London AQFA Checker

Check whether a London address or postcode is in one of the GLA's 160 Air Quality Focus Areas (AQFA), and what London Plan 2021 Policy SI 1 means for a planning application there. Ask things like: - Is my site in an Air Quality Focus Area? Is my postcode in an AQFA? - How far is this address from the nearest London Air Quality Focus Area? - Do I need an air quality assessment for planning in London? - Does a minor development in a Focus Area need an Air Quality Neutral assessment? For each London location you get: - Whether it's inside a GLA Air Quality Focus Area, or how far away the nearest one is (up to 1 km) - Whether it's also inside an AQMA - The borough - What London Plan Policy SI 1 means for major, minor or householder development: an air quality assessment, Air Quality Neutral, and design measures to reduce exposure - Links to an interactive map of London's Air Quality Focus Areas, the GLA's Focus Area data, and guides on Air Quality Neutral and ventilation strategies Who it's for: architects, planning agents and developers working on London planning applications, and homeowners who want to know what a Focus Area means for their address. Limitations: - Greater London only. Focus Areas are a London designation; elsewhere, check for an AQMA. - It checks a single point (the address point, or the centre of the postcode). If a Focus Area is close, check your site boundary. - It doesn't give live air pollution levels and doesn't cover ULEZ or congestion charges. - It's an indicative screening, not an air quality assessment. Published by Air & Flood Consultants, a UK consultancy that prepares air quality assessments, Air Quality Neutral assessments and ventilation strategies for London planning applications. Each result links to an interactive Focus Area map, guides to air quality assessments in London and, where an assessment may be needed, a way to ask us about one.