Issue - meetings

The Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing submitted a report on the progress of the Council’s public health workplan in supporting the East Herts Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

The Environmental Health Promotion Officer provided a summary of the report and the progress made, as now submitted. 

Councillor C Woodward referred to the poor air quality at Hockerill lights in Bishop’s Stortford which had been determined as twice the national average in terms of pollution levels.  He sought action on the part of the Council to address this potentially harmful situation and to protect local residents.  Members supported a suggestion that air quality be added as an extra consideration factor in the project template  N008 (Facilitating setup of Bishop’s Stortford Breathe Easy Group).  Members also agreed to a further review of Air Quality work that the Council was responsible for, including the Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), three of which had been designated in East Herts.  This piece of work was suggested for consideration later in the year as part of the work programme, in September or December 2016. 

The Committee received the report, as now detailed.

RESOLVED – that (A) the East Herts Health and Wellbeing Strategy year end Work Plan for 2015/16 be received; and

(B)  Air quality be added as a extra consideration factor in the project template N008 (Facilitating setup on Bishop’s Stortford Breathe Easy Group; and

(C)       a further review of Air Quality work that the Council was responsible for including the Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), three of which had been designated in East Herts, be approved.