Havering Council's Air Quality Action Plan 2025-30

Overview

Let’s Talk About Air Quality in Havering

Clean air matters. It affects everyone—residents, workers, commuters and visitors alike. That’s why improving air quality across Havering is a top priority for the Council. While poor air quality is a challenge across London, we’ve already seen improvements locally thanks to initiatives like the Mayor of London’s Low Emission Zone.

Now, we’re inviting you to have your say on Havering’s updated Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) for 2025–2030.  You can find our plan in the 'related' section below along with a link to our website.

This plan sets out the actions we’ll take to tackle air pollution and protect public health. Our focus is on reducing harmful pollutants like Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) and Particulate Matter (PM₁₀ and PM₂.₅)—most of which come from road traffic, but also from sources like construction, wood burners, domestic heating and industry.

Since 2006, the entire borough has been designated an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) due to levels of NO₂ and PM₁₀. While we’re meeting national targets for PM₁₀, Romford town centre still exceeds the national annual mean objective for NO₂.

This updated AQAP is also subject to review, appraisal and reporting to both the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Please note: Climate change actions are covered in Havering’s separate Climate Change Action Plan. This consultation focuses specifically on air pollutants NO₂, PM₁₀ and PM₂.₅.  You can find the Climate Change Action Plan here.

Why your views matter

We want to hear from you - your views will help shape a cleaner, healthier Havering.