Purpose

Sustained improvements in local air quality
have been achieved in some areas of the borough and maintained over
a 5-year period (excluding years with pandemic related travel
restrictions). Defra guidance requires the coverage of the Air
Quality Management Area, (AQMA), to be reviewed. Currently the AQMA
is borough wide, but air quality monitoring data shows that there
is not borough wide exceedance of the statutory air quality
objectives for nitrogen dioxide air pollution. A report will be
brought before the Environment & Sustainability Committee
specifying the options for a revised AQMA.

Content

The Committee resolved to:

1.   
Note the proposed change in the coverage of the Air Quality
Management Area (AQMA)

2.   
Agree option 2 to recommend adoption of the proposed more
conservative modified AQMA boundary detailed in Appendix 1, Figure
2.