Issue - meetings

1.            That the positive progress made in the delivery of the Air Quality Action Plan be noted.

2.            That the ratified 2020 data set is reviewed in due course and if appropriate an application is submitted to DEFRA in the spring of 2021 to revoke the current Air Quality Management Area and to submit a new declaration for a significantly reduced Air Quality Management Area.

Councillor Porter introduced the report and thanked Members for the useful contributions made when the matter was considered at the Health and Environment Policy Committee on 13 January 2020

At the invitation of the Leader, Councillor Pearson addressed the meeting as summarised briefly below.

Welcomed the report and the presentation to the Committee on 13 January.  However, further action was required including tackling pollution due to traffic congestion along the Romsey Road, Winchester.

Cabinet Members noted the comments made.

Cabinet agreed to the following for the reasons set out above and outlined in the report.

RESOLVED:

1.        That the positive progress made in the delivery of the Air Quality Action Plan be noted.

2.        That the ratified 2020 data set is reviewed in due course and if appropriate an application is submitted to DEFRA in the spring of 2021 to revoke the current Air Quality Management Area and to submit a new declaration for a significantly reduced Air Quality Management Area.