Clean air is an essential ingredient for a healthy environment supporting a high quality of life. The people of Wakefield district have a right to expect that the air they breathe is safe and clean and will have no harmful effect on their health and well being.

Wakefield Council has a duty to determine the air quality in the district as part of the UK Governments strategic policy on air quality as set out in Part IV of 1995 Environment.

The pages below should help you understand the issues surrounding local air quality and what we can do about it.