Purpose

Air Quality Action Plan
required by Defra under the Local Air Quality Management regime for
all local authorities with Air Quality Management Areas (in this
instance, Lewes Town and Newhaven Ring Road AQMAs).
 
Further to public consultation,
approval is required for the document to be adopted and published
(subsequent to final approval from
Defra).

Content

Resolved (Key decision):
 
(1) To approve the Air Quality
Action Plan.
(2) To grant delegated
authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of
Regeneration and Planning to adopt the Air Quality Action Plan, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate, Nature and Food
Systems, having due regard to the appraisal by the Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).