Toggle menu

Councillors and committees

Issue - meetings

Breathe: Update on the Air Quality Plan for Gateshead, Newcastle and North Tyneside

Meeting: 17/09/2019 - Cabinet (Item 53)

53 Consultation on a Revised Option to Improve Air Quality in Gateshead, Newcastle and North Tyneside pdf icon PDF 546 KB

Report of the Chief Execuitve and Acting Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

Consideration has been given to the proposal to consult on a revised proposal for improving air quality in Gateshead, Newcastle and North Tyneside.

 

 

 

The alternative option to that being recommended, but which has been discounted at this time, was to also consult on a Clean Air Zone Class D proposal.

 

 

 

RESOLVED -

(i)

That consultation with affected stakeholders and the public for six weeks on a Clean Air Zone Class C and associated traffic management measures be approved.

 

 

 

 

(ii)

That consultation with affected stakeholders and the public on possible mitigation measures to minimise the impact of the aforementioned Clean Air Zone and traffic management schemes be approved.

 

 

 

 

(iii)

That the approval of the final form of the appropriate consultation materials be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with the lead Cabinet Member.

 

 

 

 

(iv)

That outcomes of consultation, together with a Final Business Case for a single option, be brought back to Cabinet for final approval.

 

 

 

The above decisions have been made to improve air quality in Gateshead, Newcastle and North Tyneside.

 


 

Help us improve this site by giving feedback