Issue details

Consultation process:
The draft AQAP4 was subject to a period of public consultation between 22nd November 2023 and 4th February 2024. The report will provide a full overview of the public consultation process, but in summary this included online and offline mechanisms (including in-person consultation events).
The consultation was shared will all CYC staff and CYC councillors, with additional notification of the consultation being sent directly to all statutory consultees and a number of other relevant stakeholders. Again, the report will provide a full overview.
Additionally, the pre-consultation draft of AQAP4 and outline of the proposed consultation approach was shared with CYC’s Economy, Place, Access and Transport Scrutiny Committee on 24 October 2023 (as part of the paper discussing overarching principles for York’s overarching Transport Strategy and Plan).

Consultees:
In addition to consulting with members of the public, CYC staff and councillors, information about the consultation was sent to all statutory consultees and a number of other relevant stakeholders. This included DEFRA, all neighbouring local authorities, York Civic Trust, UK Health Security Agency, the Environment Agency, National Highways, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, York Hospital, North Yorkshire Police, all local bus and taxi operators, the Confederation for Passenger Transport, Asthma and Lung UK, the University of York and York St John University. The consultation was also sent to bodes representing local business interests including Make it York, York BID, Federation of Small Business, York Chamber of Commerce and York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership.