Issue - meetings

Report of Interim Public Protection and Environmental Health Manager

Purpose of report

To declare an Air Quality Management Area in Bicester

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

 1.1        To declare an Air Quality Management Area including Kings End, Queens Avenue and Field Street, Bicester.

Resolved

(1)          That an Air Quality Management Area including Kings End, Queens Avenue and Field Street, Bicester as shown on the plan (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be declared.

The Interim Public Protection and Environmental Health Manager which sought the agreement of Executive to declare an Air Quality Management Area in Bicester.

Resolved

(1)          That an Air Quality Management Area including Kings End, Queens Avenue and Field Street, Bicester as shown on the plan (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be declared.

Reasons

Due to exceedances of the annual mean air quality objective for nitrogen dioxide it is recommended that an AQMA is declared for Kings End / Queens Avenue / Field Street, Bicester as outlined in the annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book).

Alternative options

Option 1: An alternative option would be to not declare the area as an AQMA. However, if an air quality objective is not being met then the Council is required to declare that area as an AQMA and so for this reason this is not an alternative option.