Purpose

To request Cabinet approval of the revocation of 2 Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA’s) for Wisbech as required by the Environment Act 1995. To set out the reasons for this recommendation and to update Cabinet on recent correspondence from the Department of Food and Rural Affairs in relation to Fenland’s air quality and future air quality monitoring in Wisbech.

Decision

AGREED by Order under the Environment Act 1995 Part IV to the revocation of Air Quality Management Areas Wisbech 1 and Wisbech 2 as identified in Schedule 1 to the report, following removal of the original pollution source, and therefore securing compliance with the national statutory particulate and sulphur dioxide air quality objectives.