Crawley Borough Council Crawley Borough Council 2017 Air Quality Annual Status Report (ASR) In fulfilment of Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local Air Quality Management LAQM Annual Status Report 2017 Crawley Borough Council Local Authority Gill Narramore Officer Economic Development and Environmental Department Services Crawley Borough Council, Town Hall, The Address Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1UZ Telephone 01293 438 000 E-mail
[email protected] Report Reference 2017/ASR number LAQM Annual Status Report 2017 Crawley Borough Council Executive Summary: Air Quality in Our Area Air pollution is associated with a number of adverse health impacts. It is recognised as a contributing factor in the onset of heart disease and cancer. Additionally, air pollution particularly affects the most vulnerable in society: children and older people, and those with heart and lung conditions. There is also often a strong correlation with equalities issues, because areas with poor air quality are also often the less affluent areas1,2. The annual health cost to society of the impacts of particulate matter alone in the UK is estimated to be around £16 billion3. Air Quality in Crawley Borough Council Crawley is located in the north of the County of West Sussex, with Gatwick airport lying along its northern boundary with Surrey, and the borough of Reigate & Banstead and the M23 along its eastern border. As part of the Local Air Quality Management process (LAQM) required by the Environment Act 1995, the council carries out an annual review and assessment of air quality in the borough, which helps us to identify local air quality hot spots, and relate these to pollution sources.