Local authorities have a duty to monitor air quality within their areas having regard to national air quality objectives and standards and report this information to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on an annual basis. There are seven pollutants which we are required to consider under European and UK law, these include lead, benzene and sulphur dioxide.
Air quality in Wiltshire is predominantly good with the majority of the county having clean unpolluted air. There are however a small number of locations where the combination of traffic, road layout and geography has resulted in exceedences of the annual average for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine particulates (PM10).
Wiltshire Council has produced an Air Quality Strategy which is a high level guiding document to inform policy and direction across a range of council services with the aim to improve air quality.
The main aim of the strategy is that:
‘Wiltshire Council working collaboratively will seek to maintain the good air quality in the county and strive to deliver improvements in areas where air quality fails national objectives in order to protect public health and the environment’
Delivering improvements to local air quality requires input from a wide
range of planning and other professions. The 
Air Quality Strategy 4mb is a key
document
which identifies the importance of good air quality to the people of Wiltshire. It provides a focus
and mechanism to promote communication and cooperation within Wiltshire Council, between external organisations
and with the community to address localised areas of poor air quality in the area.
Some of the areas of work that we cover can be found here:
- Regulatory framework for air quality
- Air quality monitoring
- Pollutants and Health
- Reports and Summaries
- Air Quality Review and Assessment
- Air quality management areas
- Table of Air Quality Objectives
- Latest pollution summary for the South West (Defra)
If you have any concerns about air quality please contact Public Protection Services.
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: publicprotectionnorth@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01249 706111
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address: Specialist Pollution Team
Wiltshire Council
Monkton Park
Chippenham
SN15
1ER
In Person:
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Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: publicprotectionsouth@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01722 434340
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address: Public Protection (South)
Wiltshire Council
Bourne Hill
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1
3UZ
In Person:
DX:
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: publicprotectioneast@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01380 734721
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address: Public Protection (East)
Wiltshire Council
Browfort
Bath
Road
Devizes
SN10
2AT
In Person:
DX:
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: publicprotectionwest@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 776655
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address: Public Protection (West)
Wiltshire Council
Bradley Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14
0RD
In Person:
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Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
Please contact the Specialist Pollution team in the area to which your contaminated land, air quality or environmental permit enquiry relates:
North Wiltshire:
Specialist
Pollution Team
Wiltshire
Council
Monkton Park
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15
1ER
Telephone: 01249 706555
Email:
publicprotectionnorth@wiltshire.gov.uk
(This office deals with all applications relating to Chippenham, Calne, Corsham, Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett as well as the rest of the old North Wiltshire District Council area).
East Wiltshire:
Public
Protection
Wiltshire Council
Browfort
Bath Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10
2AT
Telephone: 01380 734721
Email:
publicprotectioneast@wiltshire.gov.uk
(This office deals with all applications relating to Devizes, Pewsey, Marlborough and Tidworth as well as the rest of the old Kennet District Council area).
South Wiltshire:
Public
Protection
Wiltshire Council
27/29 Milford Street
Salisbury
SP1
2AP
Telephone: 01722 434340
Email:
publicprotectionsouth@wiltshire.gov.uk
(This office deals with all applications relating to Salisbury, Amesbury, Downton, Mere, Hindon and Tishead as well as the rest of the old Salisbury District Council area).
West Wiltshire:
Public
Protection
Wiltshire Council
Bradley Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14
0RD
Telephone: 01225 776655
Email:
publicprotectionwest@wiltshire.gov.uk
(This office deals with Trowbridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Warminster and Westbury as well as the rest of the old West Wiltshire District Council area).
If you are unsure which is the correct area please contact 0300 456 0100 or email EPSpecialist@wiltshire.gov.uk
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Last updated: 9 February 2012
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