RESOLVED:

1.            That the public consultation responses to the Council’s draft Air Quality Action Plan 2018-2023 be noted.

2.            That the draft Air Quality Action Plan 2018-2023 be agreed.

3.            That future decisions in respect of the draft Air Quality Action Plan 2018-2023 be delegated to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Street Cleanliness and Parking.

The Cabinet Member for Street Cleanliness and Parking presented the report which set out consultation responses and a draft Air Quality Action Plan for 2018-23.  He highlighted that although the Plan would go some way to addressing air quality in the Borough, it would also require a coordinated approach by central government to address air quality as a national issue in order to have a real impact.  Cabinet noted the impact of air quality on the Borough’s schools and welcomed the emphasis in the report to address the issue.

In response to Members’ questions relating to the South Wimbledon junction, the Director of Environment and Regeneration advised that officers were committed to tackling the key junction and that the alignment of the Council’s Action Plan with the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and his commitment to improving air quality in London would help in addressing the issue.

RESOLVED:

1.            That the public consultation responses to the Council’s draft Air Quality Action Plan 2018-2023 be noted.

2.            That the draft Air Quality Action Plan 2018-2023 be agreed.

3.            That future decisions in respect of the draft Air Quality Action Plan 2018-2023 be delegated to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Street Cleanliness and Parking.