Air quality management reviews and annual reports
Improving air quality in our region
We have a legal responsibility as a council to monitor and report on air quality in our region.
In areas where the objectives are not met, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) are declared to improve air quality.
You can view our map to see the AQMAs and monitoring sites within our area.
Air Quality Action Plan
Where Air Quality Management Areas are declared, we have to produce an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP). The aim of this is to reduce concentrations within those AQMAs to below the government's objectives. Progress on all Air Quality Action Plans are published annually in the Annual Status Reports mentioned below.
2024 reviewed and consolidated the AQAPs developed by the legacy areas for their respective air quality management areas into a single AQAP for Buckinghamshire. This AQAP now supersedes all previous versions for the Buckinghamshire Council area.
View the Air Quality Action Plan.
AQMA Revocation Orders
If there have been no air quality exceedances in the past five years, including during the Covid-19 pandemic, local authorities must cancel the Air Quality Management Area (AQMA). Four compliant AQMAs were revoked in January 2025 . The revocation orders are available here.
Annual Status Reports
We submit an Annual Status Report (ASR) annually to Defra for appraisal.
The report contains:
- the concentrations of pollution measured in the previous calendar year
- how this compared to previous years
- what we have been doing to improve air quality in the area, including progress on the Air Quality Action Plans
Previous reports
View our previous reports and documents:
Select your former district area to view Annual Status Reports from previous years.
This page includes documents published before 23 September 2018. Some of these documents may not be accessible. To request an accessible version of any document, contact [email protected]
This page includes documents published before 23 September 2018. Some of these documents may not be accessible. To request an accessible version of any document, contact [email protected]
Chiltern ASR 2020
Chiltern ASR 2019
Chiltern ASR 2018
Chiltern ASR 2017
Chiltern ASR 2016
Chiltern USA 2015
Chiltern Progress Report 2014
Chiltern Progress Report 2013 and AQMA Action Plan Update
Chiltern USA 2012
Chiltern Progress Report 2011
Chiltern Progress Report 2010
Chiltern Detailed Assessment 2010
Chiltern USA 2009
Chiltern Detailed Assessment 2007
Chiltern USA 2006
Chiltern Progress Report 2005
Chiltern Progress Report 2004
Chiltern USA 2003
This page includes documents published before 23 September 2018. Some of these documents may not be accessible. To request an accessible version of any document, contact [email protected]
South Bucks Annual Status Report 2020
South Bucks Annual Status Report 2019
South Bucks Annual Status Report 2018
South Bucks Annual Status Report 2017
South Bucks Annual Status Report 2016
South Bucks Detailed Assessment 2016
South Bucks Air Quality Progress Report 2014
South Bucks Air Quality Progress Report 2013
South Bucks USA 2012
South Bucks Air Quality Progress Report 2010
South Bucks USA 2009
South Bucks Air Quality Progress Report 2008
South Bucks Air Quality Progress Report 2007
South Bucks Further Assessment of Air Quality 2005
South Bucks Air Quality Management Area Order 2004
South Bucks USA 2003
This page includes documents published before 23 September 2018. Some of these documents may not be accessible. To request an accessible version of any document, contact [email protected]
Wycombe Annual Status Report 2020
Wycombe Annual Status Report 2019
Wycombe Annual Status Report 2018
Wycombe Annual Status Report 2017
Wycombe Air Quality Progress Report 2016
Wycombe USA 2015
Wycombe Air Quality Progress Report 2014
Detailed assessment of air quality in Marlow 2014
Wycombe Air Quality Progress Report 2013
Wycombe USA 2012
Wycombe Air Quality Progress Report 2011
Detailed assessment of air quality in High Wycombe 2010
Modelling assessment of air quality along the M40 2010
Wycombe Progress Report 2010
Wycombe USA 2009
Wycombe Progress Report 2008
Wycombe Progress Report 2007
Wycombe USA 2006
Wycombe Progress Report 2005
Wycombe Progress Report 2004
Wycombe Air Quality Management Stage 4 Report
Wycombe Air Quality Management Stage 3 Report
Wycombe Air Quality Management Stage 2 Report
Wycombe Air Quality Management Stage 1 Report
Further information on improving air quality
To see how we aim to achieve net-zero for carbon emissions for Buckinghamshire as a whole by 2050, view our Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy.
Visit Global Action Plan’s Clean Air Hub for further information on:
- what local air pollution is
- what we can do to reduce emissions
- what we can do to reduce our own exposure to air pollution