Management Plan - North York Moors National Park

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Environment2.6 Air QualityAlthough remote and noted for its fresh air the locationof the National Park means that it can suffer from airpollution. Air quality monitoring at High Muffles, a NationalRural Monitoring Site on the edge of Cropton Forest,has revealed widely fluctuating levels of ozone since thepublication of the last Management Plan in 1998 31 . At thissite, ozone levels are measured continuously providinga detailed picture of the air quality. Ground level ozonecan have various effects on animals, plants and humans.Ozone concentrations may occur a long distance from thesource of the pollutants, which makes effective action toprevent high concentrations particularly difficult. Whilst theNational Park has a role to play, effective action needs to betaken at a more strategic level.As the National Park is a largely open, rural environment,there are not considered to be any localised air qualityproblems associated with transport. Nitrogen dioxide,emitted by vehicles along with other chemicals, is monitoredat High Muffles and no exceedences have been recordedover the past decade.Whilst appropriate moorland burning regimes help tosustain the moorland, burning, either controlled or throughaccidental fires, can have localised, temporary impacts uponair quality.There are no Air Quality Management Areas in the NationalPark, reflecting the generally clean condition of the air.Challenges● Air quality is predominantly influenced by activitiesoutside the National Park.In 15 Years Time…The clean, fresh air in the National Park helps to support thehigh quality natural environment.31 UK Air – Annual and Exceedence Statistics (www.uk-air.defra.gov.uk)44 www.northyorkmoors.org.uk
AIM■ The air will remain clean, fresh and unpolluted.POLICIESE28. New development will not lead toan unacceptable deterioration of airqualityE29. Appropriate burning regimes willbe established/maintained to reduce therisk of large scale moorland firesMEANS TO ACHIEVELocal Development FrameworkDevelopment Policy 1Emissions consents and enforcementAgri-environment schemesKEY PARTNERSNational Park AuthorityEnvironment AgencyNational Park AuthorityNatural EnglandLand managersHow Management Plan progress will be reportedINDICATORNumber of days of exceedence of ozonepollution levels at High MufflesTARGET / DESIRED DIRECTION OF CHANGEFewer days where there is an exceedenceNorth York Moors National Park Management Plan45
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Page 6 and 7: PrefaceThe National Park Management
Page 8 and 9: 1. Context1.1 The North York Moors
Page 10 and 11: ContextThe vision for the North Yor
Page 12 and 13: Context1.4 How the Management Plan
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Page 18 and 19: ContextWoodlands and ForestryThere
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5. CommunitiesThe remote nature of
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CommunitiesAIM■ The National Park
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Communities5.3 FacilitesOutside the
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Communities5.4 Housing and New Deve
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AIM■ More affordable homes to mee
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CommunitiesAIM■ A safe and effici
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Communities5.6 EnergyThe businesses
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