Decisions for issue Low Emission Zone update

1)           That the Committee authorises an application to the Traffic Commissioner to amend the current Traffic Regulation Condition which established the Euro V bus based Low Emission Zone in Castle Square, North Street and Western Road to extend to the junction with Palmeira Square with a provisional start date of 1 January 2019.

2)           That the Committee declares that the new conditions of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone will require that all new Public Service Vehicles operating in the zone should meet as a minimum the Euro VI emission standard, with only the licensed exemptions set out in this report. Bus operators will have until October 2024 to replace or convert all buses entering the Low Emission Zone to the new Euro VI standard.

3)           That the Committee removes the current exemption for low frequency bus routes in the zone and authorises that the ‘Low Emission Zone Guidance for Bus Operators’ be updated in line with the new operating criteria.