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Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

… that an Air Quality Management Area needs to be declared the Council will put together a plan to improve the air quality - a Local Air Quality Action Plan. How action effects change: This action will enable the Council to lead by example in terms of improving air quality. The Council will work with partners under the auspices of the Leicestershire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2018-2021…

… Communities Short Term Actions/KPIs We will include regular articles in the Council’s Letterbox publication - ongoing RA2: Raising Awareness of Initiatives and Opportunities to Improve Air Quality We will install an Air Quality Monitoring Station at Blaby Road/Station Road junction in order to Monitor NOx Levels and Provide Evidence for Declaration of Air Quality Management Area…

…. The Council recognises the link between improved air quality and health and wellbeing and the benefits in order to reduce imbalances across the Borough. We will investigate opportunities to promote this via Clean Air initiatives in the Borough. Timescale: Short term - Current municipal year before mid-May 2020 Cost: £25,000 provided by S106 monies Environment Impact: If monitoring indicates…

… the number of people being more active and utilising other forms of travel, will help to improve air quality. How action effects change: This action will require support from local stakeholders, particularly Borough schools and engagement from residents. Links to Corporate Plan: Building, Protecting and Empowering communities Short Term Actions/KPIs To have worked with 10 schools…

… and planning with the aim to develop local evidence-based priorities for commissioning which will improve the public's health and reduce inequalities. 6.2 The Leicestershire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment includes a specific chapter dealing with Air Quality. This chapter specifically identifies the Borough of Oadby and Wigston as having high levels of ’outdoor environment’ deprivation (based upon…