Object
Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035
Representation ID: 1483
Received: 07/02/2019
Respondent: Mr Neil Hipkiss
Representation #470 also refers.
In an article in the Times on 5th Feb 2019 (copy att.), references are made to the harm caused by pollutants, specifically to children.
The Stockbridge and Whyke junctions are both adjacent to schools with (in total) almost three thousand pupils with ages ranging from 4-19 years.
Stockbridge is an AQMA that has exceeded recommended NO2 levels for many years.
The DEFRA spokesperson quoted in the article also referred to "...new primary legislation on air quality".
It is simply not good enough to "maintain" current levels of air pollution through the plan period.
Representation #470 also refers.
In an article in the Times on 5th Feb 2019 (copy att.), references are made to the Unicef and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health survey on the harm caused by pollutants, specifically to children.
The Stockbridge and Whyke junctions are both adjacent to schools with (in total) almost three thousand pupils with ages ranging from 4-19 years.
Stockbridge is an AQMA that has exceeded recommended NO2 levels for many years.
The DEFRA spokesperson quoted in the article also referred to a "...forthcoming environment bill [that] will include new primary legislation on air quality".
It is simply not good enough to "maintain" current levels of air pollution through the plan period.