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AQMAs Declared by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
The following AQMAs have been declared by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.
These are listed with most recent first.
| AQMA | Description | Date Declared | Date Amended | Date Revoked | Pollutants |
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| M1 AQMA | An area along the entire M1 motorway within the Metropolitan District of Wakefield. | 09/03/2006 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| A1 AQMA | An area encompassing an area along the A1(T) between J33 of the M62 and Wentbridge. | 09/03/2006 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| M62 AQMA | An area along the entire M62 motorway within the Metropolitan District of Wakefield. | 09/03/2006 | 14/12/2020 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| Wakefield City AQMA | An area encompassing most of the Wakefield urban area. | 09/03/2006 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| Castleford AQMA | An area of Castleford around the A6032 and A656. | 11/06/2007 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| Featherstone AQMA | An area encompassing the junction of the A645 Wakefield/Pontefract Road and Station Lane/Girnhall Lane in Featherstone. | 11/06/2007 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| Pontefract AQMA | An area in central Pontefract surrounding the junction of A639 Jubilee Way /Mill Hill Road and A645 Wakefield Road/Southgate. | 11/06/2007 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| Knottingley AQMA | An area encompassing the area of Knottingley, east of Wakefield near the junction of the A1(M) and M62. | 11/06/2007 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| City of Wakefield Hemsworth Air quality Management Area 2012 | An area covering the main traffic junction in the centre of Hemsworth. | 28/05/2013 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
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| Ackworth | An area encompassing properties along the A628 Pontefract Road from the southern (Beverley Arms) roundabout junction with A638 to High Ackworth area to the north. | 29/11/2010 | 14/12/2020 | Nitrogen dioxide NO2 |
Cells in the above table are empty where information has previously not been recorded.
Air Quality Action Plans
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