Air Quality Action Plan 2014 Environment

16 September 2016

AIR QUALITY ACTION PLAN - PROGRESS REPORT REPORT FOR 2013 – 2014

The original Air Quality Action Plan was approved by the Council in November 2002. The Action Plan measures remain the same, with progress identified for each item, for the period 2013 - 2014.

A. Londonwide And Regional Measures B. Boroughwide Measures C. Local Measures

A LONDONWIDE AND REGIONAL MEASURES

Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and outcome Comments timescale to date 1 LEZ Feasibility On 13 November 2007, the Mayor The LEZ has forced the most Participate in the development of a low study Autumn confirmed the Greater Low Emission polluting diesel vehicles driving in emission zone (LEZ) in 2002. Zone Charging (Variation) Order without to become cleaner. This Consultation April modifications. has helped improve air quality in London, where only vehicles 2006 London, so it has helped improve that meet the exhaust th emission standards would Operational 4 The LEZ commenced on 4 February the quality of life for Londoners, Feb 2008 2008 for lorries over 12 tonnes, with especially those with respiratory operate. The measure will target heavy goods vehicles Last phase different vehicles affected and tougher and cardiovascular conditions. and vans implemented emissions standards introduced over 3/1/12 time. By 2012 the LEZ included all By 2013 the Council had 13/2/13 Mayor commercial vehicles down to white replaced or upgraded its fleet. announced that vans, caravans and minibuses The major part of the fleet phase V be Vehicles in London, in breach of the comprising of heavier vehicles for implemented by Order, are fined between £250 - £1000 the Refuse and Recycling 2015 will apply to per day depending on the type of services was replaced with Euro TfL-operated vehicle and how soon they pay. IV vehicles buses only In February 2013 The Mayor The remainder of the fleet was announced his intention to create the either replaced or fitted with world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone abatement devices to bring them (ULEZ) in central London. ”My vision is to the standard required by the a central zone where almost all the LEZ by Jan 2012. vehicles running during working hours are either zero or low emission”. A number of Euro V vehicles are Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and outcome Comments timescale to date now in the fleet although these Phase V of the LEZ is due to be are in the main light vehicles. introduced in 2015 but will only apply to TfL buses, which will have to meet more As a borough inside but on the stringent NOx standards. Other buses, boundary of the LEZ area, coaches and HGV’s will now be exempt, Richmond has worked closely as the cost was considered too with TfL to ensure appropriate onerous. The Mayor proposes extra signage has been implemented. hybrid buses to bring the total up to 1,600 by 2016 and new zero emission taxis - no emissions at point of use.

All new vehicles registered from 2014/15/16 (depending on vehicle type) will meet the next Euro standard (Euro VI) and it is expected that more than 40 per cent of the vehicles operating in central London will meet this standard by 2020

2 The Airports White Paper (12/2003) The Borough will continue to Encourage BAA to take action to reduce emissions at BAA plans and identified AQ as a material pursue actions through the Heathrow from surface projects change consideration which could delay the Heathrow Airport Consultative and move on, building of a 3rd runway. Committee, 2M and the Mayor of access traffic, site traffic, aircraft and other sources. over time. T5 The BAA Interim Master Plan was London. The aim is that BAA opened to published in June 2005. BAA has now should reduce background noise passengers on 27 become Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL). & air pollution levels around March 2008. On Heathrow so that they also 12th May 2010 the On 12th May 2010 the new coalition reduce in the Borough. coalition government cancelled plans for a 3rd Our concern remains that a new government runway at Heathrow. In Nov 2011 and runway, intensified runway use cancelled plans July 2012 BAA launched 2 sets of and airspace intensification will for a 3rd runway at Freedom Trials to trial various all lead to increases in aircraft Heathrow but procedures to maximize use of existing movements in the sky, and approved the runways. On 12 July 2012 DfT launched increases in road traffic removal of the a draft aviation policy framework to movements on the ground, both Cranford consult on the future of aviation in the leading to greater pollution Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and outcome Comments timescale to date Agreement and UK - to consider the environmental emissions and ‘green house gas’ the retaining of impacts – including air quality – emissions. Westerly alongside economic benefits. Preference. In Modelling for T5 indicated the In our response to the 3rd runway May 2012 the Richmond Borough could expect an etc. consultation, we opposed the government increase in NO2 by 2016, with 5% proposal to increase capacity at agreed to include increased traffic on major roads (A316) the expense of keeping any a 3rd runway at and increase of 3% on nearby minor gains in air quality and noise LHR in its aviation roads. improvements. We will continue policy review. Future potential growth of Heathrow is to do this. now being considered by the Airports Commission - established in September 2012 and due to report no later than summer 2015. 3 LEZ (in item 1) All London Bus services (red buses) Lobby the Mayor of London to th By 2015 the Mayor has ensure that, as a minimum launched 4 Feb already comply with the Euro lll committed to either retrofit Euro buses and taxis meet the LEZ 2008. emissions standards proposed for the III buses or replace them with The aim is LEZ. A large part of the central London EURO III and IV criteria ultra-low-emission Euro IV and cleaner emissions bus fleet will be retrofitted with devices introduce 600 new hybrid buses, from lorries and to further reduce emissions. The reducing CO2 emissions in the coaches, buses, timetable for achieving Euro lV on all Capital by 20,600 tonnes pa. By taxis and white is now 2015. 2016 there is a commitment to vans. Phase 111 All London Taxis must now comply with introduce a further 600 (white vans) the Taxi Emissions Strategy within the conventional hybrid buses in came into force LEZ,.This means that from 3/1/12 no London. on 3/1/12 taxi more than 15 years old will be licensed. From 1/4/12 all new taxis had Areas with a concentration of to meet Euro V standards although in buses and taxis should obtain a Nov 2012 there was some relaxation of significant local benefit the rules to permit Euro IV taxis due to recall problems with TX4 steering boxes. On 10th Jan 2012 TfL launched a “no engine idling” campaign to encourage reduced taxi and coach idling whilst waiting.

Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and outcome Comments timescale to date

4 Lobby the Mayor to achieve On going. Through the LIP Funding process we By the end of Dec 2011 the London-wide improvements have delivered a number of successful Borough submitted its second cycling, walking & bus schemes. Local Implementation Plan (LIP2) for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport where there Additionally, the Smarter Travel to the Mayor of London outlining will be local benefits. Richmond launched a program of how we would deliver transport improvements to cycling, walking and improvements and meet the public transport, which continue despite objectives set out in the Second the demise of Smarter Travel Mayor’s Transport Strategy. Richmond. Contained within the LIP2 was In Summer 2013 TfL congratulated the Council’s Draft Cycling Richmond on its good cycling bid. Strategy. A new cycling strategy Richmond is in talks with TfL as to is currently (2014) being drafted - which projects will be funded. Money this framework will plan and will come from the Mayor’s new Vision deliver cycling across the for Cycling in London to be spent on Borough. This has been informed cycling improvements. Work on the bid by the Mayor of London’s Cycling is ongoing. Better facilities for Vision. pedestrians through improved street Richmond has been granted scape are also planned. extra funding for cycle parking either additional on street, parking stands or bike parking on social housing land. Jointly funded projects with Network rail for additional cycle parking at some railway stations have been undertaken and are being investigated for future imlementation. 5 SWELTRAC The SWELTRAC partnership came to The Mayor’s aim is to have Work with other SW London Boroughs in SWELTRAC projects were an end on 31st March 2011 It was 100,000 EV’s in London as soon Schemes developed over replaced by a South London Transport as possible. This would help time (but it has Partnership which is more focused on reduce local emissions. now been strategic and longer-term projects and Most mainstream car makers are disbanded) will be supporting the work of the South now (2014) offering high quality London Transport Strategy Board. electric models with most of the remaining manufacturers likely to Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and outcome Comments timescale to date The SWELTRAC partnership resulted in follow suit in the next 2 years. the installation of new Electric Vehicle Higher purchase costs can be Charging Points across several off set with the plug in car grant SWELTRAC Boroughs - including two in worth up to £5,000 and Richmond. One of these is at the Cedar administered by the Office for Road car park in and one at Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) the car park in The Zap map website has up to Richmond. In May 2011 the Mayor date information about owning launched Source London. This is a city and driving an electric vehicle wide EV charging network which (EV) including information about coordinates electric charging points the rapidly expanding UK across the capital. Since its launch over charging point network. It can 4,000 publicly accessible charge points help users find their nearest on- have been installed across London, free street charge point. to use by all members. In September https://www.zap-map.com/ 2014 IER will become the new operator of Source London, who plan to extend the chargepoint network to 6,000 by 2018. The Mayor wants London to be the electric vehicle capital of Europe. Further details can be found at www.sourcelondon.net

6 Joint Initiatives The West London Authorities have There has been good inter- Work with the adjacent Boroughs and West London and Action Plans commissioned a number of reports to borough working between the Alliance local authorities, to to be prepared. help improve the air quality situation West London Authorities, TfL and across the member Boroughs and Defra. Various joint projects have develop co-ordinated AQAPs across the region. London. been undertaken and many are underway, including Clean Air Zones and awareness raising campaigns in schools, dust suppressant around waste transfer stations, monitoring and analysis of high pollution hotspots with a view to reducing pollution and green infrastructure installations. Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and outcome Comments timescale to date

7 Cooperate with other London An initial scheme The plan has not been repeated In 2007 we took part in trials with ran from 4/2003 The car failure rate in the borough was Boroughs to carry out the West London Air Quality roadside vehicle testing of to 3/2004 2.7%. cluster group to assess a ‘drive exhaust emissions and levy past’ emissions testing monitor. fixed penalties. There are no plans for Richmond to purchase such a system at present. In 2012 a West London study funded by Defra, was carried out in 4 locations across the capital. It measured tail pipe emissions with number plate recognition in a real world environment . In 2013 the data was analysed by ERG at King’s College London producing enlightening results – real world results can vary considerably from declared test cycle results on emissions. More trials are anticipated, funding permitting.

B BOROUGHWIDE MEASURES

Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date 8 Continue to pursue land use Core Strategy The Local Plan (previously referred The saved UDP promotes policies within the saved UDP Adoption April to as Local Development improvements at all the public and Local Development 2009 Framework) Core Strategy was transport interchanges. It specifically Framework to encourage adopted in 2009, and the identifies: travel choice with the aim of Development Development management Policies H5 Hampton reducing emissions and to Management DPD was adopted in 2011; the Site H24 Fulwell Bus Garage ensure that major new DPD adoption Allocations DPD will be adopted in R7 Richmond developments are accessible 2011 2015. T21 to public transport. The LDF T30 St Margaret’s Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date will take such policies Twickenham Area Core Strategy: Policy CP1 W14 Whitton forward. Action Plan promotes Sustainable Development D2 adoption 2013 and policy CP5 promotes D4 Teddington Sustainable Transport B2 Barnes Good Yard Site Allocations B7 Barnes Bridge adoption 2015 Development Management Plan: - S6 Policies DM TP1-8 refer to transport, S7 encouraging choice and sustainable modes of transport The Site Allocations DPD identifies the following public transport Twickenham Area Action Plan: this improvements: includes a Transport Strategy for Twickenham EM 2 Mortlake High Street EM 3 Mortlake Station Improvements to public transport RI 2 Richmond Station including interchanges are included SM 4 St Margarets Station within saved UDP proposals, which TD 8 Teddington Station will be superseded by the Site WT 4 Whitton Station Allocations DPD.

The Site Allocations DPD contains specific proposals to encourage the use of sustainable modes of transport; this includes station and interchange improvements at Richmond, Teddington, Whitton, St Margarets and Mortlake railway stations as well as improving Mortlake High Street 9 Managing HGV movements Action plan The SWELTRAC partnership came Heavy good vehicles are a major will be undertaken by development to an end on 31st March 2011. Sub- source of fine particles therefore the developing Freight Quality between regional Freight issues covering management of their movements Partnerships with businesses SWELTRAC, Richmond will in future be overseen can have a significant benefit. and Town Centres. These Businesses and by the South London Freight Quality are supported in the saved the Boroughs Partnership. Richmond is also a The South London Freight Quality UDP. The LDF will take such member of the South London Partnership together with London policies forward partnership Road Group which Councils is considering the Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date covers freight. implementation of new HGV routes.

10 Promote Travel Plans to On-going The Council, via its website, Many businesses continue to businesses, Transport continues to inform companies of promote travel plans. They can Encourage businesses to Planners program schemes for walking, cycling, public obtain one to one support from Lapsed March transport, car clubs, smarter driving take forward additional air Richmond’s partnership from Merton quality measures including: 2011 training and green fleet reviews for Chamber of Commerce, via the cleaning emissions from their Replaced by Go all staff and work related travel. website. Green at work Richmond Council in partnership vehicle fleets; making maximum use of schemes to support via with Merton Chamber of Commerce SWELTRAC and STR ceased to st switch to alternative fuels Richmond’s through it’s online Go Green at work exist from 31 March 2011 and the website and the Greening Richmond where appropriate new sub-regional transport Business Programme supports partnership for South London has no companies who want to make active plans to engage in Travel positive improvements to their Plan work with businesses. environmental performance. EU funding has been secured to secure this project until December 2014. Smarter Travel Richmond (STR) had been set an objective for 20k employees to have a workplace travel plan by Sept 2011. From March 2009 STR worked with businesses across the borough to develop travel plans. By the end of September 2009, 124 businesses had travel plans (from a baseline of 52) and 2,008 employees were covered by an active travel plan. STR was disbanded on 31/3/11.

Travel Plan Networks have been initiated in Richmond and Twickenham town centres to promote the voluntary take-up of travel plans. Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date

11 Promote the Council Travel Travel Plan From 2012 –13, the Council no The Smarter Travel Team did a lot of Plan for the Council Officer longer had a Council Travel Plan useful work but was disbanded in programme to but did continue to encourage staff March 2011. employees develop the to use alternatives to private cars for Council’s Travel business travel and commuting. Plan. Cycle facilities have been improved The Council continues to promote at Twickenham campus with healthier and cheaper travel habits showers and changing rooms for its staff, including walking, cycling provided. The Council has become a and using public transport which will corporate car club member. also help to reduce emissions. Following a detailed investigation, parking is only provided for essential We have a cycle liaison group which car users, usually for 2 days a week. meets quarterly. Free parking for all other officers, of all grades, has been abolished. The Council encourages the use of Oyster cards for business travel on public transport and the use of personal cycles. Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date

12 Promote Travel Plans for The Travel Plan 36/78 schools now have approved Richmond Council continues to schools Officers had a full travel Plans. support school travel plans which programme of are part of the Education Strategy Encourage both public and campaigns and We provide cycle, Pedestrian and through the development control private sector schools to visits to scooter training for school children process. Applications for additional adopt school travel plans and businesses and We provide a Junior Citizenship parking permits must be associated walking and schools, week twice a year which includes accompanied by up to date travel cycling initiatives promoting school promoting walking, cycling and plans. travel plans. taking public transport for all year 6 Officers are no children in the Borough before they In January 2014 the Council held a longer in post but make the transition to Secondary School Travel Plan Seminar to Set up database to monitor Travel Plans School. inform schools how they could keep progress of all Travel Plans continue to be their travel plans up to date. It was supported by Current initiatives: very well attended and may become schools an annual event. A newsletter is distributed to all LEA schools each term. In 2013 Richmond updated its Walk on Wednesday (WoW) Second LIPs to include a refreshed – walking incentive project for Delivery Plan for the period 2014/15 pupils currently being run in to 2016/17. The Plans set out a many schools. revised Programme of Investment Junior Road Safety Officer for the new three-year funding Scheme period together with new interim Youth Travel Ambassador targets up until 2016/17 against the Scheme LIP Key Performance Indicators.

In Oct 2012 TfL produced a new Program aimed at raising road school travel plan accreditation safety and sustainable travel scheme – STARS. It rewards awareness for year 6 pupils and schools for their engagement with parents with the YTA (Youth Travel the school community and for Ambassadors) scheme aimed at carrying out initiatives which result in Secondary School pupils more pupils and staff travelling sustainably to school. All schools are now logged on to the system. Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date

13 Use of air quality monitors in Programme for The Council’s web site has been Talks are given on request to senior schools to promote the schools developed rather than purchasing air schools to inform and educate pupils importance of air quality and pollution monitoring equipment for on the relevance and importance of health. schools. This gives our local air good air quality. quality data, updated every hour, on our web site.

All schools can use the web site to access air pollution data, from both continuous and diffusion tube monitors, from locations anywhere across the whole of London. Since 2012 Richmond air quality data has fed into an app developed by Kings College London. Data across London is downloaded every hour. To find up to date air quality information download the ERG app. http://www.londonair.org.uk/iphone/

Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date

14 To ensure new buildings are Sustainable The Local Plan and the The speed of improvement is energy efficient. Construction Sustainable Construction Checklist dependent upon the speed of SPD address issues of energy Checklist (SCC) redevelopment/refurbishment SPD implemented efficiency. Since 1 January 2009, process, therefore this is a longer since 2006; and applications for 1 or more residential term goal units, and all commercial or other last updated and revised in 2011. developments (including extensions) of 100m2 or more floor area are subject to SCC.

The LDF Core Strategy includes policies on sustainable development On going function (this includes maximising effective of Planning and use of resources including energy), Building Control reducing carbon emissions by requiring measures that minimise energy consumption, increasing the use of renewable energy, and on sustainable travel. The Development Management Plan requires new homes to achieve Code Level 3 plus a minimum of 40% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 40% over Building Regulations 2010. New developments have to follow the energy hierarchy, which requires firstly the use of less energy, secondly, energy efficient supply, and finally, the use of renewable energy, whereby all new development should achieve a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from on-site renewable energy. There are also policies that promote decentralised energy networks, retrofitting of existing buildings as well as requirements for green roofs to be installed in new buildings and adapting to higher Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date

green roofs to be installed in new buildings and adapting to higher temperatures and need for cooling.

The Checklist SPD forms part of the assessment for planning applications with the aim to engage applicants and developers on sustainability issues relevant to their development and to assist them in complying with the Council's planning policy requirements with regard to sustainability. It is a mandatory part of the planning application.

A number of projects have already been implemented including solar panels on the Civic Centre; a combined heat and power unit Teddington Pool and Fitness Centre; voltage optimisation at the Central Depot and a number of lighting efficiency projects at the Borough’s schools. These projects are estimated to save £85,103 annually on energy bills and 572 tCO2 per annum The Council has launched Energy Smart Richmond upon Thames which enables local residents to access the Green Deal. The Green Deal is a government scheme that allows residents to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes while paying off the costs later with the savings made on Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date energy bills. The Council’s current Facilities Management contract includes a requirement to identify energy efficiency opportunities at Council managed buildings. Opportunities identified are raised with the FM team for progression. 15 On-going 2002 –2013, many properties were To improve domestic energy Re costs of administering the efficiency across the Borough improved via Coldbuster, Warmzone scheme and the distribution of by doing surveys, giving and Warmfront grants and grants - the majority of the funding is thousands of advice packs were advice and grants (where from the Government Office London applicable) in order to comply distributed as a result of the Home at the Office of the Deputy Prime with the Home Energy Energy Survey. Minister (ODPM). The rest of the

Conservation Act. funding is from the Council’s Capital. Ham and Petersham Low Carbon Zone project finished in March 2012. The new Sustainability Unit is now Over 778 residents receiving free making progress in this area. home energy assessments, a ‘starter kit’ of free measures and grants towards larger measures, saving in total over £100,000 and 400 tonnes CO2 per annum. Of these there were 35 boiler replacements, 57 cavity wall insulations and 137 loft insulations completed. A number of local schools also have had energy efficiency improvements and solar

PV/thermal panels installed.

2012/13 Update:

Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date

Coldbusters scheme: 50 homes assisted, 112 Tco2/pa saved CO2 saved = 112 Tonnes Warmfront scheme: 21 homes assisted, 7.6 Tco2/pa saved CO2 saved = 7.6 Tonnes

Mortlake Block Champions: 40 home assessments completed, 37

Tco2/pa saved. CO2 saved = 37 Tonnes

Competent Persons Register (CAPS register): 3136 replacement boilers,

1143 homes double glazed, 365 cavity wall insulations, 2233Tco2/pa saved CO2 saved = 2233 Tonnes

Note: The Warmfront and Warmzone Schemes have now ceased. In future energy grants will only be available via Coldbusters. Total estimated Domestic CO2 Energy efficiency work will now be saving for 2012-2013 is undertaken via the Green Deal or other specifically targeted initiatives. 2389.6 Tonnes

2013/14 Update:

Coldbuster CO2 Saved PA = Coldbusters scheme: 78 homes 174.72 Tonnes assisted, 174.72 Tco2/pa saved CAPS CO2 saved PA = Warmfront scheme: Closed 1957 Tonnes

Total estimated Domestic CO2 Competent Persons Register (CAPS saving for 2013-2014 is register): 3356 replacement boilers, 895 homes double glazed, 80 cavity 2131.7 Tonnes wall insulations, 1957Tco2/pa saved

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16 On going 77/78 schools currently have a To continue to press for and There were in total 1350 on street promote travel choice through School Travel Plan. cycle parking facilities and 1144 off improvements for street spaces. More cycle parking is Three travel plan networks - pedestrians, cyclists and to planned for 2012/13. public transport in terms of Teddington, Twickenham and increased capacity, reliability, Richmond - continue to operate but In 2013 Richmond will submit bids to are no longer supported by LBRuT. accessibility and quality TfL for Twickenham including a “Mini-Holland Programme”, aimed to 93 car club bays are currently transform Twickenham town centre implemented with 1600 members. into an area with exemplar facilities for cyclists. This may include a shared cycle/pedestrian bridge over the Thames between Twickenham and . Richmond needs to demonstrate a modal shift to be successful. Richmond will also bid for 1) substantial cycle lane improvements to A316 as a commuter route; 2) improvements to the tow path for shared cycle/pedestrian use; 3) replacing or upgrading the pedestrian bridge at Teddington to facilitate both cyclists and pedestrians; 4) a cycle route alongside the rail track from Twickenham to Hampton; 5) a new cycle/pedestrian bridge across A316 near the rugby stadium; 6) a joint initiative with Hounslow for a Crane valley link to improve the cycle route to Hounslow town centre from the Twickenham and Whitton area. Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and Comments timescale outcome to date

17 Continue travel awareness SWELTRAC SWELTRAC ceased to exist from campaign to promote a Green Transport Three travel plan networks continue 31st March 2011. Coordinator will to operate in Teddington, diversity of travel choice. strengthen Twickenham and Richmond but the Awareness campaigns in schools The main actions include commitment to Council no longer supports these include Walk to School Week which is supported by Richmond Council ‘National Bike Week’; Travel Awareness travel plan networks. ‘Transport Week’; Richmond campaigns. and cycle training is offered as Walking Week’ and the ‘Walk 93 car club bays are currently promotions along side Dr Bike in businesses and in schools. to School’ initiative. implemented with 1600 members. Promotional activity will take All car club bays will be reviewed in 2014/15 as part of an ongoing place in one town centre of The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey the Borough per month. review process. cycle race came through the LBRuT in July 2013 and will again be Active Travel campaigns are pushed within schools via Youth Travel permitted on 10th August 2014 as Ambassadors and Junior Road part of the Olympic legacy. Safety Officers

The Walk to School (WOW) campaign is still funded by the Borough.

Various Cycle events during the year, with Dr Bike continue to promote cycling at events or within Businesses/colleges.

18 Develop the ‘Walking A Significant A walking strategy is not planned The Borough hosted the launch for Strategy’ with travel pattern initiative to however the School Travel Plan West London of ‘Walkit.com’, to promote travel programme currently monitors surveys and promotional promote walking as a sustainable campaigns in schools such as choice. the travel pattern of schools and transport mode and help protect walkers ‘Walking Bus’; also a ‘Safe identifies areas to improve from routes with high air pollution. The walking infrastructure and Houses’ campaign (safe West London Air Quality Cluster Group places for children to wait schemes. commissioned Walkit.com, with a grant before going home) from , to produce air pollution-aware walking routes for West London. The Borough continues to promote www.Walkit.com through its website.

19 Emerging policy The Council no longer Encourage the use of From 2008-2010 Richmond undertook alternative fuel vehicles in the now for encourages the use of alternative extensive trials on the use of bio-diesel Borough and encourage the consideration in fuel vehicles in the Borough and from used cooking oil at 100%. LDF has stopped running its fleet on development of an appropriate refueling Bio-diesel derived from 100% In 2011 the Council decided to stop infrastructure, provided that used cooking oil running its fleet on used cooking oil. For legal reasons the Council specific sites meet the health and safety criteria. has not signed up to Source In October 2013 the WHO reported new London to permit the installation evidence that biodiesel exhaust is 4-20 of more electric charging points. times more mutagenic than diesel. There are 2 electric charging points in the borough, both in car parks. SWELTRAC has continued to develop this network with neighbouring Boroughs and has worked with TfL and the GLA for the development of a pan London scheme. The Zap map website has up to date information about owning and driving an electric vehicle (EV) including information about the rapidly expanding UK charging point network. It can help users find their nearest on- street charge point. https://www.zap-map.com/

20 Council policy is to purchase Any new vehicles Richmond’s fleet is now Euro III The electric vehicle was replaced with the most cost-effective purchased to or better and Euro IV compliant car club vehicles and public transport ensure both low vehicles possible, which also for particulate matter. Richmond oyster cards for staff. achieve the lowest practicable emissions and a operates some Euro V and in emissions. The Council has good length of 2014 is looking to purchase Euro vehicle life. purchased an electric vehicle. VI. It is our intention to be ahead of the legislative timetable for Euro standards. The lease on the Council electric vehicle expired and the Council has now been replaced this with car club membership for essential car journeys by staff or Oyster cards where appropriate.

21 Concern for low emission On going The ‘Considerate Contractor CCS will help reduce emissions. Low vehicles to be used on Scheme’ (CCS) implemented in impact but cumulative improvement. 2004 encourages the use of low Council business extends to the use of vehicles by sulphur diesel. The Council’s main contractor is Veolia contractors. The Council – this uses Council vehicles which are

seeks to control emissions all LEZ compliant. from contractor’s vehicles by checking that their environmental policy includes specifically its use of transport. 22 Cooperate on implementation On going We had LIP funding in 2012/13 LIP2 was adopted by LBRuT in of traffic management policies for schemes to reduce December 2011 in line with the Second to reduce traffic at the pollution congestion at junctions in line Mayor’s Transport Strategy. Schemes with the Mayor’s Second ‘hot spots’ and improve air identified in the LIP2 were designed to quality. Transport Strategy. Anti – manage traffic in a much better way and congestion measures in town reduce congestion and with it improve centres are ongoing. air quality. Other schemes are designed to reduce the need to travel and to The LIP 3 programme was encourage less polluting means of submitted to TfL in Oct 2013. transport. This included walking, cycling and road safety schemes and a The LIP2 was subjected to a full Strategic Environmental Impact Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment. Assessment as laid down in the In 2014 TfL’s Better Junctions European Directive 2001/42/EC, progamme will look at improving requiring a formal environmental traffic management at various assessment of certain plans and junctions, eg the junction of the programmes that are likely to have A205 with Sheen Lane, SW14. significant effects on the Environment, including those contained within LIP2.

Contained within the SEIA’s Objectives, 1 - directly address air quality:

2 - Reduce air and noise pollution, including greenhouse gases, and ensure air quality improves

And

3 - Reduce congestion and pollution by reducing the need to travel, encourage alternatives to the car and make best use of existing transport 23 Consider use of parking Needs further The Council has withdrawn concessions to encourage the assessment parking charges based on the use of alternatively fuelled CO2 emissions of the engine. and more fuel efficient The new scheme offers parking vehicles concessions to residents only. Vehicles driven by residents which are classified by the DVLA as being in Band A in regard to CO2 emissions are given free permits and parking both on & off-street. Other residents either receive a discount from the standard parking tariff or a period of 30 minutes free parking. 24 To continue to promote the Continuing need Maintain the long established There is always a steady number of for promotion. benefits of the scheme, whereby Council’s ‘Smoke Control enquiries from people who wish to Zone’ domestic premises burn upgrade their fireplaces or heaters and smokeless fuel in London. wish to know about the regulations Guidance is given about smoke relating to the use of the correct fuel. control on the Council’s website. Biomass is discouraged throughout the borough.

25 To continue to promote Continuing need The Council encourages people Poor air quality due to a bonfire may be composting in preference to for promotion. to avoid bonfires as they cause very localized but can cause bonfires air pollution and the emissions considerable distress to neighbours. can be harmful to health or a nuisance. There is advice for residents on the Council’s website. 26 Enforcement Annual inspections of premises Maintain established benefits of To continue to inspect and enforce clean air requirement - producing industrial emissions. controlling emissions from certain requirements at ‘Part B’ under the The database of premises for industrial processes within the borough Environmental control is routinely updated. identified as ‘Part B’ of the Regulations. processes in the Borough. Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 27 Legislation Since July 2007 it has been To improve the indoor air quality of workplace timescale against the law to smoke in environments requirements almost all enclosed and public places; for example pubs, restaurants, offices and other workplaces. Some other public bodies such as Councils and railway companies have chosen to extend the ban to all their land, not just the enclosed areas included in the legislation. 28 Support the development and Sub-regional Car clubs operate throughout the On-going with support from the borough and are positively endorsed by use of ‘Car Clubs’ in new initiative residential developments, by Council. Car free developments the Council. Use and siting of car club

station interchanges and in have already been secured in the bays is under ongoing scrutiny. If car borough through the club bays are proved not to be used town centres. development control process. their space is withdrawn, in agreement Future car free developments will with the car club. include the use of car clubs. The First Car Club in the Borough was launched at York House, Twickenham in January 2006. The Council uses a car club for essential staff car journeys in preference to using pool cars.

C. LOCAL MEASURES

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29 Refuse planning consent for Long term Each application is considered on its merits, The aim is to prevent process to enable with special reference to new sources of activities, which are likely to exceedences of the Air lead to a significant ‘hot spots’ to pollution in proximity of existing receptors or Quality Objectives. worsening of air pollution in improve new receptors near to existing sources of pollution. Consideration is also given to the ‘hot spot’ areas. Relevant applications are cumulative effect of e.g. an increased uptake assessed and mitigation of biomass boilers in the area. measures insisted upon, Guidance to Planners has been produced so where appropriate. that potential new biomass combustion installations can be identified and assessed for acceptability at the proposed location. 30 Where practical, undertake Review of In line with the Second Mayors Transport In Dec 2011 the Borough changes at congestion congestion points Strategy the borough is trying to smooth the submitted its full LIP2 to the by end 2002 flow and reduce congestion and improve hotspots to seek to avoid Mayor of London outlining tailbacks of queuing vehicles. road safety, at all congestion hotspots which how we would deliver in turn should improve air quality. The aim is transport improvements and to treat the Borough as a whole, for air meet the objectives set out quality, and not to resolve one problem by in the second Mayor’s simply displacing the air pollution from one Transport Strategy. place to another. A review of road traffic Congestion management signage is underway to help reduce pollution and reducing the at identified hotspots. environmental impacts of

transport were core to the development of future transport projects.

Schemes identified in the LIP2 were designed to manage traffic in a much better way and help reduce congestion and with it improve air quality. Other Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and outcome to Comments timescale date schemes were designed to reduce the need to travel and to encourage less polluting means of transport.

31 To consider ways to further Parking on Use of S106 agreement Will support proposals by Twickenham RFU reduce the impact of road RFU to encourage non-car traffic and parking problems days can cause Implement measures for further reduction of use as part of Travel Plan on Twickenham RFU days. problems the impact of road traffic and parking problems in connection with RFU Stadium Any benefit is only on major development RFU event days

32 Continue to use parking On going Following a change in the administration of controls particularly to the Council charges for permits and general parking tariffs based on vehicle CO2 manage commuter parking emissions have been abolished Vehicles in DVLA Band A or electric powered vehicles are not charged to park. Limited CPZ schemes are implemented to prevent commuter parking.

33 Discussions with Gardens to ensure all Summer of 2013 spot Consider controls for coach Existing problem parking in Kew and Hampton coach drivers do not idle their engines and checks made by Council Court, to protect residents, drivers are aware of free facilities within Kew Officer to ensure driver Gardens. compliance with no engine workers and visitors from the impact of vehicle emissions Meetings held in 2009/10 with coach idling policy. Drivers spoken operators to encourage use of coach parking to by Officer. 100% facilities in Old Deer Car Park. compliance observed. On-going discussions with in Controls are in place to 2014 to ensure continued monitoring of no minimise disruption to idling by coaches. residents and to ensure a parking provision is available for their use. Some reluctance on part of coach operators to park away from the venue and to Action Plan measure/target Original Progress with measure and outcome to Comments timescale date pay for parking.