Notice of Motion submitted in accordance with Standing Order No 6
Proposer – Councillor Fielding
Seconder – Councillor Hunt
This Council notes:
(i) Breathing clean air is essential to health and well being
(ii) Air pollution from vehicles has a significant and detrimental impact on the health of all people, but particularly children
(iii) The areas of particular concern in the authority are the Air Quality Management Areas such as the M1 corridor and Dodworth Road where air quality objectives are known to be regularly breached
(iv) The Council, through its actions, has the ability to significantly affect the levels of exposure to harmful air pollution within its area by all people, but particularly children
Furthermore, this Council believes that:
(v) Local authorities should not be facilitating or encouraging the building of houses, schools or leisure facilities or the siting of play areas in areas with high levels of air pollution, particularly in air quality management areas
(vi) Efforts should be made during all planning processes to minimise the exposure of people to poor air quality
Therefore, this Council calls for:
(vii) An end to all new housing, school and leisure development (including outdoor play areas, sports pitches and gyms) in air quality management areas
(viii) In the light of the adoption of the Local Plan and the consequent expected high levels of development in the area, and the increasing body of evidence of the significant harm that poor air quality has on children, the Councils Air Quality Management Strategy is fully reviewed immediately, rather than waiting for the permitted 5-year review period
(ix) An immediate review of the Local Plan to remove all proposed development sites that are situated within an air quality management area
Minutes:
The following Motion submitted in accordance with Standing Order No 6 in relation to improving air quality in Barnsley was:
Moved by Councillor Fielding – Seconded by Councillor Hunt
This Council notes:
(i) Breathing clean air is essential to health and well being
(ii) Air pollution from vehicles has a significant and detrimental impact on the health of all people, but particularly children
(iii) The areas of particular concern in the authority are the Air Quality Management Areas such as the M1 corridor and Dodworth Road where air quality objectives are known to be regularly breached
(iv) The Council, through its actions, has the ability to significantly affect the levels of exposure to harmful air pollution within its area by all people, but particularly children
Furthermore, this Council believes that:
(v) Local authorities should not be facilitating or encouraging the building of houses, schools or leisure facilities or the siting of play areas in areas with high levels of air pollution, particularly in air quality management areas
(vi) Efforts should be made during all planning processes to minimise the exposure of people to poor air quality
Therefore, this Council calls for:
(vii) An end to all new housing, school and leisure development (including outdoor play areas, sports pitches and gyms) in air quality management areas
(viii) In the light of the adoption of the Local Plan and the consequent expected high levels of development in the area, and the increasing body of evidence of the significant harm that poor air quality has on children, the Councils Air Quality Management Strategy is fully reviewed immediately, rather than waiting for the permitted 5-year review period
(ix) An immediate review of the Local Plan to remove all proposed development sites that are situated within an air quality management area
The following amendment was:
Moved by Councillor Cheetham – Seconded by Councillor Frost
The Council notes
(i) Breathing clean air is essential to health and wellbeing
(ii) Air pollution from vehicles has a significant and detrimental impact on the health of all people, but particularly children
Furthermore the Council believes
(iii) Local Authorities should continue to give appropriate care and consideration to air quality, in all areas, including those specifically designated for AQM, when undertaking their duties as local planning authorities, and continue to make representations to national bodies where further development outside their remit may impact air quality in their local authority areas (trains, trams, airports etc)
Upon put to the vote, the amendment was carried.
The amendment was then put as the Substantive Motion and was carried.