Recommendation
to approve the making of Revocation Orders, revoking the orders declaring 7 Air
Quality Management Areas (AQMA). This is due to long term compliance of between
8 and 12 years with required air quality targets for Nitrogen Dioxide. This will
leave one remaining AQMA, Wakefield City.'
ID No: 2063/0726
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/06/2026
Overview and Scrutiny: Regeneration and Communities - Chair, Cllr D Hunter;
Decision due: September 2026 by Cabinet
Contact: Ruth Rhodes, Environmental Health Service Manager Email: Rrhodes@wakefield.gov.uk.
Consultation process
A public consultation
was published on the Council’s website from 1st to 28th
February 2026, asking for views and comments on the intention to revoke the
AQMA Orders.
0 public responses
were received.
Other Consultees
approached directly included WMDC Public Health, Highways/Planning (1
response), and Ward Councillors in wards affected by the proposed revocations
(1 response). All respondents were replied to individually. All responses are
detailed in the background papers.
Date First Included in Plan: July 2026
Reason for Removal: Approved at Cabinet on 22 September 2026