Purpose

To revoke the Air Quality
Management Areas relating to hourly mean nitrogen dioxide because
the levels of nitrogen dioxide expressed as an hourly mean have
been consistently below the National Air Quality Objective
thresholds for declaring an Air Quality Management Area.

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

Date of Decision:

28th March 2024

Title:

Revocation of the Wortley Road
and Fitzwilliam Road hourly mean nitrogen dioxide Air Quality
Management Areas

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Sam Barstow, Assistant Director, Community
Safety & Street Scene

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

The Regeneration and Environment sub-scheme of
delegation delegates to the Assistant Director responsibility for
acting within the provision laid out in the Environmental
Protection Act 1990.
 

Brief Description of
Decision:

To revoke the Air Quality Management Areas
relating to hourly mean nitrogen dioxide because the levels of
nitrogen dioxide expressed as an hourly mean have been consistently
below the National Air Quality Objective thresholds for declaring
an Air Quality Management Area

Reasons for the Decision:

The levels of nitrogen dioxide expressed as an
hourly mean have been consistently below the National Air Quality
Objective thresholds for declaring an Air Quality Management
Area.
 
Section 83(2)(b) of the Environment Act 1990
states that an Air Quality Management Area should be revoked where
an air quality review shows compliance and that this is expected to
be maintained
 

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

The Council could have considered keeping the
declared Air Quality Management Areas in place. However, there
would be little justification for this given that the air quality
monitoring data demonstrates that the areas are compliant with
legal requirements and are likely to continue to be so. Section
83(2)(b) of the Environment Act 1990 states that an Air Quality
Management Area should be revoked where an air quality review shows
compliance and that this is expected to be maintained

Conflicts of interest declared by any
Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to
the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of reports
considered

None

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to Revoke
the Air Quality Management Areas relating to hourly mean nitrogen
dioxide
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker  
Dated:         
28/03/24

Name:          Sam
Barstow                             
Job Title:     Assistant Director, Community
Safety & Street Scene