The Committee considered Minute 276 of Cabinet held on 20th September 2016, which had been called-in for scrutiny, together with the report of the Corporate Director for Place proposing the declaration of an Air Quality Management Area following an assessment of the air quality at the junction of the A127, Hobleythick Lane and Rochford Road.

Resolved:-

That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:

“1.  That the outcome of the 2016 Local Air Quality Management Detailed Assessment for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council for nitrogen dioxide exceedences at the junction of A127, Rochford Road and Hobleythick Lane, be noted.

2.  That the proposed Air Quality Management Area boundaries for nitrogen dioxide, detailed within Appendix 1 to the submitted report and the Air Quality Management Area Order 1 (Appendix 2 to the report) be declared and that an Order be made under the provisions of Section 83(1) of the Environment Act 1995 formally designating the area as an Air Quality Management Area.

3.  That consultation be undertaken on the development of an Air Quality Action Plan, in line with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) guidance, and that following the completion of the consultation, the Corporate Director for Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Planning and Public protection, be authorised to finalise the plan for submission to DEFRA.

4.  That an Air Quality Strategy be developed for the Borough.

5.  That the funding position for this project, as set out in Section 6.2 of the report, be noted.”

Note: This is an Executive Function

Executive Councillor – Flewitt