Decision details

Boroughwide Clean Air Neighbourhoods Programme

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Outline approval for the implementation of an ambitious borough-wide programme of Clean Air Neighbourhoods.

This programme will seek to introduce significant public realm area improvements such as trees, greening sustainable drainage systems, pedestrian improvements, cycling facilities and traffic access restrictions. It will also allow for street space to be used by the community for play streets, community theatre or events such as street parties. As part of the broader effort to improve air quality, further measures to tackle the energy use and heating demand will also be brought forward.

Decision:

1.    To approve the borough wide programme of Clean Air Neighbourhoods within the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (Appendix 1).

 

2.    To delegate responsibility to the Strategic Director of Environment for decision-making and defining the parameters of the Clean Air Neighbourhood programme in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Ecology.

 

3.    To delegate responsibility to the Strategic Director of Environment to amend or modify the programme in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Ecology.

 

4.    To delegate responsibility to the Strategic Director of Environment for implementing projects to clean the air and enhance the public realm in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Ecology.

 

5.    To delegate responsibility to the Strategic Director of Environment to approve the making of Experimental Traffic Orders for the purpose of implementing the experimental phase of the Clean Air Neighbourhoods in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Ecology.

 

6.    To delegate responsibility to the Strategic Director of Environment to approve the making permanent of any Experimental Traffic Orders for the purpose of implementing Clean Air Neighbourhoods subject to the outcomes of public engagement, data collection, monitoring, and analysis, in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Ecology.

 

Report author: Dr Nicola Lang

Publication date: 11/10/2022

Date of decision: 10/10/2022

Decided at meeting: 10/10/2022 - Cabinet

Effective from: 14/10/2022

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