Health: Hackney Air Quality Action Plan, London

The Environment Audit Committee (EAC) reported that 30,000 people in the
UK died prematurely from air pollution in 2008.

Like other central London boroughs, Hackney is exceeding air quality limit targets, and as a deprived area, residents suffer a greater proportion of related illness. The Hackney Air Quality Action Plan is addressing this.

Developers must ensure that building work and new developments don’t add to poor air quality in the borough and that the health of future occupiers is protected. The draft local plan states that all new developments must be car-free, with parking limited to disabled spaces or essential servicing needs.

Families enjoying playing in the street outside a school.