Issue details

To consider and approve the Council’s consultation response to the DEFRA consultation on the “Draft national plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide in our towns and cities”.

The environment group ClientEarth won a Supreme Court ruling against the Government in November 2016. The ruling found that the 2015 National Air Quality Plan was not sufficient in that it would not bring down air pollution levels within a sufficient timeframe.  As a result of this the government, through DEFRA, has produced a revised Draft National Air Quality Action Plan.  This was published on 5 May 2017 and is out for consultation until 15 June 2017.  The plan names 40 UK towns and cities where positive action is necessary to reduce air pollution levels, based on data from computer modelling.  Fareham is one of the towns listed, it is therefore important that the Council responds to this consultation.