Decision Maker: Deputy Chief Executive -, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Reform and Regeneration
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Further to the report approved at Cabinet on
25 March 2019, attached is the approved supplementary evidence as
referenced in the Cabinet report.
Oldham Council was issued with a Direction under the Environment
Act 1995 requiring the Council to produce a feasibility study to
identify the option which will deliver compliance with the
requirement to meet legal limits for nitrogen dioxide in the
shortest possible time. Oldham Council complied with this Direction
by the production of a feasibility study submitted to JAQU in July
2018. Oldham Council is also required to address the exceedances
that have been identified within its boundary during the Target
Determination exercise. Oldham Council confirmed in its
supplemental plan that the exceedance identified in Oldham was
being considered as part of the Greater Manchester plan. This has
been acknowledged by government.
Oldham Council has been developing the study collectively with the
other 9 Greater Manchester local authorities and the GMCA, and
coordinated by TfGM in line with Government direction and
guidance.
The key features of Greater Manchester’s feasibility study
and its Outline Business Case (OBC) to reduce nitrogen dioxide
exceedances in Oldham and across Greater Manchester in the shortest
possible time was approved on 25 March 2019 at the Council’s
Cabinet/ Council meeting for submission to the government's Joint
Air Quality Unit (JAQU).
At this time a delegation was given to Cllr A Shah, Cabinet Member
for Neighbourhoods and Helen Lockwood, Deputy Chief Executive -
People and Place to approve the submission of supplementary
information.
RESOLVED - That:
The documents attached to the report are recommended to be
submitted to the government's Joint air Quality Unit.
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Other reasons / organisations consulted
Cabinet Members
Contact: Carol Brown, Assistant Executive Director - Environment 0161 770 4452 or Email: carol.brown@oldham.gov.uk Email: Carol.Brown@oldham.gov.uk.
Publication date: 08/05/2019
Date of decision: 25/04/2019
Effective from: 16/05/2019
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