Agenda item

To note the Wardmote resolution from the Ward of Broad Street.

The Committee received a Wardmote resolution from the Ward of Broad Street regarding concerning the level of noise and exhaust pollution local to Lothbury, and the written response from the Department of Markets and Consumer Protection.

In response to a Member’s question, the Director of Port Health and Public Protection advised that regulations against idle vehicles were being enforced by signage and Civil Enforcement Officers. The Environmental Health Officer added that the regulations were a deterrent to prevent exhaust pollution from idle vehicles; vehicles had to have been observed by an Officer for at least one minute and drivers had to have refused to shut down the engine before a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) could be issued.

RESOLVED – That the resolution from the Ward of Broad Street be noted.