Decision details

Approval of Changes to Oxfordshire County Council Air Quality Strategy Route Map Actions

Decision Maker: Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Public Health, Inequalities & Community Safety

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Oxfordshire County Council Air Quality Strategy has a Route Map with actions.  In order to ensure the actions remain up to date and relevant some have been completed, removed, amended or new ones added.

Decision:

The Chair approved the recommendations subject to the following amendments to the list of actions in the Route Map.

 

1.    The reinstatement of this action:

 

Deliver parking controls, traffic reduction schemes and congestion management measures to reduce private car use and improve local air quality.

 

2.    Revision of five actions as follows:

a.    Work to reduce air pollution from waste disposal including development of the circular economy strategy.

 

Removed as complete as a programme of actions to reduce air pollution included in waste disposal activities and air quality expertise involved in development of the County Councils Circular Economy strategy.

 

b.    Work with local partners to deliver the Oxfordshire Energy Strategy and supporting projects.

 

Removed as complete as the council has recruited to a new post to support addressing energy challenges.  Partners continue to work on delivery of the Oxfordshire Energy Strategy. 

 

c.    Ensure air quality impacts are included as a consideration in county council planning consultation responses including in Health Impact Assessments of strategic developments and major infrastructure schemes, particularly where this is related to county council functions such as transport.

 

An audit of planning application responses by the Public Health service was carried out in the summer of 2024 and air quality impacts were considered so this action removed as complete as ongoing.

 

d.    Ensure air quality is included as a potential health impact when conducting HIAs on major transport schemes or plans and any adverse impacts on local air quality are effectively mitigated.

 

Removed as complete as the HIA guidance available on Oxfordshire Healthy Place Shaping webpages which includes air quality as a potential health impact.

 

 

e.    Work with our Air Quality Partners to understand current monitoring in Oxfordshire and develop a joined up, integrated approach to local air quality monitoring.

 

Removed as complete as University of Birmingham completed a review of air quality monitors and monitoring sites are included on the Oxonair website

Report author: Kate Eveleigh

Publication date: 04/02/2025

Date of decision: 04/02/2025

Decided at meeting: 04/02/2025 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Public Health, Inequalities & Community Safety

Effective from: 12/02/2025

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