Decision details

Date of Decision:

19^th July 2022

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Sam Barstow, Assistant Director of Community Safety and Street Scene

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Sub-Scheme of Delegation – Environment Act 1995

Brief Description of Decision:

Revocation of the Wales Air Quality Management Area

Reasons for the Decision:

Air Quality in Wales has been continually monitored for many years and for the last four years (since 2018) it has been demonstrated that annual mean levels of nitrogen dioxide have fallen consistently below the threshold of 40 µg/m³.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Leaving the Air Quality Management Area in place was considered but rejected as monitoring demonstrates there is no longer a legal requirement to have the intervention in place.

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