Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Housing and Safety

RESOLVED that :

1.      a new Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) be declared to cover the whole of Cheltenham Borough and the current AQMA located in the portion of (lower) Bath Road and High Street be revoked .

2.      the joint working with the County Council as the Transport Authority in the development and implementation of the required Further Assessment and Air Quality Action Plan to address this issue be endorsed.

The Cabinet Member Health and Housing introduced the report which sought a new Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) to cover the whole of Cheltenham Borough and to revoke the current AQMA located in the portion of (lower) Bath Road and High Street. It also sought Cabinet endorsement of the joint working with the County Council and the Transport Authority in the development and implementation of the required Further Assessment and Air Quality Action Plan to address this issue.

The Cabinet Member highlighted that under 2.1 of the assessment-London Road, the reference to London road junction with Priors Road should read London Road junction with Hales Road.

Cabinet welcomed the proposed holistic approach and said it was vital that an action plan was put in place to tackle the problem. As this was a traffic related issue it was dependent on joint working with the County. The Council was keen to also address the issue via the Civic Pride proposals.

RESOLVED that :

1. a new Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) be declared to cover the whole of Cheltenham Borough and the current AQMA located in the portion of (lower) Bath Road and High Street be revoked .
2. the joint working with the County Council as the Transport Authority in the development and implementation of the required Further Assessment and Air Quality Action Plan to address this issue be endorsed.