Issue details
Air Quality Annual Status Report 2026
The report details the latest (2025) 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 will be 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.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/04/2026
Decision due: 02/06/26 by Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session
Lead member: Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency
Lead director: Director of Environmental and Regulatory Service
Department: Directorate of Environmental and Regulatory Service
Contact: Mike Southcombe Email: michael.southcombe@york.gov.uk 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.
Consultees: 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.