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AQMAs Declared by North Yorkshire Council

The following AQMAs have been declared by North Yorkshire Council.
These are listed with most recent first.

AQMA Description Date Declared Date Amended Date Revoked Pollutants
Scarborough AQMA The majority of the village of Staithes. 01/08/2004 29/08/2018 Sulphur dioxide SO2
Particulate Matter PM10
Malton AQMA An area in the centre of Malton encompassing properties along the B1248 (Castlegate and Yorkersgate, between Sheepfoot Hill and Market Street), and the B1257 (Wheelgate and Old Maltongate, between Finkle Street and 20m east of the junction with East Mount). The area also includes part of Church Hill. 14/12/2009 04/10/2024 Nitrogen dioxide NO2
Knaresborough AQMA No1 The roads and properties around the junction of the High Street and Bond End 26/11/2010 Nitrogen dioxide NO2
Ripon AQMA No1 The roads and properties along Low Skellgate, High Skellgate and the junction with Westgate 26/11/2010 04/10/2024 Nitrogen dioxide NO2
AQMA No.1 The designated area incorporates 1 to 21 New Street odd number inclusive,16 to 30 New Street even numbers inclusive, 50 Ousegate, 1 to 5 The Crescent inclusive, Park House, The Crescent and Thornden Buildings, New Street. 29/02/2016 Nitrogen dioxide NO2
Knaresborough Air Quality Management No 2 Order 2017 Properties on York Place, Knaresborough between Gracious Street and Iles Lane. Some canyon effect. 04/10/2017 04/10/2024 Nitrogen dioxide NO2
Harrogate Air Quality Management No 1 Order 2017 First floor residential flat above a Public House, at a junction/cross road. 04/10/2017 Nitrogen dioxide NO2
The Hambleton District Council (Bedale) Air Quality Management Order 2017 The AQMA covers an area at the junction of Bridge Street and Market Place in Bedale, North Yorkshire and has been declared due to an exceedance of the nitrogen dioxide annual mean. The junction is narrow and at the top of a hill and is surrounded by two storey buildings on either side of the road. Traffic often queues at the junction whilst waiting to turn onto the B6285 or B6268. The buildings surrounding the AQMA are predominantly commercial however there is a residential dwelling in the White Bear Hotel located at the junction and this is the nearest sensitive receptor. 01/11/2017 04/10/2024 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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