Issue - meetings

Report of Head of Regulatory Services and Community Safety

Purpose of report

To request Executive approval to confirm the revocation of the Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) in Bicester.

Recommendations

The Executive resolves:

1.1           To revoke Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) No.4 (Kings End/Queens Avenue, Bicester)

Resolved

(1)          That the Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) No.4 (Kings End/Queens Avenue, Bicester) be revoked.

The Head of Regulatory Services and Community Safety submitted a report to request Executive approval to confirm the revocation of the Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) in Bicester.

Resolved

(1)          That the Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) No.4 (Kings End/Queens Avenue, Bicester) be revoked.

Reasons

In AQMA No.4 (Kings End/Queens Avenue, Bicester) the measured levels of nitrogen dioxide have been below the air quality objective of 40µg/m³ for the last five years. The guidance from DEFRA is that revocation of an AQMA should be considered following three consecutive years of compliance with the relevant objective, and where there have been no exceedances for the past five years, the AQMA must be revoked. The Executive is therefore recommended to approve the revocation of this AQMA.

Alternative options

Option 1: To not revoke AQMA No.4 (Kings End/Queens Avenue, Bicester). This option was rejected because local authorities are required to revoke AQMAs where there have been no exceedances of the relevant objective for the past five years.