From Friday 10 October to Friday 21 November 2025, we are inviting feedback on the draft Eastbourne Air Quality Strategy (AQS).
The draft strategy outlines the actions Eastbourne Borough Council will take to improve air quality across the borough between 2026-2030. The draft version will be finalised and adopted from spring 2026.
Air quality has improved in England over recent decades however, it continues to be the biggest environmental risk to public health, with children, older people, and disabled people most affected.
Local government has an essential role to play in delivering cleaner air for communities and nature right across England and local authorities are expected to take preventative action to manage poor air quality, through a local Air Quality Strategy, rather than waiting for a legal limit to be breached.
This document sets out a framework to enable Eastbourne Borough Council, with the support of partner organisations, to deliver cleaner air for Eastbourne.
To achieve this, we have developed a comprehensive Air Quality Strategy with five main aims:
- Achieve and maintain clean air for all
- Promote cleaner travel
- Ensure new developments are sustainably designed
- Foster community awareness of air pollution and mitigation initiatives
- Improve our understanding of air quality across Eastbourne
The council’s proposed actions to help reduce air pollution across the borough can be found here: Download the draft Eastbourne Air Quality Strategy (this link will open in a new window).
Have your say
We are inviting feedback on the the draft action plan via this survey.
Please complete the survey by Friday 21st November 2025.