Improvement of air quality

Air quality monitoring is carried out to determine whether we are likely to meet the air quality objectives for specific pollutants, within Perth & Kinross. If an objective for a pollutant is exceeded or likely to be exceeded we must declare an Air Quality Management Area.

Air Quality Management areas declared in Perth and Kinross

• Perth City was declared an Air Quality Management Area in May 2006. View the  Air Quality Managment Area Map (PDF) [2MB] . We are working hard to improve air quality in accordance with the 2009 Air Quality Action Plan (PDF) [10MB] , please refer to this document should you require further information.
• In Crieff - West High Street, High Street, East High Street, and part of Comrie Street, were declared an Air Quality Management Area in February 2014.  View the  Crieff Air Quality Management Area Map (PDF) [373KB] .

Crieff Air Quality Action Plan

A public consultation on the draft Crieff Air Quality Action Plan concluded on 18 February 2019, and the results from this have recently been uploaded to PKC's Consultation Hub.