Environment Policy Statement

Ashfield District Council's policy statement on its commitment to protecting and enhancing the Ashfield environment and promoting a good quality of life for people today and for future generations.

You can also download the Council's Environmental Protection Section Enforcement Policy which was created to demonstrate our commitment to, and clearly set out our approach to, raising environmental and health standards throughout the District.

For information about what the Council is doing to monitor and control air pollution in Ashfield, please see our Air Quality Section.

The Environment In Your Pocket

The Environment in Your Pocket is an annual publication of environmental statistics and trends for the UK by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Previous editions have looked at areas such as global warming; air quality; inland, coastal and marine waters; radioactivity; noise; waste and recycling; woodland; hedgerows; sites of special scientific interest; wildlife and plant diversity; and changes in public attitudes to environmental issues.

For more information and to download the latest publication please visit the Defra website.