The draft Local Air Quality Strategy proposes five guiding principles.

1. Understand

Use monitoring, evidence and local intelligence to understand where problems are greatest and whether our actions are working.

2. Influence

Use transport, parking, procurement, Council fleet, schools, business partnerships and community engagement to support cleaner choices.

3. Reduce

Reduce pollution from traffic, goods transportation, industry, buildings and other sources where the Council can make a difference.

4. Protect

Give particular attention to people and places most affected by pollution, including children and vulnerable communities.

5. Prevent

Use planning, construction controls and other Council powers to prevent avoidable new emissions and exposure.

Healthier school neighbourhoods

School Streets, anti-idling, active travel, monitoring and engagement with pupils, families, communities and councillors.

Freight, industry and deliveries

Working with logistics and industrial operators and targeting locations where communities are affected.

Cleaner development and construction 

Stronger planning, construction-dust and NRMM controls and better development design.

Council leadership 

Cleaner vehicles, charging infrastructure, procurement and contracts.

Clean air and health 

Pollution alerts, health communications and reducing exposure among vulnerable groups.

Monitoring and accountability

Using evidence where it matters and publishing progress openly.

Transport choices affect our local air quality. The Council will be considering air quality alongside accessibility, equality, economic and wider place objectives when developing transport and parking policies. 

This will include supporting cleaner vehicles and charging, walking and cycling, and how parking policy can influence unnecessary car use and journeys where the evidence supports action.

We have developed these proposals using air quality evidence and learning from approaches across London. Consultation is the next test.

We want to know:

• whether we are focusing on the right problems and places;
• which actions you think should receive greatest attention;
• whether our proposals could affect some people or communities differently;
• whether there are practical consequences we have not considered; and
• what, if anything, we have missed.

Complete the 5 to 7 minute survey

You do not need to read the full Strategy or Action Plan to complete the survey. A short summary is available below if you would like more information before responding.

• Read the short consultation summary (PDF, 542.3 KB)
• Read the draft Local Air Quality Strategy (PDF, 1.16 MB)
• Read the draft Air Quality Action Plan 2026–2030 (PDF, 5.51 MB)
• Read the supporting air-quality evidence / latest Annual Status Report

Want to give us a more detailed response?

Businesses, community organisations, statutory consultees and others are also welcome to submit a fuller written response by email airquality@lbbd.gov.uk

Consultation closes on date 3 December 2026

We will analyse all responses and consider whether changes should be made to the draft Strategy and Action Plan.

We will then publish a consultation report explaining: What you told us - What it means - What we changed - What we did not change and why

The final Air Quality Action Plan will then follow the required Greater London Authority approval process and the Council’s formal decision-making process. Progress will subsequently be reported through the Council’s Annual Status Reports.

If you need the consultation information in easy read or large print, please email airquality@lbbd.gov.uk

If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, please tell us which organisation you represent.