Issue details
Air Quality Annual Status Report 2025
The report details the latest (2024) air quality monitoring results for York and progress on achieving measures in City of York Council’s current Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP4) to deliver further improvements in air quality. The Executive Member is asked to note the contents of the report including the improving trend in air pollution in recent years and approve the submission of the Annual Status Report (ASR) to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) for formal appraisal, in line with statutory guidance.
This item has been moved from 17/6/25 to 3/6/25 to accommodate changes to the scheduling of Executive Member Decision Sessions for the new Municipal Year.
The Council aims to give the same 28 days’ clear notice of non-key decisions as it does for key decisions, but in exceptional circumstances this may not be possible. It has not been possible to give 28 clear days’ notice for this item as this report is an urgent request by Executive.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Decision Made
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/05/2025
Decision due: 03/06/25 by Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session
Reason: To accommodate changes to the scheduling of Executive Member Decision Sessions for the new Municipal Year.
Lead member: Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency
Lead director: Director of Transport, Environment and Planning
Department: Directorate of Transport, Environment and Planning
Contact: Mike Southcombe tel : 01904 551514 Email: mike.southcombe@york.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Local authorities must submit an Annual Status
Report to DEFRA each year. Whilst no consultation outside CYC has
been undertaken specifically for the purposes of compiling the ASR,
the report will be considered in public at the Executive Member
Decision Session, before submission to DEFRA. Various CYC
departments were consulted to obtained updates on air quality
improvement measures outlined in the report. DEFRA will appraise
the ASR following submission and provide feedback to CYC.
Equality Impact Assessment Completed?: N/A – an EIA is not required for this report, which is brought to the Executive Member for information only. However, it should be noted that throughout delivery of CYC’s updated Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP4), further EIAs will be needed to accompany specific projects / measures.