London Borough of Bromley Progress Report 2008 Air Quality London Borough of Bromley June 2008 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Legislative Background......................................................................................... 2 1.3 The Phased Approach to Review and Assessment ............................................. 2 1.4 The Role of the Progress Report .......................................................................... 2 2 The National Air Quality Strategy.................................................................................. 3 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Nitrogen Dioxide ................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Particulate Matter.................................................................................................. 7 3 Local Air Quality Monitoring.......................................................................................... 9 3.1 The London Borough of Bromley.......................................................................... 9 3.2 Local Air Quality Management in the London Borough of Bromley...................... 9 3.3 Air Quality Management Areas............................................................................. 9 4 New Monitoring Results ............................................................................................... 11 4.1 Background Concentrations ............................................................................... 11 4.2 Diffusion Tubes................................................................................................... 11 4.3 Continuous Monitors........................................................................................... 12 4.4 New Monitoring Locations .................................................................................. 18 5 New Local Developments............................................................................................. 19 5.1 New and Proposed Industrial Processes............................................................ 19 5.2 Transport............................................................................................................. 19 5.3 Housing Developments....................................................................................... 20 5.4 Mixed Use Developments................................................................................... 20 5.5 Other Developments........................................................................................... 20 6 Regional and Local Air Quality Strategies and Policies ........................................... 21 6.1 Air Quality Action Plan ........................................................................................ 21 6.2 Regional Air Quality Strategy.............................................................................. 21 6.3 Local Air Quality Strategy ................................................................................... 21 7 Transport Plans and Strategies................................................................................... 24 7.1 Regional Transport Strategy............................................................................... 24 7.2 Local Transport Plan and Local Implementation Plan........................................ 24 7.3 Neighbouring Authorities’ Transport Plans ......................................................... 25 8 Summary and Conclusions.......................................................................................... 26 8.1 Summary............................................................................................................. 26 8.2 Conclusions ........................................................................................................ 26 8.3 Recommendations.............................................................................................. 26 9 Appendices .................................................................................................................... 27 Appendix A: Monitoring Locations ......................................................................................27 Appendix B: Calculations for Seasonal Adjustment Factors ............................................30 Appendix C: Raw Diffusion Tube Data ................................................................................31 Appendix D: Part A1 and Part B Processes ........................................................................33 Tables Table 1: UK Air Quality Objectives .....................................................................................4 Table 2: EU Limit Values ....................................................................................................5 Table 3: Predicted Background NO 2 and PM 10 Concentrations in LB Bromley................11 Table 4: Location of NO 2 Diffusion Tubes within the London Borough of Bromley ..........11 3 Table 5: NO 2 Diffusion Tube Concentrations, µg/m (Bias and Seasonally Adjusted) .....12 Table 6: Projected NO 2 Concentrations for 2010 .............................................................12 Table 7: Continuous Monitoring Location Details .............................................................12 3 Table 8: NO 2 Annual Mean Concentrations µg/m ...........................................................13 3 Table 9: NO 2 Concentrations 2008 PROVISIONAL µg/m ...............................................13 Table 10: NO 2 Hourly Mean Exceedences .........................................................................13 Table 11: NO 2 Annual Data Capture...................................................................................13 Table 12: PM 10 Annual Mean Concentrations ....................................................................14 Table 13: PM 10 24-hour Mean Exceedences......................................................................14 Table 14: PM 10 Annual Data Capture, % ............................................................................14 Table 15: SO 2 Annual Mean ...............................................................................................16 Table 16: SO 2 15 Minute Mean Exceedences....................................................................16 Table 17: SO 2 Hourly Mean Exceedences .........................................................................16 Table 18: SO 2 Daily Mean Exceedences............................................................................16 Table 19: SO 2 Annual Data Capture, %..............................................................................16 Table 20: CO Maximum Daily Running Eight Hour Mean ..................................................17 Table 21: CO Exceedences of Running Eight-Hour Mean .................................................17 Table 22: CO Annual Data Capture, %...............................................................................17 Table 23: O3 8-hour Rolling Mean Exceedences................................................................18 Table 24: New Part A1 Permits Applied / Issued for Landfill ..............................................19 Table 25: LAPC/LAPPC Part B Permits Awarded or Revoked 2007 – 2008 .....................19 Table 26: Responses from Bromley Council to the Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy Proposal 21 Table 27: LB Bromley Cross-Border Issues and Actions ...................................................25 Table 28: Calculation of NO 2 Seasonal Adjustment Factor 2007.......................................30 Table 29: Calculation of Seasonal Adjustment Factor 2008...............................................30 Table 30: Raw Diffusion Tube Monitoring Results 2007 and 2008 ....................................31 Table 31: Industrial Processes............................................................................................33 Table 32: Vapour Recovery for Petrol Stations ..................................................................33 Table 33: Dry Cleaners .......................................................................................................34 Figures Figure 1: National Trend of NO x Emissions (1970 – 2020)..................................................6 Figure 2: Extent of London Borough of Bromley AQMA ....................................................10 Figure 3: Annual Average NO 2 Concentration in Bromley.................................................14 Figure 4: Annual Average PM 10 Concentration in Bromley................................................15 Figure 5: Annual Average SO 2 Concentration in Bromley .................................................17 Figure 6: Maximum Daily Running Eight Hour Mean CO Concentration...........................18 Figure 7: Locations of Diffusion Tubes (Part 1 of 2) ..........................................................27 Figure 8: Locations of Diffusion Tubes (Part 2 of 2) ..........................................................28 Figure 9: Locations of Continuous Monitors ......................................................................29 Faber Maunsell London Borough of Bromley Progress Report 2008 2 1 Introduction 1.1