnership working across boroughs.

Other non-MAQF measures have centred on improvements to Council vehicle fleets and updated procurement standards; the provision of ‘green corridors’ and improvements to public spaces to encourage modal shift to walking/cycling; and the introduction of 20mph speed limits on some non-TfL roads.

There are some examples of collaboration between boroughs and TfL in identifying and implementing traffic management improvements, including Low Emission Bus Corridors, Cycle Quietways, and alignment and functionality improvements at key road junctions.

Public awareness campaigns and anti-idling campaigns have been carried out across many boroughs. There is widespread support of school travel planning and other engagement with schools, and promotion of sustainable travel.

There has been a focus on improving infrastructure for cycling and walking across most boroughs, including cycle paths and cycle parking. Measures are also in place in many boroughs to encourage uptake of cycling and walking. This includes the development of local cycling and walking strategies, provision of cycle training, encouraging car-free developments and introducing pedestrianised spaces. There is also increasing provision of charging infrastructure and discounted parking permits for electric vehicles, and support of local car clubs.

There continues to be limited information overall on local actions to improve emissions from the servicing and freight sector and some boroughs also lack actions to improve emissions from their own fleet. Where possible, and where they are not already doing so, boroughs should assess the feasibility of upgrading fleet vehicles with alternatively powered vehicles, providing fuel-efficient driver training, joining the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS)/increasing the level of accreditation, and updating policies to avoid buying new diesel vehicles.

In terms of emissions from developments and buildings, nearly all boroughs have indicated their commitment to achieving the Mayor’s air quality neutral standard, enforcing policies on ultra-low

NOx boilers, combined heat and power (CHP) and non-road mobile machinery (NRMM), and adopting Supplementary Planning Guidance on sustainable design and construction.

Many boroughs have incorporated air quality measures into local planning policy, which has enabled them to achieve a higher standard of pollution mitigation at scheme design phase and/or provided additional funding for community sustainable transport schemes through S106 agreements. It is recommended that all boroughs formally incorporate air quality requirements within their local planning documents.

Some highlights of action in 2018 delivered by boroughs include:

• In June 2018, as part of the City Fringe LEN, Hackney and Islington launched their Ultra- Low Emission Streets initiative, a cross-borough zone that, during peak hours, prioritises low pollution transport and restricts access for all vehicles emitting more than 75g/km CO2;

• The Mayor’s Clean Air Better Business programme initiated by the Cross River Partnership, facilitated collaboration between Business Improvement Districts and central London boroughs in order to tackle business emissions; • A host of public engagement events were held across London for national Clean Air Day in 2018; • School Air Quality Audits (50 schools) were carried out across numerous boroughs as part of the GLA audit programme. Following the success of the school’s audits an audit programme was developed for nurseries that was rolled out in 2019/20; • NRMM requirements were being actively enforced across many boroughs. It is worth noting that in order to spread this good practice across London, from mid-2019 the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund began funding the roll out of NRMM inspections across the whole of London. The project is led by Merton; • Partnerships and projects to improve freight related emissions – various collaborations and projects were ongoing, including the North London Freight Consolidation Project, the South London Freight Quality Partnership, the Croydon Sutton Electric Freight scheme, the Wandsworth Low Emissions Logistics Project, the Greenwich Zero Emission Deliveries project, the Lewisham freight consolidation project at Evelyn Street and the Heathrow (Hillingdon) Sustainable Freight Group; • Boroughs have reported increased work to raise awareness of Smoke Control Zones (SZCs); • A variety of urban realm improvements are in place or being implemented across boroughs including increasing urban vegetation (via tree planting schemes or the introduction of green walls), making changes to road layouts, closing of “rat run” roads, increasing provision of electric vehicle charging points and introducing 20 mph zones; and • There is a widespread focus on sustainable travel initiatives, with the majority of boroughs supporting businesses and schools in the development and implementation of travel plans (many primary and secondary schools are participating in the Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe’ (STARS) accreditation scheme).

Sub-Regional Summaries

Boroughs are grouped into five sub-regions for statutory monitoring and sub-regional coordination purposes. This report is produced in line with the sub-regional boundaries but recognises that there are examples and opportunities for developing effective cross boundary air quality initiatives.

SUB-REGIONAL AIR QUALITY SUMMARIES

North London

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean NO2 concentrations (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled number of days exceeding the daily mean PM10 objective (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean PM2.5 concentration (2016)

Source: London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 2016

Air Quality Summary – North London

Borough AQAP AQMA Focus No. automatic sites No. Measured exceedances in 2018 7-year trend Date Areas diff Borough Declared tube NO2 NO2 PM10 PM10 PM2.5 NO2 PM10 NO2 PM10 PM2.5 Wide? sites For Annual Hourly Annual Daily Annual

NO2 Enfield 2015 Yes annual 6 4 1 0 10 4 0 0 0 -

PM10 24h

NO2 Barnet 2017 Yes annual 14 2 2 0 15 8 0 0 0 -

PM10 24h

NO2 Haringey 2011 Yes annual 8 2 0 0 13 3 0 - - - -

PM10 24h

NO2 Waltham 2018 Yes annual 7 3 3 0 44 15 0 0 0 - Forest PM10 24h

Key

AQAP status Exceedance status (by pollutant) Trends

New AQAP <5yrs old Below objective Clear Improvement – All sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 compared to 2012 data, with no exceedances in 2018.

AQAP under review Above objectives but improved or equal to Partial Improvement – Most sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 previous years compared to 2012 data, however exceedances remain.

AQAP >5yrs old Above objective at some locations compared with Slight Improvement – Although many sites may show improvement, previous years some sites are recording higher concentrations in 2018 compared to 2012 data.

Key Actions – North London

Monitoring Emissions Public health and other Delivery from Borough Localised Cleaner and Borough core servicing and development fleet actions solutions transport awareness statutory freight s and raising duties buildings

Enfield One new Council drivers New signage Environmental Cycle Strategy Implementation diffusion tube are given training makes it clearer Health responded and Action Plan of air quality monitoring site on eco-driving where the routes to 100% of has begun, and projects such as added, and the practices and through the Lee planning cycle routes are green walls network has been required to Valley Park are consultations and being improved extended to two reviewed to complete online located to make requested and built. more schools (48 capture ‘hotspot’ driver training journeys more conditions to - schools have gold locations. courses. protect air quality efficient. Three Electric level STARS, one where applicable. - - charging points school has silver - level STARS, two AQAP up to date. A number of replaced in 2018. have bronze level schools’ roads Planning - applications can STARS, two have 20 mph Cycle Enfield aim be rejected if schools are zones, a wider to achieve a they significantly engaged). strategy is being five% reduction increase NO2 - considered. in cars along the emissions, - routes. Anti-Idling however there campaigns in and LIP funded - has been no delivery of two programme to Encouraging developments action days. improve current which have had cycling to reduce - CPZs and detrimental reliance on cars

facilitate creation impacts on air for short In 2018, 5740 of 15 new CPZs. quality. journeys. young people - - and 350 adults took the ‘cycle Firs Farm Car clubs and kills’ courses on wetlands reserved parking maintenance and completed, as are bays to skills. the wetlands encourage the along the A10. use of ultra-low - - emission vehicles. The website informs the Monitoring public about the charcoal grill AQMA. restaurants as they generate complaints regarding both smoke and odour.

Barnet Existing levels of Signed up to In 2018 225 trees A feasibility study 885 planning -Differential Regular monitoring Fleet Operator were planted in and detailed applications parking charges communication

maintained. Recognition areas that are research were assessed in 2018, set based on CO2 and partnership - scheme (FORs) – urban heat carried out in of which ten emissions for with Public Bronze achieved islands / areas 2017 to were residential Health, including AQAP up to date. in 2018 with next with poor air investigate recommended for permits. This will ASRs, AQAP audit due in quality and near joining the North refusal by be continually steering group October 2019. schools. London Freight Scientific Services reviewed and meetings and air - - Consolidation on grounds of amended as quality grants. scheme. The insufficient necessary. Director of Public Four new refuse Network of roads work concluded evidence of how Health to sign off vehicles have with a lowered -

been purchased legal speed limit that there were poor air quality Increased statutory ASRs as part of the of 20mph in no key deliveries would be provision of and all new planned uptake areas surrounding that could be mitigated. electric vehicle AQAPs. of new Euro VI schools totalled consolidated and - and cycle parking - vehicles into the 33.6km as of have an infrastructure. A part-time Engagement with fleet, and a September 2018. appreciable enforcement - local schools on tender for impact, and officer for the 40 lamppost the TfL STARS additional Refuse therefore it was Mayor’s NRMM chargers have travel plan Collection not feasible to guidance was in been installed scheme. In 2018, Vehicles with join the scheme. place from with a further 40 Barnet was the Euro VI standards January 2017 to to be installed in London Borough is currently out. March 2019 and August 2019. with the highest

NRMM planning . number of conditions are schools awarded Provision of cycle now put on all STARS, with the training for major number of Barnet adults and developments. Gold STARS children (679 Significant exceeding the people given increase in total numbers of training in 2018). compliance with Bronze, Silver

NRMM and Gold STARS requirements . in all but one over the course other Borough. of the project. - Anti-idling campaign for Clean Air Day 2018

- Air Quality lessons delivered at a new local school in Millbrook Park and at Christchurch College to mark Clean Air Day 2018.

Haringey Two new All vehicles in 20mph zones in Adoption of the 38 new EV Encouraging and diffusion tube Council all streets except new charging points supporting monitoring ownership are to for major and TfL Development were installed schools in locations be compliant roads. Management between June developing introduced in with the - Plan which and December school travel 2018, with requirements of requires air 2018. plans. In 2018, Trial of a green another two the Ultra-Low quality Haringey wall at a school. - decommissioned. Emission Zone. assessments for maintained >95% - Supporting the Two EVs are developments schools with - operation of two available for staff 170 new trees and (where travel plans. Update of AQAP car clubs within use, vehicle planted during required) in progress the borough. - tracking is under the 2017/18 tree mitigation. Air - Air Quality Audits consideration planting quality continues in three schools – within Parks and programme, the to be a Anti-idling implementation Home for majority of which requirement for enforcement. of suggested Haringey’s fleet. were planted in consideration in Commitment to measures is Driver parks. All sites all major planning encouraging ongoing (MAQF). identified were applications and behavioural

assessment is a immediately is included on the change to reduce - requirement. adjacent or close Council’s idling. Air Quality Action to roads with planning - Day with a focus high levels of air application Increasing the on anti-idling to pollution. validation proportion of raise awareness checklist. electric, of car exhaust - hydrogen and fumes outside Dust ultra-low the school gates Management emission vehicles and promote air Plans are in Car Clubs. quality and health in schools required for all - major and (MAQF). Planning medium sized conditions - developments via encourage car In 2018 MAQF planning free funded a series conditions. developments of public health and for and business developments to engagement include car club projects to raise spaces. The public awareness. Council will - require Promotion of submission of a airTEXT. Travel Plan and a - Transport Statement in Smarter Travel support of team delivered development cycle proposals in maintenance

accordance with workshops to TfL thresholds. pupils at three - schools in Haringey. A total Promotion of of 80 young cycling and people were improved/ trained. increased provision of cycle infrastructure.

Waltham Forest Increased The Council’s Construction Continue to Every major Regular anti- Work to ensure diffusion tube new waste work on Lea promote and development will idling campaigns. that public health monitoring in contractor (from Bridge Road has report on the have construction - is supporting 2018 (18 new October 2019) is begun and is progress of the management and engagement with Increased sites added). required to have expected to be Zero Emission NRMM local provision of EV Gold status under completed in Delivery Service conditions and stakeholders. - charging points, FORS. 2019. and Cargo Bikes. will meet the AQ AQAP up to date cycle hubs, car - 37 businesses Neutral Emissions - - club bays and Public Health currently using benchmarks set From February Implementing free or team are working the service and out in the 2018, the Car 20mph speed discounted collaboratively on estimated CO2 Sustainable Pool fleet has limits in built-up parking for zero several projects, savings of 3.5t Design and been using low residential areas emission cars. including The CO2. Construction emission vehicles. has been - School Super Supplementary - completed . Zone Pilot and Planning 24 new EV - Cleaner Air In September Guidance (SPG). charge points at Hospital Project. 2018, four PM2.5 Beta 45 sites were ten locations - charging points Attenuation audited in 2018 installed in were installed at Monitor (BAM) and all sites were summer 2018. Improving the Town Hall was installed at compliant/had website with air

and the Car Pool the Dawlish Road no NRMM on- quality fleet was Air Quality site at the time information, and switched to fully monitoring of audit. communication electric vehicles. station. - via Waltham Over 13,000 Forest News and From 1st electric miles Twitter. September 2020, have been driven NRMM on all - by staff and sites within Air Quality public (the public Greater London Business Pledge can book the will be required initiative and vehicles out of to meet Stage anti-idling office hours and IIIB of Directive promotional at weekends). 97/68/EC as a campaign on minimum. Clean Air Day. - Engagement with local schools including the TfL STARS program, running the “School Streets” trial and the Air Quality Ambassadors initiative. - Strategic Needs Assessment

published in December 2018 by Public Health with input from Air Quality and Environmental Protection. - “Pedestrian Day” held on 22nd September 2018 to mark world car free day.

Summary – North London

AQ monitoring and other core statutory duties

All boroughs have declared whole borough AQMAs for exceedances of the annual mean NO2 and

24-hour PM10 objectives. There has been a slight improvement in measured NO2. Boroughs continue to demonstrate exceedance of the NO2 annual mean objective, but are compliant with the NO2 hourly objective, and with annual and 24-hour mean PM10 objectives. Long term NO2 concentrations are showing partial improvement (although exceedances remain), and PM10 shows clear improvement.

Enfield is the only north London borough currently monitoring SO2, whereas Waltham Forest is the only north London borough currently monitoring PM2.5, with the additional monitor installed at an existing urban background monitoring location in 2018. Haringey has historically had PM2.5 monitoring carried out at an Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) site, however in

January 2016 the Council were notified by Defra of the intention to move the PM2.5 monitor to a new location outside the borough. Haringey does not currently carry out PM10 monitoring, although the borough-wide AQMA is declared for the 24-hour PM10 objective. All boroughs could consider following Waltham Forest in monitoring PM2.5 to ensure the objective is achieved and to assess the effectiveness of their PM-targeted action plan measures.

Overall, the monitoring campaigns have been expanded in North London. However, they remain primarily focused at roadside locations. Waltham Forest expanded their monitoring regime in 2018, introducing an additional 18 monitoring locations. Haringey introduced two new monitoring sites in 2018 in place of two that were decommissioned, also in 2018. Enfield relocated some of their diffusion tubes and introduced one diffusion tube to align with the GLA focus areas. All boroughs could consider following Enfield in reviewing their locations to determine whether they are in line with the GLA focus areas.

Enfield, Barnet and Waltham Forest’s AQAPs are all up to date, and the Haringey AQAP was being updated in 2018 (published in 2019).

Fleet improvements Both Barnet and Waltham Forest have signed up to the FORS scheme and Barnet is working towards introducing new Euro VI vehicles into their fleet. All Haringey Council vehicles are to be compliant with the requirements of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), a refinement of their initial action to ensure all vehicles were compliant with Low Emission Zone standards. Enfield has introduced a new project to train council drivers on eco-driving and to complete online driving training courses.

Local measures Local projects conducted in north London have included planting programmes, and introduction of 20mph zones to specific areas of concern. Waltham Forest has commissioned a new PM2.5 monitor and is currently implementing the Lea Bridge cycle route which is due for completion in 2019. Haringey organise an annual Air Quality Action Day aimed at promoting air quality and health in the borough’s schools. Enfield have introduced a monitoring programme around

‘Charcoal Grill’ restaurants to monitor and respond to complaints regarding smoke and odour and have introduced new clear signs in Lee Valley Park, 15 new CPZs and wetlands.

Delivery servicing and freight There is limited information provided on local actions dealing with delivery servicing and freight in north London, particularly in Haringey. A feasibility study was carried out in Barnet to investigate joining the North London Freight Consolidation project, but it was determined in March 2018 that the impact would be minimal, and therefore joining the scheme would not be feasible. Waltham Forest continues to operate the Zero Emission Delivery Service, with 37 businesses now using the service. The Construction Consolidation Pilot and the Sustainable Freight Initiative continue to be operated in the borough.

Emissions for development and buildings All boroughs have indicated that new approved planning applications are required to meet the Mayor’s air quality neutral, CHP, and NRMM requirements. MAQF funding has enabled the recruitment of a shared Enforcement Officer across the north London boroughs to visit construction sites and enforce the Mayor’s NRMM guidance, from January 2017 to March 2019. Supplementary Planning Guidance on Design and Construction has been adopted in Barnet and Waltham Forest, and Haringey has adopted a new Development Management Plan. Enfield has responded to 100% of planning consultations in the given timeframe and requested air quality conditions where applicable.

Cleaner transport There is a focus on increasing provision of services and infrastructure for cycling, car sharing and EV charging in north London, through several local actions. Haringey have planning conditions in place to encourage car-free developments and car club spaces. Barnet and Waltham Forest have introduced differential parking charges based on vehicle emissions. There is also a focus on anti-idling, with increased enforcement and/or campaigns in all boroughs. Anti-idling was a theme of Clean Air Day 2018 in all north London boroughs. Enfield have introduced a Cycle Strategy to reduce reliance on cars for short journeys and has introduced three Electric charging point replacements and ultra-low carbon vehicle parking bays.

Public health and awareness raising All boroughs have reported progress on engagement work with schools, including the development of travel plans and engagement with the TfL STARS scheme, air quality apprentice and ambassadors’ schemes, and the Waltham Forest “School Streets” trial. There is also a focus on engagement with public health and on raising awareness of anti-idling via campaigns which has led to two action days in Enfield. Public Health officers in Waltham Forest are working collaboratively on a number of projects, and a “Pedestrian Day” was successfully held in the borough on 22nd September 2018 to mark world car free day. Enfield has introduced cycling training courses and maintenance and skills lessons on ‘cycle skills’ courses which taught 5,740 young people and 350 adults in 2018.

South London

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean NO2 concentrations (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled number of days exceeding the daily mean PM10 objective (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean PM2.5 concentration (2016)

Source: London Atmospheric Emission Inventory 2016

Air Quality Summary – South London

Borough AQAP AQMA Focu No. automatic sites No. Measured exceedances in 2018 7-year trend Date s diff Areas tube Borough Declared NO2 NO2 PM10 PM10 PM2.5 NO2 PM10 NO2 PM10 PM2.5 sites Wide? for Annual Hourly Annual Daily Annual

2019 Bromley N NO2 annual 2 1 1 1* 10 2 0 0 0 0 draft

Croydon 2017 Y NO2 annual 5 3 1 1 16 8 0 0 0 0

NO2 annual

Kingston 2016 Y PM10 2 3 3 0 40 13 0 0 0 - annual/24h

NO2 annual Merton 2018 Y 4 1 1 0 50 35 0 0 0 - PM10 24h

NO2 annual 2019 Richmond Y PM10 annual 4 4 3 1 64 41 0 0 0 0 draft /24h

NO2 annual/1h Sutton 2019 Y 3 4 4 1 25 5 0 0 0 0 PM10 annual/24h

NO2 annual Wandsworth 2015 Y 5 7 5 0 32 9 1 0 0 - PM10 24h

* Indicative monitoring only

Key AQAP status Exceedance status (by pollutant) Trends

New AQAP <5yrs old Below objective Clear Improvement – All sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 compared to 2012 data, with no exceedances in 2018.

AQAP under review Above objectives but improved or equal to previous Partial Improvement – Most sites recorded lower concentrations in years 2018 compared to 2012 data, however exceedances remain.

AQAP >5yrs old Above objective at more locations than previous Slight Improvement – Although many sites may show improvement, years some sites are recording higher concentrations in 2018 compared to 2012 data.

Key Actions – South London

Bromley Monitoring regime In-house driving Collaboration with Commencement of Several Car Clubs Provision of real unchanged for training provided TfL on the South NRMM compliance operating time monitoring 2018. AQAP out of to Council officers. London Freight monitoring within successfully within data to the public date but being The Council Quality the borough in the borough. via the “Love Clean updated. continues to offer Partnership. Noise 2016. Council looking to Air” website. education to those impacts the key - identify suitable - driving on Council concern at present, locations for Requirement for Council are business on fuel but detailed expansion of these construction dust supporting schools efficient driving to consideration of air schemes, and add management plans in the minimise emissions quality will follow. vehicles to from contactors to development and and costs. locations currently include air quality implementation of operating above monitoring for all travel plans. 79% their usage target. major of primary schools developments. -- in 2018 achieved/ - Cycle to work maintained STARS scheme in place for accreditation. Environmental Council staff, and permits are ‘bikeability’ cycle required for training and bike specific industrial maintenance installations. offered to all Council employees.

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising - EV charging point opportunities identified for developments built on Council land. - Travel plans required for all new developments.

Croydon Number of All Council fleet SCOOT installed at MAQF bid was Developments are Developing a Anti-idling diffusion tube currently compliant two key locations submitted for a required to submit toolkit to highlight awareness monitoring sites with Euro III (in 2010 and 2011) pan-borough a Construction benefits of campaign carried reduced to 16. standards. All to improve traffic South London Logistics Plan. 420 considering out at four - Council fleet and flow. project to develop applications were emissions in schools, East hired vehicles to a Construction reviewed for procurement. Croydon station AQAP up to date. - meet Euro VI by Consolidation CLPs/CEMPs in taxi rank, Croydon Barrister appointed - end of 2019 in line Centre (CCC) on a 2018 University Hospital to review ban on Increased with Mayor’s temporary site. and Thornton bonfires between - registered users to ULEZ. The bid was Heath bus garage. 6am and sunset. Requirement for all the car pool successful, £450K A further eight Options to be developments to scheme. secured. So far schools are to be reported in next install ultra-low - 60% reduction in contacted and reporting year. NOx boilers campaigns planned for

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising delivery from one inclusion in Speed controls (20 commenced from source achieved. procurement mph limits) Autumn 2019. policy. implemented at all - residential roads. 66 developments “Clean Air for required to install - Schools” ultra low NOx 30 locations awareness project boilers in 2018.- identified for EV completed in 2017. NRMM conditions charging - applied to all installation. On-going support developments and promotion of during 2018. airTEXT. Subscribers to this platform continue to grow, and an expansion of this software is proposed. - Engagement with schools on the TfL STARS programme, with the aim to recruit an additional five

Additional NO2 monitoring being undertaken near schools as part of ‘School Streets’ initiative. Data to be reported on in next year’s ASR.

Kingston Two new General policy of Cycling and Long term measure Use of the SPG on Work has Anti-idling continuous using alternatively walking strategies to improve freight Controlling Dust progressed to engagement with monitoring fuelled vehicles. and green travel access and loading and Emissions from significantly local schools and locations plans. arrangement at Construction and improve information on the introduced in - key locations. Demolition sites, Chessington South Council website. 2018. Passive and requiring Station, due for Campaigns were Construction monitoring regime larger completion 2019. run with two begun in 2017 on unchanged. developments to primary schools in a Go Cycle scheme - submit 2018. - at Kingston station 45 ‘No Idling’ signs Construction AQAP up to date. to upgrade the were installed - Management Plans public space and across the Borough Engagement with in 2018. local schools and

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising improve cycle including NRMM - businesses on facilities. compliance. Increased cycle Travel Plans. - parking, Piloting the Workplace Travel Tree planting improvements to Scorecard, an strategy – over the cycle network initiative to help 1500 trees and and cycle loan/ business assess saplings were hire schemes. A current travel planted on the further ten cycle patterns and borough’s streets hangers were identify areas for and in parkland in installed in 2018, improvement. 2018. and 2209 children and 339 adults - - received cycle Collaboration with

training. Six bike public health on an maintenance Air Quality report workshops and 11 and promoting Dr Bike events airTEXT. were held.

Merton All sites reviewed. Fleet of electric Signage on Cycle Air Quality Promotion of the Participation in Distance to and non-electric Quietways Supplementary use of cleaner CleanerAir4Schools relevant exposure bikes for staff and between Clapham Planning Guidance vehicles. Council joint project and changed at two investment in new Common and adopted into Local are working to promotion of sites. Brompton bikes Wimbledon to be Plan. provide links on school travel plans. - which can be taken - their website. - on public transport

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising AQAP up to date to encourage staff implemented in Continued leading - Participation in the (new plan to move away from 2019. of the NRMM Lobbying for Mayor’s Air Quality published in 2018). private vehicle use. - program. cleaner buses and Audit for schools. - Funding secured - taxis is a priority - Proposals to move for feasibility study Seeking additional within the - borough. Council towards an electric considering the funding for Over 100 anti- attend regular vehicle fleet. use of Clean Air promotion of idling signs put up meetings with TfL. Zones or a household-based across the borough Merton-specific actions to reduce - in 2018. ULEZ for AQFAs pollution in the £1.5m currently and beyond. borough. being spent on 18 - initiatives with a In 2018, over focus on cycling, £100k was secured walking and in section 106 pedestrian safety. contributions towards managing - air quality Diesel parking levy initiatives. implemented in - 2017, to be Ensure adoption of reviewed in 2019 techniques that alongside a review have been proven of parking charges. beneficial to air quality, such as - Construction

New Local Continued leading Cycling strategy is Engagement with Richmond All monitoring sites All fleet vehicles Implementation of the NRMM currently being schools on TfL reviewed. are Euro IV or Plan (LIP3) program with updated and will STARS travel plan Locations of some above: 50% of the produced with a Merton. be published at the scheme, and tubes changed current fleet are focus on - end of 2019. support for cycle, slightly in response Euro IV, 50% Euro sustainable travel A new code of - pedestrian and to residents’ V/VI. and targets to practice has been Participation with scooter training for reduce NOx and drafted for the TfL and the Mayor children. requests for more - PM within the borough’s in the - indicative The borough is borough. construction development of a Working to monitoring. working towards a - industry that Low Emission introduce School Supported and incorporates Zone. Streets at a small - new refuse match funded NRMM and dust - number of schools AQAP out of date contract with strict green screen at and emissions EV Charging in 2019/20. but being updated. emission criteria East Sheen Primary controls, as well as scheme adopted - Due for for implementation School as part of embedding the with 200 new Clean Air four implementation in in April 2020. the Mayors air best practice of charge points Schools program quality school’s construction planned for continued in 2019, to be - audit programme. logistics. installation by house, which reported on in All contractor - - 2025/26. 46 involved members 2020 ASR. vehicle emissions No engine idling Inspection and Source London of the community. for taxis and PHV enforcement of charge-points - controlled through encouraged by clean air installed in the Awareness procurement. intervention on requirements at borough in 2018 in campaigns on - Twickenham RFU Part B installations. 18 locations. correct fuels to match days. - -

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising The Council has - All major planning Car clubs operating burn in smoke Ad hoc monitoring applications with 73 car club control areas. become a of no idling by considered for air bays throughout corporate car club - taxis, coaches and quality impacts. the Borough in member. ice cream vans at - 2018. Health and Kew Gardens and Air Quality Special - Wellbeing Strategy across borough. Planning On-going projects includes air quality Spot checks in Document drafted to improve cycle as a key theme. summer 2018 were and awaiting facilities – four - undertaken. 100% approval. cycle hangars In 2018, the compliance rate installed in 2018. borough observed following - undertook three these discussions. The Quietway from successful anti- Ham to Richmond idling awareness Park is proposed events as part of for delivery in the MAQF. 2019. - New hybrid buses on routes R68, R70, 65, 267and 285, and more are proposed for 2019/20.

Sutton Monitoring regime All fleet vehicles 45 anti-idling signs Delivery & Service All industrial Free/discounted Engaging with installed in areas Plans for Council’s processes are parking permits for schools and TfL unchanged. are Euro VI diesel which have activities. inspected in EV vehicles. STARS travel plan and the number of - accordance with scheme.

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising AQAP up to date vehicles within the received - Environmental - - complaints. Permitting (new plan fleet has been In partnership with Promotion of car Continued - regulations. clubs. Information promotion of published in 2019). reduced. Croydon, the Air quality - on car clubs and airTEXT. By the - Croydon Sutton improvement Dust mitigation bays to be end of 2018, the Electric Freight Procurement works have been measures are included on service had 165 project has been policies require undertaken in required in line Council’s website. subscribers. launched as part of contractors to use Beddington Lane; with the GLA’s - - double yellow lines London’s Go Ultra SPG for larger vehicles with lower In 2018, five Engagement and parking Low City Scheme. developments. businesses had workshops emissions. restrictions to The Council have - active Travel Plans undertaken in - allow smoother Low NOx boilers in place. 2018 introduce traffic flow. leased four electric A new recommended in local businesses to Further works vans, the use of developments via the impacts of Environment scheduled for 2019 which is being condition. poor air quality Strategy to be focussing on monitored. and provide - adopted in 2019 delivering interventions to which includes improvements for A webpage has reduce their pedestrians and measures to been created on impact. The cyclists. reduce the providing workshops took place in the Sutton environmental information for High Street area. impact of the developers in - Council’s delivery relation to air In 2018 the and servicing quality. Council began a activity. review of Smoke Sustainability in Control Orders with the view to consolidate these

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising procurement is to produce one Smoke Control also a key action. Order for the - whole borough. Staff corporate car - club use has Two school-based doubled since anti-idling 2017. campaigns in 2018. A campaign tailored to Sutton developed to take place in 2019.

Wandsworth No change to To use Tooting, Clapham Delivery Installation of Enforcement of GLA anti-idling petrol/hybrid/elec Junction and restrictions in ultra-low NOx anti-idling: all 70 campaign and air monitoring tric vehicles for Putney town Putney High St boilers in Council Civil Enforcement quality champions network for 2018. replacement of centre action plans and working to buildings. Officers have been project with other - Council fleet where to minimise also reduce - trained and can local authorities possible. All congestion. congestion in serve penalties (MAQF). AQAP up to date, Joint project with vehicles purchased other areas. though will require - other Boroughs on - - under 1.205 Actions - the London Low In 2018 there were Promotion of update soon. tonnes will not be undertaken to Low Emissions Emission 270 EV charging sustainable travel diesel driven. reduce emissions Logistics Project Construction points in the and travel plans in - from Nine Elms feasibility study to Partnership borough. schools. To replace 50% of construction site, investigate the (MAQF). Additional - current vehicles and a compliance consolidation of locations have - Promote airTEXT. with alternative officer appointed. goods and services been identified for Regulation of - fuel to diesel by - in hot spot areas. EV charging point industrial activities October 2020. - through

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising - 20mph speed The Council are to environmental installations in Provision of air Air quality to be limits on fund a Cargo Bike permitting. 2019. quality information considered as part residential roads. project in 2019 - - online. and plan to explore of the - Shared officer with Consultation on - procurement of Wandsworth and Smart deliveries the other south the ULEZ and LEZ The Director of goods, services Putney High once Smart London boroughs plans for Greater Public Health was and works. Streets are working City/innovation for NRMM London. lead Air Quality work develops - to reduce street compliance. - Champion in 2018 clutter and create and works with the Replacement of - Promotion of car new pockets of Strategic Air existing clubs: now four car parkland as part of Require an Air Quality Task Group commercial club operators and a healthy streets Quality Neutral to ensure that air vehicles to be the LIP target of approach. The Assessment for all quality is taken compliant with 1,800 new Council aim to account in all ULEZ by October new major members per year plant hundreds of aspects of the local 2021 developments in exceeded. There new trees and authority’s work. line with the are over 200 car provide 100 trees Champions help club bays. to community Mayors SPG. with organisations to - communication plant on their own 77% percent of and distribution of land. borough roads are information. - covered by - Controlled Parking Actions to install A new air quality Zones green screens are communications underway. - plan is currently Increased provision being developed

of cycle and includes infrastructure. regular press releases and

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising - proactive work Promotion of with schools. This public transport: has resulted in overcrowding relief extensive media on local trains and coverage. stations including - timetable changes Air quality in 2018. Works have commenced awareness for the Northern activities Line extension undertaken with with the two new schools, including stations due by anti-idling 2020. campaigns and eco-themed stage plays.

Summary – South London

AQ monitoring and other core statutory duties All the boroughs in south London have declared borough-wide AQMAs, with the exception of Bromley, where the AQMA is declared only in the north-west. Since the original declarations, only the borough of Sutton has amended its AQMA to incorporate exceedances of the hourly mean objective for NO2, and the annual mean objective for PM10.

All boroughs in south London are experiencing exceedances of the annual mean NO2 objective, and there has been one recorded exceedance of the one-hour mean NO2 objective in

Wandsworth. Following the installation of a new chemiluminescent NO2 analyser in Merton in

October 2017, one-hour mean NO2 data is now available for the borough for the whole of 2018, and the one-hour mean NO2 objective was not exceeded. There are no reported exceedances of annual or 24-hour mean PM10 objectives, or of the annual mean PM2.5 objective in any of the south London boroughs in 2018. Long term, all south London boroughs are showing partial improvement in NO2 concentrations. Merton had a very limited diffusion tube network in 2012, which they expanded significantly in 2016, and they placed these new monitors in some of the key hotspot locations across the borough, as well as improving their collection and analysis methods for existing sites. Their data suggests that 15% of the sites had a NO2 reduction, 30% of sites had an increase in NO2 and 50% of sites were relatively unchanged. All boroughs have shown an improvement towards meeting PM10 objectives in their seven-year trends.

There are three PM2.5 automatic monitoring sites in south London, in the boroughs of Croydon, Richmond and Sutton. The Croydon site is an urban background site and the Sutton site is industrial. In Richmond, PM2.5 is monitored at the suburban Teddington AURN site. Bromley has an indicative PM2.5 monitor installed in 2015, but due to continued technical faults no data is available for 2015, 2017 or 2018.

All AQAPs for south London boroughs are currently up to date, or due to be published. Wandsworth will be due to update their AQAP in the next reporting year.

Bromley, Sutton and Wandsworth maintained existing levels of monitoring in 2018, whilst Richmond, Merton, Kingston and Croydon have all made changes to their monitoring networks. Croydon have reduced their passive monitoring network and Kingston have introduced two new continuous monitoring locations for 2018. All boroughs could consider reviewing their monitoring locations again in 2019 and 2020 to ensure they are still in line with the GLA focus areas.

Fleet improvements Measures applied by south London boroughs for promoting fleet improvements generally involve ensuring vehicles are compliant with ULEZ emission standards, introducing and using alternatively fuelled vehicles in the borough’s fleet and controlling vehicle emissions via procurement. In-house driver education is offered for Bromley Council employees to maximise fuel efficiency and minimise emissions and costs. Sutton and Richmond Councils are both corporate car club members with membership in Sutton doubling since 2017. Merton have available a fleet of electric and non-electric bikes for their staff.

Local measures Boroughs are implementing a wide range of local measures. Croydon are tackling emissions from bonfires and Kingston, Merton and Sutton are implementing measures to improve cycling provision. All boroughs are promoting cycling and walking, and the Go Cycle scheme at Kingston Station is currently under construction and endeavours to improve cycle facilities and promote cycling, walking and green travel.

Kingston is also continuing with its tree planting strategy, and Richmond and Wandsworth are planning to introduce green screens. Sutton, Merton and Kingston have noted the implementation of anti-idling signage during 2018, and all boroughs have taken action on idling either via anti-idling campaigns or by working on getting authorisatoin for Council officers to enforce anti-idling restrictions within their respective jurisdictions. Richmond undertake ad hoc monitoring to limit idling by coaches, taxis and ice cream vans at Kew Gardens. Merton appointed a new Air Quality Officer in 2018 and has secured funding to undertake a feasibility study to consider the use of CAZs or a Merton-specific ULEZ and is also planning to implement signage on Cycle Quietways between Clapham Common and Wimbledon as part of the TfL Quietways project. Sutton has completed an air quality improvement project in Beddington Lane, with plans to undertake further works to deliver improvements in provisions for cyclists and pedestrians. Wandsworth continues to make progress towards its MAQF Putney High Street Air Quality Improvement Project and is looking to undertake similar town centre actions in Tooting and Clapham. Actions are also being undertaken to reduce emissions and monitoring compliance at the Nine Elms construction site, and to introduce 20mph speed limits to residential roads.

Delivery servicing and freight Limited information has been provided on local actions dealing with delivery servicing and freight in south London, particularly for Richmond and Merton. Bromley is collaborating with TfL on the South London Freight Quality Partnership. Kingston has a long-term measure in place to improve freight access and loading at key locations but did not provide details of progress against this. Croydon and Sutton are working in partnership on the Croydon Sutton Electric Freight Project, with Sutton having leased four electric vans, the use of which is being monitored. Additionally, Sutton also has delivery and service plans in place for Council activities. Wandsworth Council are to fund a Cargo Bike project in 2019. They continue to explore smart deliveries and implement loading restrictions on Putney High Street, and participated in a Low Emissions Logistics Project to investigate the consolidation of goods and services in hotspot areas.

Emissions from development and buildings Industrial activities are regulated through environmental permitting. Richmond and Merton are leading an NRMM enforcement programme, and the south London boroughs shared an officer responsible for NRMM compliance. Bromley commenced NRMM compliance monitoring within the borough in 2016. In Croydon, developments are required to submit a Construction Logistics

Plan, and in Sutton, Croydon and Wandsworth, ultra-low NOx boilers are recommended for developments. There is also a joint project between the south London boroughs through the MAQF London Low Emission Construction Partnership. Sutton has also designated a webpage

providing information to developers in relation to air quality. Merton have committed section 106 contributions to managing air quality initiatives.

Cleaner transport Most boroughs are progressing with measures to improve cycle and pedestrian infrastructure and services, provision of EV charge points, public transport, and anti-idling signage and/or enforcement. Richmond and Merton are investigating the feasibility of and delivering cycle ‘Quietways’. Wandsworth and Merton have introduced Controlled Parking Zones, and Sutton and Merton have varying parking charges in place according to vehicle type; a review of Merton’s diesel parking levy is scheduled for late 2019. Many boroughs support car clubs and procurement policies that favour the uptake of low emission vehicles in Council fleets. Bromley offers a cycle to work scheme and cycle training for Council staff, and cycle training is offered to across adults and children throughout Kingston.

Public health and awareness raising School and business travel planning, anti-idling and sustainable travel continue to be promoted by most of the south London boroughs, often through wider public awareness campaigns, for example the MAQF-funded anti-idling campaign. Schools in Wandsworth have participated in several air quality awareness activities such as anti-idling campaigns and eco-themed stage plays. Sustainable travel plans are being introduced in schools throughout all south London boroughs, many of which participate in the STARS scheme. Croydon has commissioned an additional NO2 diffusion tube survey to measure concentrations near the borough’s schools. Anti-idling awareness has been a key action for all south London boroughs. AirTEXT continues to be actively promoted in Croydon, Kingston, Sutton and Wandsworth, and Bromley make available all monitoring data via the ‘Love Clean Air’ website. The Director of Public Health at Wandsworth leads awareness raising initiatives in the borough, including the development of a new air quality communications plan which includes regular press releases and proactive work with schools. Kingston is piloting the Workplace Travel Scorecard, and Richmond are working to introduce ‘School Streets’ at a small number of the borough’s schools in 2019/20. Richmond continues to carry out campaigns to raise awareness on the correct fuels to burn in smoke control areas.

East London

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean NO2 concentrations (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled number of days exceeding the daily mean PM10 objective (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean PM2.5 concentration (2016)

Source: London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 2016

Air Quality Summary – East London

NO2 Barking & 2011 Y annual/1h 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Dagenham PM10 24h

NO2 2018 annual/ Bexley Y 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 draft PM10 annual/24h

NO2 Greenwich 2018 Y annual/ 8 10 10 8 42 19 0 0 0 0

PM10 24h

NO2 Havering 2018 Y annual/ 3 2 2 1 38 11 0 0 3 0

PM10 24h

NO2 Lewisham 2018 N annual/ 9 3 2 1 53 11 0 0 0 0

PM10 24h

NO2 2019 Newham N annual/ 5 2 2 0 16 6 0 0 0 - draft PM10 24h

NO2 2019 Redbridge Y annual/ 4 2 2 2 23 13 0 0 0 0 draft PM10 24h

NO2 Tower 2017 Y annual/ 7 4 3 1 90 37 0 0 0 0 Hamlets PM10 24h

Key

AQAP status Exceedance status (by pollutant) Trends

New AQAP <5yrs old Below objective Clear Improvement – All sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 compared to 2012 data, with no exceedances in 2018.

AQAP under review Above objectives but improved or equal to Partial Improvement – Most sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 previous years compared to 2012 data, however exceedances remain.

AQAP >5yrs old Above objective at more locations than Slight Improvement – Although many sites may show improvement, some sites previous years are recording higher concentrations in 2018 compared to 2012 data.

Key Actions – East London

Barking and Diffusion tube The Council is Lobbying TfL Encouraging use of Local planning Funding secured Engaging with Dagenham monitoring ceased developing an ongoing for river Thames as a policy requires through TfL’s local at the end of 2017. active travel improvements to freight corridor for developers to bus priority businesses, - plan for its staff specific roads the transportation comply with programme to schools and to encourage within borough of construction London Plan deliver efficiency residents to AQAP out of date. them to identified as materials. Policy and the improvements implement consider cycling suffering traffic - Mayor’s carbon along several travel or walking to congestion and reduction targets. key bus corridors strategies. Identified the need work and for poor air quality – and junctions. to manage and - - work-related A13 corridor and mitigate the Use of planning - Continuation journeys. A13/Renwick impact of freight conditions or Schemes to of Living Road and - operations in the Section 106 improve Streets’ “Walk A13/Lodge The Council has borough. agreements to pedestrian to School” Avenue junctions; signed up to work with footways and campaign and A12 corridor and ‘Liftshare’ with developers to promote “Walking A12/Whalebone the aim of produce travel walking. Audits”. Lane junction. matching staff plans. - - members who - - Improvement Consideration wish to share Air quality audits The Local Plan works at Barking of TfL’s “Walk travel at primary schools. encourages the station to to Work arrangements - siting of new improve access Week”. to/from work. Funding secured developments and capacity, - for the delivery of jointly funded

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising a community-led close to the public by TfL and The Council are ow Emission transport network. Network Rail. running travel Neighbourhood - Opportunities at awareness project within the other stations initiatives such Energy Becontree Heath under as Sustrans assessments area. investigation. ‘Active Travel’ required for all programme. major - developments, Implementation and guidance is of safe cycle provided to routes and developers on infrastructure, renewable energy. including ‘Quietways’. - Car Club operates from four different locations within Barking Town Centre and currently has over 200 members, with

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising more joining every month. - Funding secured and construction to commence on a new rail link to Barking Riverside.

Bexley Existing levels of Hot-desk Residential areas Loaded goods monitoring working has are reducing vehicles are NRMM conditions maintained (no reduced travel maximum speed covered in Waste are being placed 316 individual new monitoring). by Bexley limits as part of Management on all relevant electric charging - employees. Reddy Road Licence areas and planning points have 20mph zones. uncovered are New AQAP drafted - permissions. been/in process reported to the EA. in 2018 but Introduced a - - of being Air TEXT - installed. adoption delayed. new travel plan. PM10 Declared the promotion to Expected to be - concentrations Effective vehicle whole borough of - the public. adopted by the now comply with cleaning facilities Car sharing, Bexley as a Smoke Cycle parking end of 2019. the National Air are likely to be cycling, Control Area. installed outside Quality Objective. required as part of running/walking Enforcement of local shopping the waste license and public - Smoke Control parades. review. transport fleets Implemented/in Orders. offer Civic process of -

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising Offers the implementing two Trial study for out- option to ‘Quietways’. of-hours deliveries reduce the need using quiet vehicle for cars to travel technologies. to the office. - Increases in lorry traffic continue to be resisted in the area.

Greenwich A new automatic Trial of a zero Missing Link Zero Emission Developments On-going Low Ongoing co- monitoring site, emissions scheme to create a Deliveries project should comply Emission ordination with GN6, fully electric refuse safe, elevated with the GLA SPG. Neighbourhood public health operational in July vehicles in 2018 walkway for zero emission teams to . - 2018 (previously and all RCVs pedestrians and transport and air undertake Air NRMM planning GN2, but has been purchased in cyclists from the quality Quality Audits conditions applied relocated). 2018 meet Euro Thames Barrier to improvement and activities to developments. - VI standards. the Woolwich projects. for Clean Air - Dockyard officially Day, organise AQAP up to date. - - opened in 2018. Enforce planning air quality press Replacement of Installation of condition to releases and six diesel fleet - four rapid EV regulate CHP, contribute to vehicles with Parks, Estates and chargers in biomass and the Clean Air electric Open Spaces 2018. boiler strategy alternatives, and Department - installations. consultation an additional planted 944 trees

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising five are being in 2018, with - 20mph speed response in ordered. plans to plant Procurement limits on 2018. - 2022 by 2022. process residential roads. - In 2018, the - undertaken for - Promote Royal Preparation of a the installation of An electric car airTEXT. energy efficiency Greenwich new Local Plan to club for - Corporate Fleet commence in measures and new everyone in the Promotion of team won the 2019. technologies in borough the TfL STARS award for the two social housing launched in June - transport most estates. Works 2018. Planning for planning sustainable fleet commenced in Plumstead Good - program and management 2019. Growth scheme Launched participation in department at commenced in several initiatives the GLA air the Local September 2018; around National quality audit Authority Plant £5.2m secured in Bike Week, for schools. 50 and Vehicles funding.- Clean Air Day schools annual Future - and Car Free achieved Fleet Forum Day 2018 to STARS awards. Participating in encourage accreditation in the ‘Superzone’ - cycling. 2018. pilot scheme. FORS Bronze - - - accreditation. Installation of Air Quality Anti-Idling Policy residential EV Officer introduced. charging points produced web

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising and coach content on parking bays smoke control began in August zones which 2018. A further went live in 20 EV charging February 2018. locations were This received submitted to 1136 unique TfL, of which page views in four were given 2018. priority for - installation in A poster board 2019. on air quality has been used alongside a pledge tree at Car Free Day 2018 and Library Week 2019. A total of 58 pledges were made at the air quality stand.

Havering Number of 14 Council Undertaking air Draft AQ SPG ‘Bikeability’ Attended a diffusion tube sites employees quality modelling scheduled for training Business increased by 3 in attended the and indicative adoption to delivered to Engagement 2018. Cycle to Work AQMesh inform developers 2,049 Havering Forum in 2018 - scheme in 2018. monitoring to of the Council’s school children and distributed better understand requirements for in 2018. approximately AQAP up to date. air quality. developments in - 1000 Business relation to air Packs. Parking - A feasibility quality and charge review Plans to expand study has been encourage early being the diffusion tube undertaken by engagement. progressed. network. the Council’s Monitoring - Transport - locations have Planning Planning Engagement been agreed conditions to regarding with schools internally. require Air Quality building a via Miles the - Neutral, AQ network of EV Mole air quality Assessments, dust charging points. campaign, and Greenery planted monitoring, ultra- the TfL STARS in Romford town - low NOx boilers, travel planning centre; more All buses in NRMM, CHP and program. Miles planting scheduled Havering to be Biomass, and visited 40 for 2019. Euro VI by the electric car primary schools end of 2020. charging points. in 2018. -

Lewisham One new All lease cars are Healthy Requiring Development of a The introduction Publicity continuous hybrid/electric. Neighbourhood developments to policy to of speed campaign in monitor - Cell (HNC) submit a Delivery strengthen reduction February 2019 commissioned in Scheme under and Servicing Plan. enforcement of measures on including Driver training December 2018. consultation; NRMM, Air 30mph roads has aspects of to comply with - 16 new diffusion Lewisham, Hither Quality Neutral been approved smoke control driver CPC Update of tube sites for Green and Lee requirements, for areas. regulations. procurement 2018. Green to be the energy implementation - - policies to require first HNC. All assessments and beginning late - silver FORS 30 anti-idling 25 three ‘Quietway’ CHP and biomass 2019. AQAP up to date. accreditation; a signs installed petrol/hybrid routes complete policies. new Social Value - outside schools vehicles now in bar four sections policy was - Promotion of car in 2018. the Council’s on Southend published in 2018 Development of a clubs and -- fleet, plus two Lane, Waterlink covering the Zonal provision of car hybrid refuse Way, Armoury Coordination requirements. Construction club bays. The vehicles. Way and Lower with public - Logistic borough’s Low - Sydenham. health. Framework for the Emission Vehicle

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising 75 Euro 6 - Awaiting results of Evelyn Street strategy has a - vehicles on Lewisham MAQF 2019-2021 Corridor. clear objective. Joint Strategic order, including Gateway but Lewisham are - - Needs 50 buses, 24 part of the confluence park to Information on Increased Assessment refuse vehicles proposed open in 2019. 203 Smoke Control provision of signed off and and one tipper. consolidation parkland trees and Zones has been cycle parking: 31 published in centre developed 3030 whips have provided on the bike hangars February 2018. by Croydon Council been planted at Council’s website. installed in -- Beckenham Place for freight re- Publicity 2017/18, with a Promotion of Park in 2018. organisation. campaign in further 30 due airTEXT and - - February 2019 to be installed in Lewisham Air A new controlled Engagement with included aspects 2019/20. App, which parking zone has local businesses of smoke control. - launched in following been installed in All schools are March 2018. successful Defra Ladywell. offered bike Lewisham Air Cleaner Air Villages - ability training. has had 300 application to downloads. Healthy - reduce emissions Neighbourhood - from deliveries to Many STARS Cell scheme under Engagement businesses in 13 of schools carried consultation. with local London’s most out anti-idling schools on the polluted town campaigns TfL STARS centres. Lewisham throughout the travel planning to act as Lead year and were program, and Authority. involved in

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising ongoing air via anti-idling quality campaigns. initiatives. School travel - plans are being submitted. 20 potential rapid charge locations have been submitted to TfL for consideration. 3- 5 of these locations will be taken forward for implementation. - VIP (Very Important Pedestrian) Days throughout 2018.

Newham Four new Continue to trial Improving the The Regent Street All approved Continued Promotion of

additional NO2 the use of LPG attractiveness, delivery major planning installation of airTEXT. fuelled and safety and security applications must EV charge points -

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising diffusion tubes LPG/petrol dual of the Greenway consolidation meet Mayor’s AQ - Engagement sites fuelled vehicles. footpath/cycleway project neutral and CHP Promotion and with local - - as part of - standards. support of car schools on the ‘Quietways’. TfL STARS 2019-2024 AQAP Continue with The Low Emissions - clubs. programme. currently under plans to retrofit - Logistics Feasibility Planning - - consultation all larger diesel Newham Study applications must Continued - vehicles with maintains a commit to the expansion of Co-ordination continuously Planning zero carbon with public Whole borough has Controlled regenerating Application requirement health. still not been Parking Zones. trap (CRT) Requirement to declared as an - - - technology. address the AQMA. All developments Continue UTCS Continued - delivery of public should aim to be traffic implementation open space and Trial of three at least Quality monitoring to of the Safer other green electric vehicles Neutral ensure traffic Routes to infrastructure. over Summer - flow is School 2019, with the programme. Require dust optimised. aim thereafter monitoring for -- - to procure 40 to major planning Free business Commitment to 50 electric fleet applications to membership to increasing the vehicles for provide guidance Zipcar awareness of operation from for construction smoke control Spring 2020 - sites. zone legislation Trailing of zero - and the health emission cargo

standards on all delivery, PM2.5 major resulted in the - developments in purchase of Healthy School the Borough. seven bikes for Streets’ permanent use - programme - - Continue to A trial road regulate industrial The Road Traffic closure scheme processes in Regulations will carried out at relation to be adopted by multiple emissions and air end of 2019. primary schools quality. - as part of - Regular Healthy School Committed to temporary Car Streets adopting the Air Free Days and Programme Quality Positive pedestrianisation policy within schemes, Planning 9-month trial Application scheme is to Requirements for commence in masterplan 2019-20 developments. - - The Newham 2018 - 2025

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising Mayor’s Better Cycling Strategy Boilers scheme approved at introduced an Cabinet ultra-low NOx requirement for the replacement boilers - The healthy streets approach is integrated into the Newham Local Plan (2018) Policy SP2. - Part of the Green Enterprise District which supports the progression of green energy.

Redbridge Diffusion tube Member of the Green Require suppliers Minimise Anti-idling Coordination monitoring regime Freight infrastructure with large fleets to emissions from enforcement with public remains the same Transport through MAQF be Bronze FORS construction and and campaigns. health. as 2017 Association with accredited. operation of new - -

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising - Truck and Section 106 - developments by Free or Engagement AQAP recently Excellence funding. Explore freight enforcing SPG, discounted with local updated and accreditation. - consolidation for NRMM, CHP and parking for EVs schools, biomass, and AQ and businesses, awaiting final - Low Emission deliveries to Neutral policies. I=installation of community approval. Exploring Neighbourhoods Council buildings. EV charge groups and possibility of (match funded - - points. healthcare obtaining gold support from Update Redbridge Promoting and - providers. FORS GLA). procurement delivering energy - accreditation for - policies to reduce efficiency Increased Council fleet. retrofitting provision of Promotion of Ilford Garden pollution from projects in public cycling and airTEXT. - Junction and logistics/servicing buildings as part pedestrian Accelerate pending bid for - of the GLA infrastructure. uptake of Euro Ley Street LEN Encourage RE:FIT - VI vehicles into schools to join fleet. programme. Surcharge on the TfL STARS - - diesel vehicles travel planning for CPZs and program. Increase the Ensuring resident permits. number of adequate green - Free residential electric and space and Anti-idling parking scheme hybrid vehicles infrastructure is campaigns. included in new for EVs in fleet to - comply with developments - Revised Health ULEZ standards. - Promote and & Wellbeing deliver projects - Strategy to

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising Smarter Driver Enforcement of with Car Free integrate air Training for Smoke Control Days and Road quality fleet drivers. Zone Closures. objectives. - - Reallocation or MAQF Project restriction of to implement road space anti-idling and around schools road closure located in areas measures of high around pollution. targeted schools.

Tower Hamlets 15 additional Requirement for Continued work Establishment of a Implementation of Procurement of Launch of the diffusion tube suppliers to towards constructor’s the GLA SPG and EV charge “Breathe locations have attained implementation of forum, currently NRMM points. Clean” - minimum of the City Fringe exploring requirements for - campaign in silver FORS LEN in partnership Construction major March 2018. AQAP up to date. Increased accreditation as with Hackney and Logistics and developments via provision of - part of fleet Islington. Community Safety planning cycle parking. Engagement procurement - (CLOCS) systems. conditions. - with schools on The Fleet ULEZ to include - - the TfL STARS Introduction of a section has all LBTH when it is Strong Local Plan programme, air cycle hire piloted several extended to North engagement with requires energy quality and electric vehicles. Circular in 2021 businesses in the use to be pollution

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising Additional City Fringe helping minimised as a scheme for audits, anti- electric vehicles people prepare for priority in the Council staff. idling schemes, will be ULEV streets and design of the - and a theatre integrated into ULEZ with advice building and made project. New fees with the Fleet as the about switching to energy efficient as differential - vehicle re- zero emission possible charge for five anti-idling charging deliveries - parking permits events infrastructure Emerging Local introduced delivered in develops Plan policy D.ES2 - 2018/19 requires ‘air 42 vehicle - quality neutral’ charging points Engagement developments installed with local - 2018/19 businesses via Green Grid Further 100 to the ZEN Strategy be delivered project. promoted and 2019/20 - adhered to in all Coordination major planning with public applications health team - and AirTEXT. Schools retrofit - project - Energy LBTH Mayor’s efficiency air quality fund improvements provided

Monitoring Emissions Public Borough Delivery and other Localised from Cleaner health and Borough fleet servicing and core statutory solutions developments transport awareness actions freight duties and buildings raising completed to nine money for schools which green screens includes boiler in two schools replacement, and an heating upgrades, experimental insulation etc. moss pollution absorbing scheme

- Salmon Street School Street scheme – road closure

Summary – East London

AQ monitoring and core statutory duties

Borough-wide AQMAs are declared for exceedances of the annual mean NO2 objective and 24- hour mean PM10 objective in all east London boroughs, with the exception of Newham. Additionally, Barking and Dagenham has an AQMA declared for an exceedance of the hourly mean NO2 objective and Bexley has an AQMA declared for exceedance of the annual mean PM10 objective. Newham made preparations to declare a borough-wide AQMA for exceedance of the annual mean NO2 objective in 2019. AQAPs are up to date for Greenwich, Havering, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets, and the remaining boroughs were all in the process of updating their AQAPs.

The 2018 monitoring data for the east London boroughs indicate some improvement towards improving NO2 concentrations, although all but Bexley and Barking and Dagenham monitoring exceedances of the annual mean NO2 objective in 2018. It is important to note however that neither Bexley or Barking and Dagenham undertake diffusion tube surveys, therefore the understanding of NO2 concentrations throughout the borough is limited, and LAEI modelling indicates that there are still areas of exceedance. Greenwich, Havering, Lewisham, and Tower

Hamlets demonstrate partial improvement in NO2 concentrations in the last seven years, whilst

Redbridge demonstrate only a slight improvement. All boroughs are compliant with the NO2 hourly mean objective in 2018. PM compliance is also demonstrated across the east London boroughs with concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 being below objective levels and all boroughs demonstrating improvement in the last seven years.

PM2.5 was monitored at 17 automatic sites in east London in 2018. Bexley monitors PM2.5 at all four automatic sites in the borough (two urban background, one suburban background and one kerbside site). Greenwich monitors PM2.5 at eight sites in total (having an existing one suburban and six roadside sites), with an additional roadside site opened in July 2018. PM2.5 is also monitored at one roadside site in Havering, one roadside site in Lewisham, one urban background and one urban traffic site in Redbridge, and one roadside site in Tower Hamlets.

Bexley, Greenwich and Redbridge all appear to have maintained their existing levels of monitoring, whilst Havering made reductions to their diffusion tube network in 2018. Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets all increased diffusion tube monitoring in 2018. Barking and Dagenham ceased diffusion tube monitoring at the end of 2017.

Fleet improvements There are several programmes delivering improvements in fleet emissions. This includes programmes that;

• Ensure fleet vehicles meet a certain Euro class and/or FORS accreditation in Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Redbridge and Tower Hamlets; • Increase use of electric/hybrid vehicles in Redbridge and Lewisham; • Eco-driving training in Lewisham and Redbridge; • Implement CRT retrofitting in Newham;

• Implement Car pool campaigns have been carried out in Bexley and Barking and Dagenham via “Liftshare”; • Bexley also encourages hot-desking and remote working reduce travel into offices; • Redbridge is a member of the Freight Transport Association with Truck Excellence accreditation, and Greenwich won the award for most sustainable fleet management department at the Local Authority Plant and Vehicles annual Future Fleet Forum awards; • Cycling to work schemes such as Quietways have been implemented in Barking and Dagenham and Havering; and • Greenwich, Newham and Tower Hamlets are trialling the use of electric vehicles and Newham is also trialling LPG and LPG/petrol vehicles.

Local measures Key local initiatives involve a variety of measures to address local pollution hotspots. These include the Missing Link scheme, Trafalgar Road Improvements and Woodlands Crescent Road closure in Greenwich. Bexley, Lewisham and Newham have implemented cycle ‘Quietways’, and Lewisham is also implementing ongoing road layout changes along Crofton Park. Redbridge, Bexley, Lewisham, Havering, Greenwich and Newham are all implementing green infrastructure improvements and/or tree planting. Tower Hamlets continues to work towards implementation of the City Fringe Low Emissions Neighbourhood in partnership with Hackney and Islington. Barking and Dagenham have run community projects such as Air Quality audits with schools and the Low Emission Neighbourhood project. Havering has increased Air Quality modelling and monitoring, via diffusion tubes, across the borough and Greenwich has secured additional funding for the Plumstead Good Growth scheme and participated in a ‘Superzone’ pilot scheme.

Bexley’s PM10 concentrations now comply with the national Air Quality Objective, and they have introduced ‘Ready Road’ 20 mph zones to reduce NO2 concentrations in residential areas. Bexley also plan to tackle GLA focus areas via bus diversions off Queens Road, Anti-idling and switch off campaigns.

Delivery servicing and freight There are various projects in place in Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Redbridge to explore quiet vehicles for out-of-hours deliveries, zero emission deliveries, Low Emission Logistics studies and freight consolidation. Lewisham and Redbridge require suppliers to have a FORS or EcoStars accreditation, and Greenwich aim to achieve this via procurement. Bexley are encouraging FORS memberships for freight operators. Barking and Dagenham and Newham are encouraging the use of the River Thames as a freight corridor through planning conditions to manage freight operations in the borough. Lewisham requires developers to submit Delivery and Servicing Plans. Tower Hamlets has established a constructor’s forum which is currently exploring implementation of CLOCS systems. Other projects include Cleaner Air Villages in Lewisham, and City Fringe Zero Emission Network (ZEN) in Tower Hamlets. Bexley are currently trailing out-of-hours deliveries with quiet vehicle technologies to reduce traffic during peak periods, and enforce covering the loads of all goods vehicles and vehicle cleaning facilities used where applicable.

Emissions for development and buildings All boroughs have indicated that developments will be required to comply with planning conditions including the Mayor’s AQ neutral standard, Section 106 agreements, NRMM

conditions, conditions to regulate CHP/biomass, dust monitoring and/or air quality assessments. Havering is drafting its own SPG for air quality, scheduled for adoption in 2020. Newham is actively encouraging new developments to use alternate zero carbon energy sources, be Air

Quality Neutral, delivery of Green infrastructures, ultra-low NOx boilers. Large scale building applications and construction sites throughout Newham are encouraged to monitor dust and adopt the Air Quality Positive policy. Redbridge is also promoting and delivering energy efficiency retrofitting as part of the GLA RE:FIT programme as well as Smoke Control Zones (as well as Bexley) and green spaces. Lewisham is developing a Zonal Construction Logistic Framework for the Evelyn Street Corridor and introduced SCZ’s. Tower Hamlets Local Plan requires new buildings to prioritise energy efficiency throughout design and construction (as well as Greenwich and Barking and Dagenham), to consider the Green Grid Strategy and retrofit school boilers within the borough. Bexley have revised and updated their Action Plan which expects air quality assessments to include an “air quality neutral” appraisal in accordance with the London Plan Policy 7.14.

Cleaner transport There are many active and successful projects promoting sustainable transport. Many boroughs are promoting and/or implementing schemes to improve pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, provide EV charging points, improve public transport links and services, and enforce/raise awareness about anti-idling. Greenwich, Bexley and Lewisham are implementing 20mph speed limit zones, and Lewisham, Newham and Barking and Dagenham are supporting local car clubs, with Greenwich supporting an electric car club. Lewisham and Redbridge are implementing differential costs for parking permits depending on vehicle type. Newham continues to optimise traffic flow via Urban Traffic Control Signalling and Greenwich continues to implement its Low Emission Neighbourhood project. Lewisham has also encouraged positive air quality campaigns via ‘Very Important Pedestrian’ days throughout 2018 and their Low Emission Vehicle strategy. Newham and Redbridge have expanded their Controlled Parking Zones, adopted Road Traffic Regulations and Redbridge has put in traffic flow measures and implemented Car Free Days. Tower Hamlets has introduced new parking fees and differing charges for parking permits. Finally, Bexley has focused on encouraging modal shift to electric or public transport and walking and cycling in their new Action Plan including 316 individual electric charging points being installed.

Public health and awareness raising Most east London boroughs engage with local schools and businesses via ZEN projects, and coordinate with public health and continue to promote the London airTEXT service. There have also been several additional awareness raising campaigns and events, including:

• The Royal Greenwich “Better Together” community engagement meetings; • The “Safer Routes to School” and “Healthy School Streets” programmes in Newham; • “Car Free Days 2018” in Greenwich; • The MRC “Our Air, Your Health” festival; • 2018 Lewisham Air Quality Conference; • 2018 School Air Quality Event; • An air quality masterclass for Councillors by Kings College London in Lewisham; • Anti-idling campaigns in Bexley, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Greenwich and Redbridge;

• The Sustrans “Active Travel”, “Walking Audits”, “Walk to Work Week” and Living Streets “Walk to School” campaigns in Barking and Dagenham; and • The “Breathe Clean” campaign in Tower Hamlets. Lewisham have also developed a School Air Quality Accreditation Scheme and the “Lewisham Air” App.

Additionally, publicity campaigns and website information for Smoke Control Zone have been exercised in Lewisham and Newham. Finally, Bexley’s new Action Plan includes school engagement campaigns such as STARS, dissuading car idling and School Travel Plans.

West London

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean NO2 concentrations (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled number of days exceeding the daily mean PM10 objective (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean PM2.5 concentration (2016)

Source: London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 2016

Air Quality Summary – West London

NO2 annual Brent 2017 N 7 4 4 2 44 27 0 0 1 0 PM10 24h

NO2 annual

Ealing 2018 Y PM10 24h 8 4 5 0 61 35 0 0 0 -

NO2 annual Hammersmith 2018 Y PM10 24h 6 1 1 0 43 24 0 0 0 - & Fulham

NO2 annual

Harrow* - Y PM10 24h 5 2 2 1 5 ------

Hillingdon 2019 N NO2 annual 12 10 9 5 39 8 0 0 0 0

2018 Hounslow Y NO2 annual 6 7 7 2 61 17 0 0 0 0 draft

* No ASR submitted by Harrow in 2017, 2018 or 2019. Latest available data from 2015 provisionally included.

Key

AQAP status Exceedance status (by pollutant) Trends

New AQAP <5yrs old Below objective Clear Improvement – All sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 compared to 2012 data, with no exceedances in 2018.

AQAP under review Above objectives but improved or equal to Partial Improvement – Most sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 previous years compared to 2012 data, however exceedances remain.

Key Actions – West London

Brent One new automatic Provision and use 50 additional Scheduled Regulation and Provision of cycle Public availability of station in 2018. of EV and hybrid charge points for procurement policy inspection of training for adults air quality - vehicles in Council residents with no review. polluting industrial and children. information on own fleet. access, taxi drivers processes. website and on the 13 new diffusion - - and private hire London Air Quality tube monitoring - Key selection - Edgware Road and operators. Network. sites in 2018. Planned upgrade of criterion in Construction the A5 corridor - - - all Brent transport tendering process is Management Plans were declared Low vehicles to Euro VI Exploring options to the Environmental reviewed and Emission Bus Annual review of AQAP up to date. standard. develop Low performance of agreed for 15 Zones. the Council’s Air - Emission suppliers. development sites - Quality Neighbourhoods in 2018 in Management Areas. Introduction of - Parking fees with initial action accordance with the Euro VI buses on reviewed to be - targeted to four key Supportive towards GLA SPG. five routes serving variable according Regular resident areas – Neasden re-timing the A5 corridor. - to vehicle/fuel type meetings of Town Centre, commercial delivery Member of the in October 2018. advisory nature. - Church End, projects. London Low Further yearly Use of car club Wembley and - Emission increases planned vehicles on short Tokyngton and the Local campaigns on Construction to 2020. journeys. Kilburn Clean Air Day and Partnership Regeneration Area. - Car Free Day. (LLECP). - Installed 30 - - freestanding Mayor’s Air Quality Walk on Inspection of sites charging points and Audits were Wednesdays and to assess NRMM planning for an undertaken in two Play Streets regulation additional 45. primary schools. initiatives for compliance – 20 up Installation of four schools. - to date. rapid charge points

Monitoring Emissions Delivery Public health and other core Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner Borough servicing and and awareness statutory actions solutions developments transport freight raising duties and buildings 66 schools were - subject to - audited in 2018 and New major consultation by Engagement with 23 are to be developments are March 2020. local businesses via audited in the required to use - workplace travel. coming year as part ultra-low emission Installed 60 further - of the Breathe boilers, and signs in selected Engagement with Clean project. initiatives to cut locations and local schools on TfL - energy use are hotspots as part of STARS travel plans actively promoted. 30 trees were the ‘no-idling and Mayor’s Air - campaign’. planted in Neasden Quality Audits. Town Centre in Building fuel - - control by Signed up to pan- Spring 2018. Continued enforcement of the London anti idling Clean Air Act. project. promotion of airTEXT and Walkit. - Prohibition of

domestic waste burning via regulatory authority. - Promotion and implementation of energy efficient actions. -

Ealing Existing levels of Ruislip Road East Required Enforcement of Lime e-bike Cycling events and monitoring Quietway links two compliance with NRMM policies. operation campaigns, maintained (no new schools and leisure Work Related Road - commenced in including “Summer monitoring). centre. Risk requirements December 2018. of Cycling” and Enforcing CHP, for all suppliers of “Healthy Campus” - - biomass and air - WestTrans. events. AQAP recently Landscaping quality neutral Ongoing work in scheme in Horn - policies. 2018 along the - updated and Lane completed in Re-organisation of Paddington Main Engagement with awaiting final - 2018. freight to support Line. Completion local schools on the Ensuring smaller approval. consolidation of expected by the STARS programme - developments use deliveries by setting end of 2020. and the Mayor’s air Ongoing indicative ultra-low NOx up new logistic quality audits. monitoring in Acton boilers. - facilities. - Goods Yard. - Introduction of anti-idling signage Community - Ensuring minimised at Churchfield Road engagement Completion of particulate Level crossing at regarding anti- segregated cycle emissions from Acton Central idling measures. route on Uxbridge construction and Station. Road. demolition. - - - - Public Health co- Improved cycle and ordination and “Protecting and Developing of a pedestrian access engagement. New Enhancing Ealing’s Low Emissions scheme to stations Transport Strategy Green and Open Strategy at the (Crossrail works). and Local Spaces” chapter is former Southall Gas Completion is Implementation included in the Works.

Monitoring Emissions Delivery Public health and other core Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner Borough servicing and and awareness statutory actions solutions developments transport freight raising duties and buildings borough’s - expected by the Plan were produced Development (Core) Implementation of end of 2020. in 2018. Strategy DPD. two-year GLA - - RE:NEW/RE:FIT Successfully applied “Play Street” (no retrofitting for Mayor’s Air vehicle) programs program. Boiler Quality Fund and events. upgrades and support. heating controls - took place in 2018/19. Increasing EV fleet within car clubs. -

Green infrastructure support.

Hammersmith and Seven new diffusion Adoption of the Traffic restriction Continuous The Mayor’s Air Installation of EV Part of the MAQF2 tube monitoring Low Emission scheme encouragement of Quality Fund three charging points and No-Idling project. Fulham sites in 2018. Procurement implemented at the sustainable freight for a Zero Emissions charging point Organised and - Toolkit. north end of transportation Network was rapids. implemented three Hammersmith (MAQF Clean Air promoted in vehicle idling action A new continuous - - Grove. Better Business 2018/2019. days. air quality Two case studies of First multi-point (CABB), DEFRA monitoring station Ultra Low Emission - - rapid charge point - CAV1, Kings Mall was installed at Suppliers that are The Clean Air New developments was installed. Car Free day event projects). Hammersmith Town changing to EV Villages (CAV1) required to provide - held in Centre, results for were produced. project was - EV charging points. Hammersmith Low Emission Bus which will be implemented in Working with Grove in September - Zones are available next year. Fulham Town Hammersmith BID 2018. Require new major progressing. Centre and and West Trans to developments to - Shepherds Bush introduce a zero- - submit Air Quality Town Centre. Demolition Plans

Monitoring Emissions Delivery Public health and other core Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner Borough servicing and and awareness statutory actions solutions developments transport freight raising duties and buildings - emission last mile including dust risk Working on the Four clean air A new cycle path delivery scheme. assessments in line introduction of walking routes were with the Mayor’s emissions-based produced. and footway is being built across SPG and NRMM charges for on- - criteria. street parking and Brook Green. Provision of cycle free parking permits - - training. for EVs. Pedestrian crossings Renewal of the - three-year (2019- - improved in Du Engaging with local 2022) participation An experimental Cane Road, Blythe schools via the in the MAQF3 No traffic order was Road and North STARS programme, Idling project and implemented for 18 Pole Roads. Bike-it projects, air MAQF3 NRMM months. - quality audits and compliance project. - Traffic “Urbanwise” - Management ‘Quietway’ two teaching sessions. schemes were Promotion of completed in - renewable energy in 18/09. implemented in Promotion of new developments. multiple locations. - airTEXT. - - 11 secure on street - Closure of the Effie Achieved reduction “bike hangars” and Pollution Road and Bishops of the annual 60 Sheffield Stands King Road “rat residual waste (“hoops”) have information was runs”. produced per been installed. available on Clean household. - - Air Day June 2018. - Construction of 20mph speed limits Phase 1 of the Planning policies in place. Hammersmith require electric - Grove south vehicle parking spaces.

Monitoring Emissions Delivery Public health and other core Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner Borough servicing and and awareness statutory actions solutions developments transport freight raising duties and buildings low/zero emission Car Clubs zone. developing their - existing on-street network. 20 new street trees were planted and - 120 were replaced. The Local 242 trees were Implementation planted. Plan for Transport was approved by

the Mayor of London in February 2019. - Agreement for a cycle route alongside A40.

Harrow 2019 ASR not yet submitted.

Hillingdon Existing levels of Investigation for Extended provision Sustainable Freight Continued use of Green Travel Plans Provision of training monitoring the use of high of more motorcycle Group is established S106 Agreements. required for large for local authority maintained (no new occupancy vehicle parking spaces in and implemented - businesses drivers regarding monitoring). lanes and freight various locations. by Heathrow. the minimisation of Regulation of Part - priority schemes emissions. - - B processes. Plans for a North- along the major Rapid EV charger South link to be - A revised AQAP was exceedance - installed in introduced in 2019, Camera finalised in June corridors. Best Practice Uxbridge Town. including a bus enforcement for the 2019. Guidance advised - route, currently School Clear Zone - on all relevant being tested and scheme.

Monitoring Emissions Delivery Public health and other core Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner Borough servicing and and awareness statutory actions solutions developments transport freight raising duties and buildings Ongoing Camera monitoring planning expected to be - development and of vehicles in South applications. introduced Dirty Diesel Hotline implementation of Ruislip has enforced - December 2019. operation. an Action Plan via ban on HGVs in a Freight - - the BAA Heathrow residential area. developments are Introduction of Clean Vehicle Participated in the - subjected to an air 20mph limits in Programme. London-wide Continuous PM and quality assessment. residential areas. Vehicle Emissions - NO2 monitoring at - - Testing programme. Development of the under Air Quality Impact Investigation for - sub-regional Bus construction T5. Assessments are the use of light Quality Publicly available - part of all transport rail/tram schemes Partnerships. industrial pollutant Emissions criteria developments. along some high emissions data - are specified for - exceedance through the Best practice vehicles entering corridors. Air Quality Impact Environment promotion in terms the Central Bus Assessment scheme - Agency. of emissions Terminal at for biomass Investigating use of - management with Heathrow. developments. speed limits for Awareness through train operators. - - optimum NOx and airTEXT, Green - Suite of measures PM10 emissions. Quantification of Roadshow, Go Procurement policy specific to cumulative effects - Green event and for fleet vehicles in Heathrow Airport. of new 549 FPNs for idling Bike to Work Week place. - developments is vehicles were campaign. Tree planting part of the AQMA. served in 2018. - schemes including - - Promotion of the road corridors in Planning guidance Continued energy efficiency Northwood Hills for sustainable implementation of via Green Doctor design and scheme.

Monitoring Emissions Delivery Public health and other core Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner Borough servicing and and awareness statutory actions solutions developments transport freight raising duties and buildings and Hayes town construction is the no idling integral part of the vehicles legislation. centres. planning process. - Rapid EV chargers in all public Council parks.

Hounslow 12 new diffusion Awaiting Ongoing Improvements to Engagement with tube monitoring enforcement of cycling local schools engagement at the sites in 2018. NRMM policies at infrastructure. Cycle including the Hounslow Economic - major construction parking facilities Mayor’s air quality Business Forum in sites. installed to multiple audits. AQAP up to date Sept/Oct 2019 for - locations. - (new plan published the promotion of New planning - Training on in 2018). more sustainable system is being Improvements to Environmental forms of delivery evaluated for CHPs walking Strategy. and servicing. including air quality infrastructure at - compliance. two sites. “Beat the Streets” - re-launched. Signs, information - leaflets, verbal Air quality alerts warnings and sent to schools, Penalty Charge care homes and GPs surgeries. Notices used to - educate motorists about anti-idling. Promote airTEXT.

Summary – West London

AQ monitoring and other Core Statutory Duties

All boroughs have AQMAs for annual mean NO2; Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, and

Harrow also have AQMAs declared for 24-hour mean PM10. AQMAs are borough-wide except in Brent and Hillingdon.

There continues to be exceedances of the annual mean NO2 objective across the boroughs. There are no recorded exceedances of the one-hour NO2 objective in any of the west London boroughs.

All show at least partial improvements in NO2 concentrations over the last seven years. There have been no exceedances of the annual mean PM10 objective and there has been a clear improvement in short-term PM10 concentrations in the last seven years in all boroughs, with Brent being the only borough with an exceedance of the 24-hour PM10 objective.

PM2.5 is monitored at nine automatic sites in west London. Five monitoring sites are within

Hillingdon (four at Heathrow Airport and one urban background site). Brent carried out PM2.5 monitoring at two roadside sites, and PM2.5 monitoring commenced at two new sites in Hounslow in 2017. PM2.5 monitoring has historically taken place at one site in Ealing but was ceased in January 2016.

All boroughs in west London have up to date AQAPs, with the exception of Harrow.

Fleet improvements The majority of the west London boroughs pursued actions to develop their fleet. Brent appeared to commit to its plan to upgrade its transport vehicles to Euro VI standard by the introduction of such vehicles in five routes across the A5 corridor. Hammersmith and Fulham adopted the Low Emission Procurement Toolkit and undertook two case studies of Ultra Low Emission Suppliers that are changing to electric vehicles (EV). Hillingdon is currently developing sub-regional Bus Quality Partnerships and continues to develop and implement an Action Plan via the BAA Heathrow Clean Vehicle Programme.

Local measures All reporting boroughs committed to various local projects towards improving their ambient air quality. Brent installed 50 additional charge points across the borough, continued to undertake audits of local schools under the Mayor’s Air Quality Audits scheme and the Breathe Clean project. Brent also fulfilled its plan to plant 30 trees in Neasden Town Centre. Ealing’s landscaping scheme in Horn Lane was completed in 2018, in addition to the segregated cycle route on Uxbridge Road. Hammersmith and Fulham continued to expand the presence of urban vegetation during 2018. New locally significant actions include the building of a new cycle path and pedestrian pathway across Brook Green, the implementation of the CAV1 project at Fulham and Shepherds Bush town centres and the implementation of a traffic restriction scheme at Hammersmith Grove. Hillingdon increased urban vegetation cover during 2018 and completed the installation of a rapid EV charger in Uxbridge Town. Newer measures included the provision of more motorcycle parking spaces and the camera monitoring of vehicles in South Ruislip. Finally, Hounslow commenced the improvement of two walking sites.

Delivery servicing and freight There is fairly limited information provided on local actions dealing with delivery servicing and freight in west London. Brent prioritises the environmental performance of suppliers as a key criterion in the tendering process. Ealing continues to set up new logistic facilities to support the consolidation of deliveries, and sets the compliance with Work Related Road Risk requirements as a necessity for all suppliers of WestTrans. Hammersmith and Fulham is working on the introduction of a zero-emission last mile delivery scheme, alongside BID and WestTrans, and continuously encourages sustainable freight transportation. Hillingdon has established and implemented a Sustainable Freight Group to minimise emissions of freight deliveries to and from Heathrow. Hounslow has had limited engagement with the Hounslow Economic Business Forum for the promotion of more sustainable forms of delivery and servicing, but this was expected to take place in late 2019.

Emissions for development and buildings Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham and Hillingdon are regulating emissions from development and buildings by enforcing the Mayor’s AQ neutral, CHP and NRMM requirements as well as Section 106 agreements through the planning regime. NRMM policies are also used in Hounslow at major construction sites. Brent is enforcing the Clean Air Act for fuel control and acts towards pollution control through the Environmental Permitting Regime, and the prohibition of domestic waste burning via a regulatory authority. Brent also continues its membership of the London Low Emission Construction Partnership (LLECP). The use of low and ultra-low emission practices at all new major developments is also a requirement in the borough. Ealing is also ensuring smaller developments use ultra-low NOx boilers and is implementing a two-year GLA led RE:FIT retrofitting programme, with boiler upgrades and heating controls taking place in 2018/19. At the same time, a Low Emissions Strategy is under development at the former Southall Gas Works. Hammersmith and Fulham continue to request that new developments submit Air Quality Demolition Plans and provide new EV charging points. Of significance, it is considered that a reduction of the annual residual waste produced per household was achieved in the borough translating to lower air pollution. Hillingdon is securing better air quality mainly through its legal frameworks. Air Quality Impact Assessments (AQIA) are now necessary for multiple developments and the quantification of the cumulative effects of new developments are included in the AQIA. Lastly, Hounslow is at the stage of evaluation of a new planning system regarding CHPs with the inclusion of an air quality compliance section.

Cleaner transport All reporting boroughs have measures in place to promote sustainable transport, including increased provision or improvement of cycle and pedestrian infrastructure & walkways, installation of EV charging points, improvement of public transport and promotion of car clubs. Edgware Road and the A5 corridor were declared Low Emission Bus Zones in Brent. Also, parking fees started varying based on fuel type, since October 2018, and 60 new anti-idling signs were introduced to multiple hotspots. Anti-idling signage has also been implemented in Ealing. The Lime e-bike operation and a New Transport Strategy and Local Implementation Plan was established in Ealing in December 2018 and more measures are expected following the successful application for the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund. In Hammersmith and Fulham, an experimental traffic order has been implemented for 18 months aiming to counteract idling; this has been in place

since November 2018. The ‘Quietway 2’ project was completed in Hammersmith and Fulham, and 11 bike hangars as well as 60 hoops have been installed. Plans for a cycle route alongside the A40 reached an agreement and The Local Implementation Plan for Transport was approved in February 2019. Hillingdon anti-idling legislation resulted in 549 fixed penalty notices (FPNs). New introductions for the borough are the use of 20mph Home Zones in residential areas and the requirement for Green Travel Plans for businesses, with increased numbers of employees. Regarding the improvement of cycle infrastructure at Hounslow, cycle parking facilities were installed in multiple locations.

Public health and awareness raising Raising awareness of poor air quality is a priority in most west London boroughs. Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham are engaging with schools on the TfL STARS travel planning scheme and through air quality audits, that also take place in Hounslow. Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon and Hounslow continue to promote the London airTEXT service. Brent and Ealing have run several campaigns including cycling events, anti-idling campaigns, and “Play Street” initiatives. Hammersmith and Fulham continued to engage with local businesses via the Clean Air Day and Car Free Day events and have also organised three vehicle idling action days. Bike-it projects and Urbanwise training sessions are implemented across the borough too. Events like Go Green and Green Roadshow, as well as the Bike to Work campaign, took place during 2018 in Hillingdon. Furthermore, Brent, as in Hillingdon, makes publicly available the borough’s air quality information, and promotes the Walkit service. Hammersmith and Fulham produced four new clean air walking routes. Hillingdon utilised camera enforcement for the School Clear Zone scheme and keeps running a Dirty Diesel Hotline. Additionally, Hounslow sends poor air quality alerts to schools, care homes and GPs surgeries.

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Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean NO2 concentrations (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled number of days exceeding the daily mean PM10 objective (2016)

Current air quality focus areas and modelled annual mean PM2.5 concentration (2016)

Source: London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 2016

Air Quality Summary – Central London

Borough AQAP Date AQMA Focus No. automatic sites No. Measured exceedances in 2018 7-year trend Areas diff NO PM tube 2 10 Boroug Declared NO2 PM10 PM2.5 NO2 PM10 NO2 PM10 PM2.5 Annua Annua h Wide? For sites Hourly Daily Annual l l

2017 NO2 annual Southwark N 7 2 2 0 88 39 0 0 0 - PM10 24h

NO2 Kensington annual/1h 2016 Y 1 5 3 1 38 27 2 0 0 0 & Chelsea PM10 annual/24h

NO2 Islington 2018 Y annual/1h 4 2 2 0 19 8 0 0 0 -

PM10 24h

NO2 annual/1h Lambeth 2017 Y 5 3 3 0 50 40 1 0 1 - PM10 annual/24h

NO2 City of 2017 Y annual/1h 2 3 3 3 96 76 1 0 0 0 London PM10 24h

NO2 annual Camden 2019 Y 5 3 3 3 14 10 0 0 0 0 PM10 24h

NO2 2013 annual/1h Westminster (Revision Y 8 8 5 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 PM10 planned) annual/24h 2015 NO2 (Draft AQAP Hackney Y annual/1h 8 1 1 1 137 52 0 0 0 0 under PM10 24h consultation)

Key

AQAP status Exceedance status (by pollutant) Trends

New AQAP <5yrs old Below objective Clear Improvement – All sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 compared to 2012 data, with no exceedances in 2018.

AQAP under review Above objectives but improved or equal to Partial Improvement – Most sites recorded lower concentrations in 2018 previous years compared to 2012 data, however exceedances remain.

Key Actions – Central London

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising Southwark 23 diffusion tube Replacement of Green art work Southwark All new homes on Low emission Internal campaign monitoring 169 light installed in supported Team all major buses route within the Council locations added commercial Tabard Street. London Bridge and developments are through Peckham to be launched in during 2017 for vehicles in 2018. Green wall being Shad Thames in zero carbon, in line Town Centre in March 2019 to 2018. Diffusion Three of which are investigating with London Plan. encourage staff to installed on the pre- tubes are now full electric improved freight cycle Guy’s Hospital - implementation present in all GLA vehicles. 11 more campus. Planted management in Air quality phase - focus areas. full electric ivy benches their areas. modelling Engagement with vehicles are to be - - planned for schools on the TfL introduced in project devised for 11 Fast chargers Plans to increase Borough & STARS travel 2019. All new the Opportunity for taxis have been number of AQ Bankside ward in planning scheme diesel vehicles Area at Old Kent installed in the monitoring 2019 and GLA air quality incorporated Road borough and stations from two audits. Six Silver within the fleet are - - further to five over the accredited schools Euro 6 as a MAQF particulates improvements are next year. All major are now Gold. minimum. and road cleaning developments to planned - - - project planned in achieve AQ - AQAP recently Engagement with 356 staff members Elephant and Neutral Standards. TfL to implement updated. local businesses on throughout the Castle - Low Emission bus travel plans. organisation - 1,693 further corridor in the - completed Safer Developed ultra-low NO2 borough in Urban/Smarter guidance for boilers installed 2019/20 Promotion of driving course in schools on air during 2018 - airTEXT. 2018. quality. - Introduced PCN - - - Heat meters enforcement for installed as part of idling vehicles in

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising Council plan to Green walls have any development the Borough in Implementation of implement Smart been installed by where district February 2018 ‘#onething’ Driver training Better Bankside heating is - campaign. requirements for provided. Smart BID. Two primary Changes in vehicle - all new fleet meters continue to schools have parking charges Completed air drivers be rolled out. installed green for parking quality JSNA with boundary fences - permits. Public Health. using Southwarks A minimum 35% Electric/hybrid - Cleaner Greener & carbon vehicles will be Active travel. Safer bids and charged less. emissions campaigns. self-raised funds reduction on major - - developments in Carried out four Pilot School line with Joint vehicle idling Streets scheme has Strategic Needs awareness events. been implemented Assessment at three schools. (JSNA) action - - - Alerts on poor air quality have been Two primary 100% of all set up and are sent schools and three relevant planning to Council staff nurseries have had applications caring for air assessed to ensure vulnerable people. quality audits and developments been allocated meet LLAQM TG GLA and Council standards. grant money to implement recommend- actions.

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising Kensington and ASR submitted on The Green Fleet Cleaner air walking Engagement with the Registered as part Installation of new Go Golbourne Chelsea time. Strategy and route established Cross River of Retrofit EV charging launched of the between High Together. The - Action Plan has Partnership for the points. “Pedal and Stride” been approved Street Kensington Low Emissions project promotes four additional - Campaign with the and will be and Kensington Logistic project successful energy diffusion tube 1,110 sessions of Sustainable Travel implemented. Olympia (MAQF funded). The efficiency retrofits monitoring sites cycle training took Team. The number - project engages with in the borough. were added. In - place with adults of children making Community businesses to address - September 2018, Plans in place to and 1,532 sessions active journeys to Kitchen Garden air pollution and Replace boilers in an additional co- work with took place with school increased scheme. A new congestion stemming in Council housing location study was contractors to children in 2018- from 50.2% to 53. plot has been from their delivery with ultra-low NOx installed. green their fleet 19. 0% in 2018. installed. and servicing vehicles. boilers. - and comply with - - ULEZ - - AQAP up to date Consultation of Engagement with Ten Recycling and Council have taken - Phase 2a cycling schools on travel Energy Saving part in GLA’s All waste fleet routes completed. plans, air quality workshops were Solare Together HGVs will be ULEZ Additional routes audits, anti-idling delivered in Scheme and compliant by for Phase 2b are action days and 2018/19 supported October 2020. being undertaken. educational - residents in the sessions with installation of solar - A solar panel has workshops. panels. Enforce anti-idling been installed at - and display Cultivating - signage. A Continued Kensington and Revision of the dedicated officer promotion of the Chelsea market Council’s Code of now oversees anti- airTEXT service. garden project at Construction idling With 26 new Kensington Practice. enforcement. subscribers since Olympia - January 2018. - - -

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising Over 200 people in Enforce Developing new Two vehicle Idling 2018-19 were compliance with two-way cycling Action Days were trained by the the control of dust schemes. completed and a social cycling and emissions SPG - Clean Air Day programme. and NRMM event took place. Identified requirements on - locations for - major Free home energy Advance Stop Continued developments. visits by Green Lines for cyclists. participation in the - Doctors. Clean Air Better Winter warm packs The first Business were provided. community energy programme - project - North (MAQF), which is In 2018/19 four Kensington implemented by LED lighting Community Energy the Cross River projects were in 2018. Partnership. commissioned at - local schools. Require new These projects are homes in major expected to residential reduce CO2 by 40 developments to tonnes per year. be “zero carbon” - in line with the Changes made to London Plan. the signal timings at the junction of - Kensington Church Require developers Street and to contribute to Kensington High AQ improvements Street to reduce

Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising the amount of through S106 time buses spend agreements. queuing. Islington Existing levels of Continued Preparation of the Member of the New Code of Lobbying for Continued monitoring upgrading of fleet expansion of ULEZ London Borough Practice for Diesel Free in engagement with maintained. vehicles to Euro would include all Consolidation Construction Sites 2018. Diesel schools regarding - VI. of Islington. Centre and looking has been surcharge on travel plans and air for opportunities completed. It now visitor and quality initiatives AQAP up to date. - - to expand the incorporates residential parking. including anti- 165 new vehicles Highbury Corner scheme. NRMM limits and idling events, an were ordered to transformation - GLA best practice educational replace older, work started in 64 School Travel guidance. theatre more polluting 2018, with Plans were

programme, and vehicles in the dedicated cycle - approved which cycling ability Council fleet in the lanes and A new Islington encourage a courses. 2018/19 financial pedestrian areas, planning policy change in the year. to be completed in has been drafted travel patterns of - 2019. Preparation with a push for school Anti-idling events started on changes major communities to as part of the

to Old Street in developments to safer, healthier Idling Action 2018. meet Air Quality and London Scheme. - Positive standard environmentally - friendly methods As part of the City Promotion of of active travel. Fringe LEN airTEXT. - scheme traffic is - restricted in an Continued Clean Air day 2018 area around installation of was run at local Shoreditch/Old cycle stands. primary schools. Street on the - -

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Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising Added an the Joint Strategic Trial of zero compliance £100,000 LIP campaign additional three Needs Assessment emission cargo checking project. funding and S106 including signage electric vehicles to update. Air quality bikes around the - funding was made - its fleet and will also be Smithfield Market available to Require all major Engagement with updated integral to the area. support the developments to local businesses as vehicles where forthcoming - implementation of submit air quality part of the LEN necessary for Climate Action The Council has the LEN assessments, air and with the compliance with Strategy joined as a quality neutral - Cheapside the Mayor of participating - assessments, and Supporting Business Alliance. London Ultra Low borough in the Focussed action adhere to the implementation of Emission bids for the - around Sir John Mayor’s SPG. the ULEZ. NRMM project and Bi-monthly air Zone Cass's Foundation a river freight - - quality newsletter Primary School has project 33 Businesses Working with TfL and air quality led to annual pledged to Clean to install eight twitter account. average nitrogen Air through action rapid electric - dioxide levels on building and charge points for 3 Development of an reduce to 32ug/m transport the new zero Air Quality in 2018. emissions, supply emission capable Communications - chain and taxi in Baynard strategy. Transport Strategy awareness raising House car park. A - includes proposals amongst rapid charge point for Zero Emission employees. for taxis has been Events to promote installed in Nobel national clean air Zones by 2022 - Street. day 2018. - New Local Plan is - - A feasibility study encouraging a The City #BeBrakeReadyCa for reducing levels shift away from Corporation mpaign of traffic and air combustion plant to non- supported the

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Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising pollution in Beech combustion Driver Diesel Street is being heating sources Exposure undertaken e.g. heat pumps Mitigation Study and district run by Kings heating. College - Published the Code of Practice in January 2019 Lambeth Existing levels of Target to obtain LEN feasibility Guide developed Air Quality Installation of 117 Engagement and monitoring Gold FORS study for Vauxhall, to consider air Guidance Note new EV charge coordination with maintained. accreditation for and further studies quality during requires Air points. public health - fleet by March commissioned for procurement Quality - including 2022. Brixton, process. Assessments to be publication of the AQAP up to date. Work with car Streatham, submitted with Air Quality JNSA - - clubs to install EV Waterloo and planning in 2018, and a Procuring zero and Virtual Loading charge points and Clapham. applications leaflet for the low-emission Bays will be increase use of website. vehicles where - included in Brixton - EVs in fleet. - possible. Wandsworth Tree Liveable Member of a - Warden scheme to Neighbourhood project led by Relaunch of “Try - Secured funding to be implemented in Merton and before you bike” Smarter driver - implement trial Lambeth. funded by the cycling promotion training. Encouragement of electric charge MAQF to enforce scheme. - local businesses to points for ice - NRMM. Consultation took share deliveries i.e cream vans. - five new zero- place on Draft 14 butchers in - Anti-idling events emission electric - Revised Lambeth Brixton. NRMM condition and surveys as part road sweepers Air pollution is Local Plan is now a standard of joint London added to fleet now included in - Lambeth condition project.

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Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising - Places and for all major the Draft - Neighbourhood developments in Transport Strategy Lambeth Parks is Engagement with policies were the borough and working to change - schools on the TfL updated to include all developments its fleet to electric Parking permits for STARS program, as AQFAs. in the Central Council officers are part of the Activities Zone. - now being borough’s Air Submitted joint - restricted to Quality bid for MAQF3 to Active member of essential car users Engagement test the the London Low only Project. effectiveness of Emission - - street cleansing Construction Working with Engagement with equipment and Partnership. London Councils neighbourhood techniques in - to rollout dock- planning forums removing Implementation of less bikes on specific policies particulate matter AQ Neutral policy, and plans. from road surfaces - CHP, biomass and - Investigated with - ultra-low NOx TfL, the GLA and Car free day event. Green screens boiler local organisation - were built at requirements about the Corpus Christi through the Promotion of possibility of an Primary in June borough’s Air airTEXT. electric only taxi 2018, and at Quality Guidance - rank. Loughborough Note. Commissioned - Primary and Wyvil - London Primary in 42 bike hangars Sustainability Sustainability February and installed officer presented Exchange (LSx) to March 2019 training sessions produce guide to - regarding air inform Lambeth

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Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising Green quality in planning Citizens on how to infrastructure process. reduce energy. added into other - - non-air quality Replacement of Clean Air Route projects such as 568 boilers map has been Our Streets in St between August produced. Leonards Ward, 2017 and July and changing the - 2018. road layout at the Commissioned junction of - Sustrans to work Greyhound Lane RE:FIT with 12 primary and Streatham procurement schools in the High Road framework was borough to raise adopted. awareness regarding air quality Camden Monitoring regime New vehicles have Working with the ‘Click. Collect. Developers must Installation of EV Continued unchanged. already been Euston Town BID Clean Air.’ adhere to the charging points. engagement with purchased/leased to improve air - personal deliveries GLA’s SPG and AQ - local schools with to comply with quality around the campaign with Neutral policies. school travel plans, AQAP under secured funding ULEZ and progress Euston area. This Hatton Garden STARS, and review. - from the Go Ultra continues on includes delivering BID. providing air Ensure compliance Low City Scheme - upgrading the projects such as quality toolkits. - with NRMM. to install lamp First round of the fleet to electric the Clean Air Develop the column chargers. - community and CNG Villages two - London Boroughs On-going monitoring project project. Member of the - Consolidation engagement and completed; second - London Low Council have a Centre (LBCC). coordination with round to Emission Project part of Cycle Action Plan, public health. MAQF 2. Walking and

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Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising commence in early updating Tree - Construction Accessibility - 2019. Strategy to include Partnership. Action Plan, New “Clean Air for air quality. Electric Vehicle Camden” - Charging Point campaign. Action Plan and Current projects - Road Safety include: Action Plan Promotion of - Neighbourhoods airTEXT. of the Future - School project - Go Ultra Low Anti-idling Cities engagement - project. KCL modelled air - quality in Camden A specific smoke to 2030 in control flyer was response to created different policy - scenarios in the Updated Tree new 2019-2022 Strategy to include action plan and air quality. transport strategy. - Committed to producing bespoke clean air walking routes for primary schools. -

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Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising Produced an air quality video for GP practices - Trialling closing streets for car free day. Westminster Three new Development of an Consultation on Promoting Require developers Promotion of car Continued automatic updated Green transformation of Delivery Service to undertake Air clubs, and engagement with monitoring sites Fleet policy which Oxford Street as Plans as part of Quality Neutral requiring the new schools including installed in will be published part of the “Cleaner Air Assessments and car club contractor TfL STARS Cavendish Square, in the 2020 ASR. Westminster’s Better Business” submit an air to continue programme, cycle Oxford Street East - Major Schemes project. pollution expansion of low and pedestrian and Buckingham Programme has abatement and emission vehicles. training, and car Safe and Fuel- - Palace Road. been published. mitigation plan as free days. Efficient Driver Current member of - necessary. - Training for - the Clean Air A new EV - AQAP is out of Council drivers. Completion of Villages two - Charging #DontBeIdle date. Baker Street two- Project – seek to Require major site Infrastructure campaign. way scheme which investigate and developers to Strategy has been - is expected to pilot freight comply with the produced Coordination and improve air retiming and Westminster Code - engagement with quality. consolidation of Construction 200 additional EV public health. opportunities. Practice (CoCP), - charging points and with the GLA’s - Public realm - have been SPG. Engagement with projects for ‘DontBeIdle’ installed. local businesses Aldwych and the Campaign phase is - - via the “Clean Air Strand, including currently underway Fuel Efficient Better Business” to encourage driver training via programme. businesses to

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Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising planned implement driver The City Plan the CRP “Cleaner - pedestrianisation. efficiency training. 2019-40 will be Air Better Promotion of - adopted in 2019 Business” project airTEXT. ‘School Streets’ - - schemes have Council’s CoCP will Diesel surcharge been implemented be updated this on all parking at St Mary’s year with a full zones. Bryanston Square update to be made - Primary School in the 2020 ASR. New Walking - Strategy and 20mph zones Active introduced at 40 Westminster schools. Strategy will be - included in 2020 ASR Continued implementation of - projects through PCN enforcement the Marylebone for unnecessary LEN, including idling is not active. parklets, urban - realm Residents with improvements and vehicles under air quality for 1200cc will pay a business audits. discounted price - on resident Continued support parking permits of the Northbank and those with eco vehicles will

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Hackney 27 new diffusion Continued Implementation of Publication of Increased provision Public tubes added to implementation the LEN at Sustainable Design of cycle parking engagement via network and promotion of Rivingston St, and Construction and hangars. 370 the ZEN throughout 2018 the Fleet Project. Garden Walk and SPG. hangers have been (dissemination (not all have - Bowling Green - installed at the through social sufficient data for Walk. start of 2019 media, face to face Floating car share Planning process annualisation). visits and through network operating - requirements - workplaces). - in Hackney - Implementing include low NOx Sections of the AQAP up to date. ‘Drive Now’ Neighbourhoods boiler, CHP and Air Super Cycle - of the Future, Go Quality Neutral Highway (SC1) Engagement with Ultra Low City conditions. have been schools through Scheme and the completed along the TfL STARS Shoreditch Plan. Pitfield Street. programme, air - - quality audits and monitoring. Zero Emissions Consultation Network project in completed for - Shoreditch. ‘Quietway 2’. Continued - - promotion of airTEXT and Expansion of ULEZ The provision of update of air on October 25th up to 59 additional quality webpage. 2021, shared EV encapsulates the charging points - whole of and up to 24 new “Bike Around the Hackney. Borough” mass

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Monitoring Emissions Public health Delivery and other Borough fleet Localised from Cleaner and Borough servicing and core statutory actions solutions developments transport awareness freight duties and buildings raising - freestanding EV participation cycle Improvements in points. event. the Hoxton area as - - part of the Central Launch of ‘ULEV Draft City and London Cycle grid Streets’ scheme in Hackney September 2019 Joint Health and on nine streets. Wellbeing Strategy has been submitted for comments. - Continued engagement with businesses via the ZEN Shoreditch project.

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Summary – Central London

AQ monitoring All central London authorities have borough-wide AQMAs declared for exceedances of the annual mean NO2 objective and the 24-hour mean PM10 objective, except Southwark. Kensington and Chelsea, Islington, Lambeth, City of London, Westminster and Hackney additionally have AQMAs declared for exceedances of the hourly mean NO2 objective and the annual mean PM10 objective.

2018 monitoring data demonstrates exceedances of the annual mean NO2 objective in all central

London Boroughs, and of the hourly mean NO2 objective in all but Southwark, Islington, Camden and Hackney. There were no measured exceedances of the 24-hour or annual mean PM10 objectives, except for one site in Lambeth (exceedance of the 24-hour mean PM10 objective).

Seven-year trends indicate partial improvement of NO2 and PM10 concentrations at all central London authorities.

There are ten automatic monitoring sites for PM2.5 in central London, none of which recorded an exceedance during the year. There is one PM2.5 automatic monitoring site in Kensington and Chelsea (AURN urban background), three in City of London (one urban background and two kerbside), three in Camden (one urban background, one roadside and one kerbside), two in Westminster (one AURN kerbside and one urban background) and one roadside site in Hackney.

There is no PM2.5 monitoring in Southwark, Islington or Lambeth.

The majority of AQAPs have been recently updated. In 2018 Camden Westminster and Hackney wee updating their AQAPs. Changes have been made to monitoring strategies in most boroughs, with the exception of Islington and Lambeth. It is noted that City of London has made substantial changes to their diffusion tube network, including the addition of 45 new tubes in 2018.

Fleet improvements There are a range of policies adopted for Council and contractor vehicle procurement. This includes procuring zero and low emission/ULEZ compliant vehicles in Southwark, Lambeth, City of London, Camden and Hackney and upgrading vehicles to be Euro VI in Kensington and Chelsea, Southwark and Islington. Green Vehicle Fleet strategies have been developed in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster whilst implementation of Green Vehicles Fleet Standards has occurred in Camden. Electric vehicles have been incorporated throughout Southwark, City of London and Lambeth, and new vehicles have been procured to replace polluting vehicles in Islington.

Westminster, Lambeth, City of London, Kensington and Chelsea and Southwark have smarter/eco driver training programmes in place for fleet drivers and Hackney has developed a car share network. Southwark currently hold Gold FORS accreditation for its fleet, whilst Camden currently holds Bronze FORS accreditation and is working to achieve Gold accreditation. Lambeth seeks to achieve Gold FORS accreditation by March 2022.

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Low Emission Neighbourhood programmes are already in place in the City of London, Southwark, Westminster and Hackney, and feasibility studies are underway for possible further LENs in Lambeth and Hackney. In Southwark, enforcement against idling vehicles has been introduced, and electric/hybrid parking charges have been reduced. City of London proposes Zero Emission Zones by 2022, part funded through MAQF. Clean Air villages and air quality modelling is currently being delivered throughout Camden. Westminster has completed a two-way scheme in Baker Street, continues to monitor at the nationally significant site on Marylebone road, is consulting on plans for the transformation of Oxford Street as part of the Westminster Major Schemes Programme, and is implementing public realm improvement projects.

Community projects such as cleaner air walking routes, kitchen gardens schemes, LED projects, changing signal times to reduce idling traffic and increasing cycle lanes have been implemented across Kensington and Chelsea, Islington and City of London. The City Fringe ZEN in Islington is to be expanded and a ZEN project is also underway for Shoreditch in Hackney. Air quality guidance and projects have been carried out in Schools in Southwark, City of London, Camden and Westminster. Green infrastructure schemes including green walls, green road, community gardens and planting of urban vegetation are taking place across Southwark, Kensington and Chelsea, Islington, City of London, Lambeth and Westminster.

Delivery servicing and freight There are a range of projects and schemes aimed at reducing emissions from delivery and servicing in central London, including consolidation schemes (Southwark’s Borough Market consolidation project, and Islington and Camden’s London Borough Consolidation Centre project), and encouraging businesses to develop Delivery and Servicing Plans (Southwark’s commitment to “Team London Bridge” and “Shad Thames” projects, City of London LEN programme, Westminster’s “Cleaner Air Better Business” project, Virtual Loading bays in Lambeth and Low Emission Logistic project in Kensington and Chelsea). Additionally, Lambeth has completed a feasibility study for a joint freight consolidation project and City of London has trialled zero emission cargo bikes. City of London, Islington, Lambeth, and Camden are partners in the London Low Emission Construction Partnership which seeks to encourage the uptake of best practice in pollution reduction measures within the construction industry.

Emissions for development and buildings Central London authorities are enforcing consideration of air quality in planning conditions through the GLA’s SPG, Air Quality Neutral standards, CHP and biomass policy requirements, S106 agreements, NRMM requirements and Local Plans. Most Councils are also replacing existing boilers with ultra-low NOx boilers and smart meters continue to be implemented to reduce emissions. This includes projects such as “Retrofit Together” and “North Kensington Community Energy” in Kensington and Chelsea. Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Islington have developed codes of practice for construction sites, and City of London has produced an Air Quality Supplementary Planning Document. Southwark and Kensington and Chelsea are requiring all new homes created as part of major developments to be zero-carbon in line with the London Plan. Lambeth and Camden are also part of the Low Emission Construction Partnership.

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All central London boroughs are encouraging and promoting sustainable travel through a range of measures including: increased provision and improvement of cycle routes and parking; cycle training; anti-idling signage and enforcement; Low Emission Bus Corridors (in Southwark and Lambeth); installation of EV charge points including Go Ultra Low City Schemes; differential parking permits charges based on vehicle fuel type; car clubs; and measures to promote and encourage walking (Including School Travel Plans in Islington and dock-less bikes in Lambeth). A Low Emission Neighbourhood and Driver Diesel Exposure Mitigation Study were carried out in City of London whilst an Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle Street scheme was implemented in Hackney.

Public health and awareness raising Most central London boroughs have been engaging with local schools on the TfL STARS travel planning scheme and encouraging cycling via the Mayor’s Air Quality Audits. Southwark now has six Gold accredited schools. Boroughs are also engaging with Public Health promoting the airTEXT service and developing Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (Southwark, Lambeth and Hackney), and with local businesses via LEN and ZEN programmes. Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, and Westminster continue to engage with the Mayor’s Clean Air Better Business programme, initiated via the Cross River Partnership, involving collaboration between Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and the boroughs.

Most boroughs have carried out campaigns and event days to raise awareness about anti-idling. There have also been campaigns in Camden (“Clean Air for Camden” campaign), Lambeth (“Better Air” campaign and “Try before you bike” scheme), Southwark (“#onething” campaign), Kensington and Chelsea (“Pedal and Stride” campaign), City of London (“BeBrakeReady”), Westminster (“#DontBeIdle”), Hackney (“Bike Around the Borough”) as well as various events around national Clean Air Day and Car Free Day.

Public engagement is also being carried out via social media campaigns, an air quality newsletter and CityAir app in the City of London, and neighbourhood planning forums in Lambeth.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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Although many of the recommendations presented below echo those highlighted in previous years, it is important to recognise the general improvements in LLAQM engagement made by boroughs during 2018. The following should be considered key priorities going forward:

• Monitoring provision across each borough should be reviewed to ensure optimal spatial coverage and to verify their location and extent relative to air quality focus areas and other local hotspots. This is important in terms of refining air quality modelling and for evaluating predicted trends against actual pollution trends; • Councils should continue to develop and progress their AQAPs, introducing and maintaining clear, quantifiable and targeted measures, and giving priority to the key selected and foundation measures outlined in the GLA Air Quality Action Matrix, and any additional measures which are expected to achieve the greatest reductions in concentrations; • New AQAPs and AQAP revisions should include specific measures designed to address air

quality focus areas and local hotspots, in addition to new measures to address PM2.5; • AQAP revisions should ensure that progress against measures can be evaluated effectively using Key Performance Indicators and targets wherever possible and include defined timescales for implementation/completion; • AQAP updates, including wider discussions of trends and challenges, should be clearly communicated in future ASRs; • ASRs should note the date of the most recent revision of the AQAP; • Trend data from the past seven years of monitoring should be supplied and discussed within all ASRs; • Ensure all necessary corrections are applied to data presented in the ASR, and include examples of data adjustment calculations; • Continue to raise awareness of air quality issues and policies, including helping to notify residents about major regional initiatives such as the new Low Emission Zone standards and the expansion of the ULEZ.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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Term / Acronym Definition

ASR Annual Status Report

AQAP Air Quality Action Plan

AQFA Air Quality Focus Area

AQMA Air Quality Management Area

AURN Automatic Urban and Rural Network

BAM Beta Attenuation Monitor

BID Business Improvement Districts

CAB Cleaner Air Borough

CABB Clean Air Better Business

CAV1 Cleaner Air Village

CHP Combined Heat & Power

CLOCS Construction Logistics and Community Safety

CoCP Code of Construction Practice

CO2 Carbon Dioxide

CPZ Controlled Parking Zone

CRT Continuously Regenerating Trap (or Technology)

DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

EV Electric Vehicle

FORS Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme

GLA Greater London Authority g/km Grammes per Kilometre

JSNA Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

LED Light Emitting Diode

LEN Low Emission Neighbourhood

LEZ Low Emission Zone

LBCC London Boroughs Consolidation Centre

LLAQM London Local Air Quality Management

LLAQM.TG(16) London Local Air Quality Management Technical Guidance 2016

LLAQM.TG(19) London Local Air Quality Management Technical Guidance 2019

LLECP London Low Emission Construction Partnership

LSx London Sustainability Exchange

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Term / Acronym Definition

MAQF Mayor’s Air Quality Fund

NOx Nitrogen Oxides

NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide

NRMM Non-Road Mobile Machinery

PCN Penalty Charge Notice

PM2.5 Particulate Matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres

PM10 Particulate Matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than ten micrometres

SCZ Smoke Control Zone

SC1 Super Cycle Highway

SPG Supplementary Planning Guidance

STARS Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe

S106 Section 106

TfL Transport for London

ULEZ Ultra-Low Emission Zone

WHO World Health Organisation

ZEN Zero Emission Network

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