Issue - meetings

To advise Members of the response from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on this authority’s latest Air Quality Annual Status Report and to ask Members to revoke the Air Quality Management Area 1 in Trowell due to yearly Nitrogen Dioxide results being lower than the Air Quality Objective since 2016. The statutory air quality objective in England for Nitrogen Dioxide is 40µg/m3.

Members were advised of the response from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairson this authority’s latest Air Quality Annual Status Report and considered a revocation of the Air Quality Management Area 1 in Trowell due to yearly Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) results being lower than the Air Quality Objective since 2016.

RESOLVED that the revocation of Air Quality Management Area 1 be approved.

Reason

Section 83 (2) (b) of the Environment Act 1995 allows for the revocation of an AQMA by an Order, if it appears on review that the air quality standards and objectives are being achieved, and are likely throughout the relevant period to be achieved, within the designated area.