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Motion From Councillor Richard Webber

Meeting: 21/03/2017 - County Council (Item 120)

Motion From Councillor Richard Webber

“District Councils have responsibility for measuring and monitoring Air Quality and, where appropriate, putting in place Air Quality Management Areas and Action Plans. Unfortunately, most of the possible remedial actions to counteract worsening Air Quality are costly, involve Highway and traffic issues and fall on the cash-strapped County Council. This has led to, frustration from residents and a feeling that “nothing can be done”.

 

Council believes that the growing national and government awareness of the health and economic implications of poor Air Quality, together with the opportunity offered by a Unitary Council to bring under one roof all Air Quality issues, Council therefore asks the Director for Environment & Economy to explore, as a matter of urgency, the feasibility and legality of demanding s106 contributions from all developments in Oxfordshire, with such contributions increasing from developments in or near established AQMAs. This would allow the sum of money accrued to be used on Air Quality alleviation measures.”

Decision:

It being after 3.30pm, this motion was considered dropped in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15.1