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Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

Answer

The localised hotspots that inform our estimates of when each reporting zone is predicted to become compliant are set out in the following table. The predicted years of compliance in Question 45559 were based on 2023 data. For each zone, the hotspot location with the highest 2023 annual average NO₂ concentration has been given, as that site drives the predicted compliance year.

This data is based on data gathered under the previous Government.

Reporting Zone	Estimated Compliance Year	Hotspot Location	Measured 2023 Concentration µg/m3
Bristol Urban Area	2031	Colston Avenue, Bristol	48.9
Coventry and Bedworth	2026	Holyhead Road, Coventry	45.9
Eastern	2026	Southend Arterial Road, Basildon	48.9
Greater London Urban Area	2024	A201 (City of London), A501 (Westminster)	41.9; 41.6 (modelled value)
Liverpool Urban Area	2029	Pembroke Place, Liverpool	49.7
Nottingham Urban Area	2024	Ilkeston Road, Nottingham	41.1
Portsmouth Urban Area	2026	Alred Road, Portsmouth	43.7
Reading and Wokingham Urban Area	2024	Malcolm Place, Reading	42.6
Sheffield Urban Area	2031	Brightside Lane, Sheffield	48.8
The Potteries	2032	Etruria Road, Stoke-on-Trent	58.4
West Midlands Urban Area	2032	Moor Street Queensway, Birmingham. Priory Queensway, Birmingham	51.5, 51.5
West Yorkshire Urban Area	2029	Shipley Airedale Rd, Bradford	47.8

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

63543

Session

2024-26

Related items

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control
Monday, 28 April 2025
Written questions
House of Commons

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Bristol Pollution control West Midlands Sheffield East of England Nitrogen dioxide

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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