2013 Air Quality Progress Report for Southampton City Council

In fulfillment of Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local Air Quality Management

December 2013

Southampton City Council

Local Authority Southampton City Council Officer

Department Regulatory Services Address Floor 5 One Guildhall Square, SO14 7FP Telephone 023 80917531 e-mail [email protected]

Report Reference PR4 number Date December 2013

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Executive Summary

Southampton City Council has examined the results from monitoring in the Southampton Unitary Authority Area.

Concentrations within most of the AQMAs still exceed the 40 µg/m3 annual mean standard for nitrogen dioxide at some relevant receptors and the AQMAs should remain. The Bitterne/Northam Road AQMA will be reviewed next year as both 2011 and 2012 monitoring showed that all monitoring sites were below the standard, although some only marginally. Concentrations outside of the AQMAs are all below the objectives at relevant locations, except for the 2 Romsey Road NOx tube which recorded an annual mean of exactly 40 µg/m3. However in 2010 it recorded 36.7 µg/m3 and in 2011 it recorded 37.5 µg/m3. Additional NOx tubes have been deployed at residential receptors close to this location in 2013 to gather more data around this busy road junction. A decision to proceed to a Detailed Assessment will be made when 2013 monitoring data from this junction has been evaluated in early 2014.

The 2012 USA recommended proceeding to a Detailed Assessment for residential properties close to the kerb along Portswood Road and within the docks at Millbrook Point Road. New NOx tubes have been located at these locations to monitor nitrogen dioxide at the start of 2013. Once a full years worth of monitoring data has been collected a decision will be made as to whether new AQMAs need to be declared.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 6 1.1 Description of Local Authority Area 6 1.2 Purpose of Progress Report 7 1.3 Air Quality Objectives 8 1.4 Summary of Previous Review and Assessments 10 2 New Monitoring Data 18 2.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken 18 2.2 Comparison of Monitoring Results with Air Quality Objectives 30 3 New Local Developments 55 3.1 Road Traffic Sources 67 3.2 Other Transport Sources 68 3.3 Industrial Sources 68 3.4 Commercial and Domestic Sources 68 3.5 New Developments with Fugitive or Uncontrolled Sources 68 4 Air Quality Planning Policies 70 Implementation of Action Plans 71 4.1 Conclusions from New Monitoring Data 82 4.2 Conclusions relating to New Local Developments 83 4.3 Proposed Actions 83 5 References 85

List of Tables

1.1 Air Quality Objectives

2.1 Automatic Monitoring Sites

2.2 Non-automatic Monitoring Sites

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2.3 Results of Automatic Monitoring for Nitrogen Dioxide annual mean

2.4 Results of Automatic Monitoring for Nitrogen Dioxide 1 Hour Objective

2.5 Results of Diffusion Tube Monitoring for Nitrogen Dioxide 2012

2.6 Predicted Nitrogen Dioxide at relevant receptor

2.7 Results of Automatic Monitoring for PM10 annual mean

2.8 Results of Automatic Monitoring for PM10 24 Hour Objective

2.9 Results of Automatic Monitoring for SO2

3.0 Large planning applications determined in 2012

9.1 Action Plan Progress

List of Figures

1.1 Maps of AQMAs in Southampton

2.1 Map of Automatic Monitoring Stations 2.2 Map of Non- Automatic Monitoring Sites 2.3 Map of Western Approach NOx tube sites 2.4 Map of Burgess Road NOx tube sites 2.5 Map of central Southampton NOx tube sites

2.6 Trends in annual mean NO2 at automatic monitoring stations

2.7 Trends in annual mean NO2 at diffusion tube sites

2.8 Victoria road AQMA NO2 annual mean trend

2.9 Bevois Valley AQMA NO2 annual mean trend

2.10 Bitterne/Northam Road AQMA NO2 annual mean trend

2.11 Commercial Road AQMA NO2 annual mean trend

2.12 Burgess Road AQMA NO2 annual mean trend

2.13 New Road AQMA NO2 annual mean trend

2.2.1 PM 10 annual mean trend

Appendices

Appendix 1 Diffusion Tube QA/QC Data, co-location, bias adjustment factors

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LAQM Progress Report 2013 5 Southampton City Council 1 Introduction

1.1 Description of Local Authority Area

The City of Southampton is a major coastal port located on the South Coast of England. It is the largest city in Hampshire, covering an area of 5,181 hectares (Southampton City Council, 2011) and has a population of approximately 237,000 (Southampton City Council, 2011). The city centre is located between two rivers, the River Test, which borders the city to the west and the River Itchen, which bisects central Southampton from the eastern wards. Both rivers converge into Southampton Water, a deep water estuary with a double tide that results in prolonged periods of high water. Southampton’s excellent strategic position and channel characteristics have made it particularly good at facilitating the movements of large ships and has resulted in the city developing into a thriving cargo and cruise passenger port.

The Port of Southampton is run by Associated British Ports (ABP) and it is one of Southampton’s biggest employers. The port handles around 41.0 million tonnes of goods per year (Associated British Ports, 2008) making it the 16th busiest port in Europe. A total of 889,0002 passengers (includes arrivals & departures) also pass through the port (Associated British Ports, 2008). Other significant employers include; the University of Southampton, NHS, Ikea, Carnival UK and Ford (Transit) Southampton’s West Quay Shopping Centre, which opened in September 2000, is also a major retail hub for the region, ranked 14th in the UK for retail space (Southampton City Council, 2011).

The city has very good transport infrastructure links, served by a regional airport just outside the city’s northern boundary, the M3 and M27 Motorways and a main line railway to London and along the south coast.

Southampton lies at the western end of the South Hampshire sub-region. The wider urban South Hampshire area, consisting of Southampton, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Portsmouth and Havant, together with parts of the New Forest, Test Valley, Winchester and East Hampshire has a combined population of 971,250 (Southampton City Council, 2006) and is the largest urban area in the South East

LAQM Progress Report 2013 6 Southampton City Council region outside of London. As a consequence, the area is also one of the South East’s major economic centres and whilst other successful areas in the region depend upon linkages to London, South Hampshire operates in a distinct and largely separate manner, relying instead on connections with other regions and with Europe as a result of the presence of two major ports (Southampton and Portsmouth).

Southampton has a wealth of award winning parks, including Grade II listed parks within the city centre, making it is one of the greenest cities in Southern England. Of particular note is Southampton Common, a 362 acre wooded and grassy open recreational area just minutes from the city centre, which is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Road transport emissions are the major source of air pollution in Southampton. Domestic gas boilers, industrial emissions, particularly from the waterside, and shipping emissions also significantly contribute towards the total.

1.2 Purpose of Progress Report

This report fulfils the requirements of the Local Air Quality Management process as set out in Part IV of the Environment Act (1995), the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 2007 and the relevant Policy and Technical Guidance documents. The LAQM process places an obligation on all local authorities to regularly review and assess air quality in their areas, and to determine whether or not the air quality objectives are likely to be achieved. Where exceedences are considered likely, the local authority must then declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) and prepare an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) setting out the measures it intends to put in place in pursuit of the objectives.

Progress Reports are required in the intervening years between the three-yearly Updating and Screening Assessment reports. Their purpose is to maintain continuity in the Local Air Quality Management process.

LAQM Progress Report 2013 7 Southampton City Council They are not intended to be as detailed as Updating and Screening Assessment Reports, or to require as much effort. However, if the Progress Report identifies the risk of exceedence of an Air Quality Objective, the Local Authority (LA) should undertake a Detailed Assessment immediately, and not wait until the next round of Review and Assessment.

1.3 Air Quality Objectives

The air quality objectives applicable to LAQM in England are set out in the Air Quality (England) Regulations 2000 (SI 928), The Air Quality (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 3043), and are shown in Table 1.1. This table shows the objectives in units of microgrammes per cubic metre µg/m3 (milligrammes per cubic metre, mg/m3 for carbon monoxide) with the number of exceedences in each year that are permitted (where applicable).

LAQM Progress Report 2013 8 Southampton City Council Table 1.1 Air Quality Objectives included in Regulations for the purpose of LAQM in England Air Quality Objective Date to be achieved Pollutant Concentration Measured as by

Running annual 16.25 µg/m3 31.12.2003 Benzene mean

5.00 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2010

Running annual 1,3-Butadiene 2.25 µg/m3 31.12.2003 mean

Running 8-hour Carbon monoxide 10 mg/m3 31.12.2003 mean

0.50 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2004 Lead 0.25 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2008

200 µg/m3 not to be exceeded more than 1-hour mean 31.12.2005 Nitrogen dioxide 18 times a year

40 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2005

50 µg/m3, not to be Particulate Matter exceeded more than 24-hour mean 31.12.2004 (PM ) 10 35 times a year (gravimetric) 40 µg/m3 Annual mean 31.12.2004

350 µg/m3, not to be exceeded more than 1-hour mean 31.12.2004 24 times a year 125 µg/m3, not to be Sulphur dioxide exceeded more than 24-hour mean 31.12.2004 3 times a year

266 µg/m3, not to be exceeded more than 15-minute mean 31.12.2005 35 times a year

LAQM Progress Report 2013 9 Southampton City Council 1.4 Summary of Previous Review and Assessments

Report Date Report Type Report Outcome

June 2003 Updating & Screening Detailed Assessment required for Assessment 1 SO2 and NO2 December 2004 Detailed Assessment Six AQMAs required for NO2 (annual mean) July 2005 Declaration of six AQMAs AQMAs declared along Bitterne Road, Town Quay, Bevois Valley Road, Redbridge Road, Romsey Road / Winchester Road (Jct) and Hill lane / Winchester Road (Jct) July 2005 Progress Report (2004) No recommendations March 2006 Climate Change and Air Published Climate Change & Air Quality Strategy Quality Strategy September 2006 Further Assessment Recommended that one AQMA increased in size (Town Quay) and one AQMA decreased in size (Hill Lane / Winchester Road) September 2007 Air Quality Action Plan (and Air Quality Action Plan published subsequent annual and incorporated into the Local progress reports) Transport Plan August 2006 Updating & Screening Detailed Assessment required for Assessment 2 NO2 at six locations and PM10 at one location December 2007 Detailed Assessment Two additional AQMAs required July 2008 Declaration of two AQMAs AQMAs declared for Commercial Road and Millbrook Road November 2008 2007 Progress Report No recommendations July 2009 Further Assessment Confirmed the two AQMAs declared in 2008 as valid November 2009 Updating and Screening Identified five roads outside the

LAQM Progress Report 2013 10 Southampton City Council Assessment 3 existing AQMAs which are at risk of exceeding the NO2 annual mean. Proceeded to a Detailed Assessment December 2011 2010 Progress Report Identified three more areas that were at risk of exceeding the NO2 annual mean April 2012 Detailed Assessment Recommended the declaration of 3 new AQMAs at New Road, Victoria Road and Burgess Road. Also recommended the extension of the existing Bitterne Road and Romsey Road / Winchester Road AQMAs and the merging of Redbridge Road and Millbrook Road AQMAs to form one larger AQMA December 2012 Updating and Screening Portswood Road and Millbrook Assessment 4 Point Road were identified as areas requiring further investigation with NOx tube monitoring. Proceed to Detailed Assessment for Nitrogen Dioxide

LAQM Progress Report 2013 11 Southampton City Council Figure 1.1 Map of AQMA Boundaries

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Redbridge/Millbrook Road AQMA

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New Road AQMA

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Commercial Road AQMA

Town Quay AQMA

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Bevois Valley AQMA

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Romsey Road AQMA

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2 New Monitoring Data

2.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken

2.1.1 Automatic Monitoring Sites

Figure 2.1 Map of Automatic Monitoring Sites

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Table 2.1 Details of Automatic Monitoring Sites

Relevant Distance to Does this Exposure? (Y/N Kerb of Inlet Location Site Site X OS Grid Y OS Grid Pollutants In Monitoring with distance (m) Nearest Site Type Height Represent ID Name Reference Reference Monitored AQMA? Technique from monitoring Road (m) (m) Worst-Case site to relevant (N/A if not Exposure? exposure) applicable) Chemiluminescence

NO2, PM10 (NO2), FDMS (PM10

(FDMS), and PM2.5), ultra-

AURN PM2.5 violet fluorescence Urban CM1 Brintons 442583 112248 2.5m (FDMS), N (SO2), infra-red Y (10 m) 8m N Centre Road SO2, CO, absorption (CO), benzene, pumped diffusion O3 tube sampler (benzene) Chemiluminescence

NO2, PM10 (NO2), TEOM Y adjacent to Redbridge 2.5m CM2 Roadside 437549 113721 (TEOM) Y (corrected using school football 8m Y School # VCM) (PM10) pitch

LAQM Progress Report 2013 19 Southampton City Council Relevant Distance to Does this Exposure? (Y/N Kerb of Inlet Location Site Site X OS Grid Y OS Grid Pollutants In Monitoring with distance (m) Nearest Site Type Height Represent ID Name Reference Reference Monitored AQMA? Technique from monitoring Road (m) (m) Worst-Case site to relevant (N/A if not Exposure? exposure) applicable) Chemiluminescence Y (some houses

(NO2), TEOM are closer to the Bitterne NO2, PM10 CM3 Roadside 443987 113340 2.5 Y (corrected using road than the 8m N Road (TEOM) VCM) (PM10) station)

Onslow Chemiluminescence CM4 Roadside 442304 112771 1.3 NO2 Y Y 2m Y Road (NO2),

Millbrook NO2 CM5 Roadside 439702 112248 1.3 Y Chemiluminescence Y 6m Y road O3

Victoria Chemiluminescence CM6 Roadside 443751 111121 1.3 NO2 Y Y 3m Y Road (NO2)

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2.1.2 Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites

Southampton City Council has a network of approx 60 diffusion tubes in the City details below.

Figure 2.2 Map(s) of Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites (in red)

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Figure 2.3 Map of Western Approach Redbridge/Millbrook Road

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Figure 2.4 Map of Burgess Road NOx sites

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Figure 2.5 Map of central Southampton, Bevois, Northam

LAQM Progress Report 2013 24 Southampton City Council Table 2.2 Details of Non- Automatic Monitoring Sites

Co-located Distance to Relevant Worst- with a kerb of nearest Site X OS Grid Y OS Grid Pollutants In Exposure? (Y/N case Site Address Site Type Continuous road ID Ref Ref Monitored AQMA? with distance (m) to exposure Analyser? (N/A if not relevant exposure) ? (Y/N) applicable) 6 N100 Background 444386 114450 NO2 N N N/A N/A N/A Sandringham Road Redbridge N101 Roadside 437543 113726 NO2 Y Y Y(0m) 8m Y School AMS 64 Burgess N102 Roadside 441678 115278 NO2 Y N Y(0m) 6m N Road 485 Millbrook N103 Roadside 438807 112908 NO2 Y N Y(0m) 13m Y Road Regents Park N104 Roadside 439218 112850 NO2 Y N Y(2m) 24m N Junction 32 Burgess N105 Roadside 441210 115124 NO2 N N Y(0m) 5m Y Road 2 Romsey N106 Roadside 439754 113982 NO2 N N Y(0m) 5m Y Road, Oakhill Cranbury N107 Roadside 442367 112896 NO2 Y N Y(0.5m) 2m Y Place 81 Bitterne N108 Roadside 443581 113359 NO2 Y N Y (0m) 5m Y Place 72 Bevois N109 Roadside 442585 113251 NO2 Y N Y(0.5m) 5m Y Valley Brinton’s N110 Urban 442591 112240 NO2 N Y N/A 10m N Road 1 Centre Brinton’s N111 Urban 442591 112240 NO2 N Y N/A 10m N Road 2 Centre Brinton’s N112 Urban 442591 112240 NO2 N Y N/A 10m N Road 3 Centre 206 Bitterne N113 Roadside 444124 113290 NO2 Y N Y(0m) 5m Y Road Bitterne N114 Roadside 444131 113326 NO2 Y N Y(1m) 3.5m Y Library

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Co-located Distance to Relevant Worst- with a kerb of nearest Site X OS Grid Y OS Grid Pollutants In Exposure? (Y/N case Site Address Site Type Continuous road ID Ref Ref Monitored AQMA? with distance (m) to exposure Analyser? (N/A if not relevant exposure) ? (Y/N) applicable) 54 Redbridge N115 Roadside 437939 113473 NO2 Y N Y(0m) 11m Y Road 57 Redbridge N116 Roadside 437951 113407 NO2 Y N Y(0m) 11m Y Road Victoria Road N117 Roadside 443751 111122 NO2 Y Y Y(0.3m) 3m Y (lamp post) 3 Rockstone N118 Roadside 442472 113068 NO2 Y N Y(2.5m) 2.5m Y Lane Dentist N119 Roadside 443741 111130 NO2 Y N Y(0.4m) 2.4m Y Portsmouth Road 6-9 Canute N120 Roadside 442555 111021 NO2 Y N Y(0m) 4 m Y Road Hill Lane N121 Kerbside 440958 115068 NO2 N N Y(7 m) 1 m Y 151 Paynes N122 Roadside 439998 112634 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 12 m N Road 102 St. Andrews N123 Roadside 442351 112302 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 4 m Y Road 305 Millbrook N124 Roadside 439741 112746 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 10 m Y Road Princes Court N125 Roadside 443126 112645 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 5.5 m Y St Andrew's N126 Roadside 442369 112283 NO2 N N Y(2 m) 2 m Y Road Hill Lane N121 Kerbside 440958 115068 NO2 N N Y(7 m) 1 m Y 151 Paynes N122 Roadside 439998 112634 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 12 m N Road 102 St. Andrews N123 Roadside 442351 112302 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 4 m Y Road 305 Millbrook N124 Roadside 439741 112746 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 10 m Y Road

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Co-located Distance to Relevant Worst- with a kerb of nearest Site X OS Grid Y OS Grid Pollutants In Exposure? (Y/N case Site Address Site Type Continuous road ID Ref Ref Monitored AQMA? with distance (m) to exposure Analyser? (N/A if not relevant exposure) ? (Y/N) applicable) Princes Court N125 Roadside 443126 112645 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 5.5 m Y St Andrew's N126 Roadside 442369 112283 NO2 N N Y(2 m) 2 m Y Road Western N127 Roadside 441656 112065 NO2 N N Y(2 m) 2.8 m Y Esplanade 290 Bursledon N128 Roadside 446283 112145 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 4.8 m Y Road SW House N129 Roadside 442554 111022 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 3.1 m Y 367A Millbrook N130 Roadside 439346 112821 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 9 m Y Road 142 Romsey N131 Roadside 439378 114185 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 5m Y Road Western N127 Roadside 441656 112065 NO2 N N Y(2 m) 2.8 m Y Esplanade 347A N132 Kerbside 440950 115138 NO2 Y N Y(3 m) 1 m Y Winchester Road 539 Millbrook N133 Roadside 438608 113018 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 33 m Y Road Ladbrokes N134 Roadside 438953 112866 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 12 m Y 24 Victoria Road N135 Roadside 443714 111052 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 4 m N 23 Victoria Road N136 Roadside 443731 111053 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 3.2 m N Bitterne AMS N137 Roadside 443990 113340 NO2 Y Y Y(5 m) 10 m N 66 Burgess N138 Roadside 441694 115288 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 3 m Y Road Wyndham Court N139 Urban 441506 112223 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 8 m Y Centre 5 Commercial N140 Roadside 441629 112332 NO2 Y N Y(2 m) 2 m Y Road Town Quay N141 Kerbside 441915 110993 NO2 Y N Y(1 m) 0.8 m Y Road

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Co-located Distance to Relevant Worst- with a kerb of nearest Site X OS Grid Y OS Grid Pollutants In Exposure? (Y/N case Site Address Site Type Continuous road ID Ref Ref Monitored AQMA? with distance (m) to exposure Analyser? (N/A if not relevant exposure) ? (Y/N) applicable) 10 New Road N142 Roadside 442225 112127 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 2 m Y

102 Romsey N143 Roadside 439468 114146 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 6 m Y Road 208 Northam N144 Roadside 443147 112709 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 5 m Y Road 145 Northam N145 Roadside 443076 112579 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 12 m N Road 222 Northam N146 Roadside 443164 112741 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 10 m N Road 123 Burgess N147 Roadside 441548 115266 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 7 m Y Road 143 Burgess N148 Roadside 441669 115300 NO2 N N Y(0 m) 10 m Y Road 44B Burgess N149 Roadside 441552 115247 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 2 m Y Road 148 Romsey N150 Roadside 439368 114193 NO2 Y N Y(3 m) 2 m Y Road 134 Romsey N151 Roadside 439396 114176 NO2 Y N Y(0 m) 5 m Y Road M271b N152 Roadside 437353 112645 NO2 Y N Y(14 m) 4 m Y Coniston Road N153 Roadside 437325 113860 NO2 Y N Y(3 m) 14 m Y Oceana N154 Roadside 442234 111081 NO2 N N Y 1m Y Boulevard DG5 24 Queens N155 Roadside 442405 111083 NO2 N N Y 1m Y Terrace Union Castle N156 Roadside 442461 110996 NO2 Y N Y 8m Y House

LAQM Progress Report 2013 28 Southampton City Council Co-located Distance to Relevant Worst- with a kerb of nearest Site X OS Grid Y OS Grid Pollutants In Exposure? (Y/N case Site Address Site Type Continuous road ID Ref Ref Monitored AQMA? with distance (m) to exposure Analyser? (N/A if not relevant exposure) ? (Y/N) applicable) Admiralty House N157 Roadside 442375 110970 NO2 N N Y 1m to Dock Y Gate 4, 35m to Platform Road Brinton’s Road B1 Urban 442591 112240 Benzene N N Y(10 m) 10m N Centre

b - these sites were run by the Highways Agency until April 2009. c - This site was removed in June 2011.

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2.2 Comparison of Monitoring Results with Air Quality Objectives

2.2.1 Nitrogen Dioxide

Automatic Monitoring Data

CM1 AURN Brintons Road (Six Dials) An annual mean of 32µg/m3 was recorded for nitrogen dioxide in 2012, a small decrease on 2011. The peak hour was 162µg/m3. There were no exceedances of the 1 hour standard. Data capture was 98%. This station is not within any AQMA. The nearest AQMA is approx 700metres away.

CM 2 Redbridge School Monitoring Station Unfortunately the nitrogen dioxide analyser experienced numerous technical faults in 2012. Data capture was so poor an annual mean for 2012 could not be calculated. An audit discovered a serious sample train fault in May 2013. Kings College London were unable to ratify the 2012 data to an acceptable standard. This monitoring station is located within the Redbridge/Millbrook Road Air Quality Management Area.

CM3 Bitterne Monitoring Station The annual mean nitrogen dioxide level for 2012 was 32 ug/m3, a reduction on 2011 which was 35µg/m3. There were no exceedances of the One Hour Standard. data capture was 90%. This monitoring station is located within the Bitterne Road Air Quality Management Area.

CM4 Onslow Road Onslow Road recorded 46ug/m3 for nitrogen dioxide annual mean in 2012, a small increase compared to 2011’s 44 µg/m3, and above the annual mean standard. There was 1, One Hour exceedance of the 200 ug/m3 standard.

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This monitoring station is located within the Bevois Valley Air Quality Management Area. Data capture was 92%.

CM5 Millbrook Road A mean of 43.2µg/m3 for nitrogen dioxide was recorded, above the annual mean standard. This was a significant decrease on 2011 when it was 50 .There were no exceedances of the One Hour Standard. Data capture for 2012 was 99%. This monitoring station is located within the Redbridge/Millbrook Road Air Quality Management Area.

CM6 Victoria Road The annual mean nitrogen dioxide level for 2012 was 44.0 ug/m3, a reduction on 2011 which was 47.0 µg/m3 . There were no exceedances of the One Hour Standard. However data capture was only 40%. Numerous technical problems with the station occurred during the year. The annual mean was annualised using the methodology in box 3.2 of LAQM TG (09). The NOx tube adjacent to the monitoring station also recorded 44 µg/m3 as an annual mean in 2012, the same as the automatic station, providing reassurance the data is reasonably robust, despite the poor data capture. This monitoring station is located within the Victoria Road Air Quality Management Area.

Overall at all the stations the annual mean trend is downwards except for Redbridge in 2011.

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Table 2.3 Results of Automatic Monitoring for NO2: Comparison with Annual Mean Objective

Proportion of Annual mean concentrations Within Site ID Site Type Location year with valid (g/m3) AQMA? data 2012 (%) 2010 2011 2012 CM1 Urban Centre Brintons Road, Six Dials, AURN N 98 35 35 32 CM2 Roadside Redbridge School Y - 39 48 - CM3 Roadside Bitterne Road Y 90 36 35 32 CM4 Roadside Onslow Road Y 92 44 46 44 CM5 Roadside Millbrook Road Y 99 52 50 43 CM6 Roadside Victoria Road Y 40 b 47a 44a

a Where data captures are less than 90%, data have been annualised following the methodology is presented in Appendix A1 b not operational in 2010

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Table 2.4: Results of Automatic Monitoring for Nitrogen Dioxide: Comparison with 1-hour Mean Objective (2008 – 2012)

Valid Data Number of Hourly Means > 200µg/m3 Valid Data Within Capture for Site ID Site Type Capture 2012 % AQMA? Monitoring 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 b Period % a CM1 Urban N 98 98 3 0 0 0 0 AURN Centre CM2 Redbridge Roadside Y - - 0 0 3 3 - School CM3 Roadside Y 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 Bitterne CM4 Onslow Roadside Y 92 92 5 1 1 1 1 Road CM5 Millbrook Roadside Y 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 Road

LAQM Progress Report 2013 33 Southampton City Council Valid Data Number of Hourly Means > 200µg/m3 Valid Data Within Capture for Site ID Site Type Capture 2012 % AQMA? Monitoring 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 b Period % a CM6 Victoria Roadside Y 90% 40% - - - 0(124) 0(146) Road

3 In bold, exceedence of the NO2 hourly mean AQS objective (200µg/m – not to be exceeded more than 18 times per year) a i.e. data capture for the monitoring period, in cases where monitoring was only carried out for part of the year b i.e. data capture for the full calendar year (e.g. if monitoring was carried out for six months the maximum data capture for the full calendar year would be 50%)

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Trends in Annual Mean Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations at Automatic Monitoring Stations 60

50

40

30 ug/m3

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0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Year AURN Redbridge School Bitterne Road Onslow Road Millbrook Road Victoria Road . Overall the trend is downwards, except for Redbridge in 2011.

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Table 2.5 Results of NO2 Diffusion Tubes 2012

Full Calendar Year Data 2012 Annual Mean Within Triplicate or Co- Site ID Location Site Type Capture 2012 (Number Concentration (µg/m3) - Bias AQMA? located Tube of Months or %) a Adjustment factor = 0.97 b N100 6Sandringham Background N N 91% 19.0 Road N101 Redbridge Roadside Y Co-located 100% 44.6 School AMS N102 64 Burgess Roadside Y N 100% 32.0 Road N103 485 Millbrook Roadside N N 100% 34.7 Road N104 Regents Park Roadside Y N 100% 41.6 Junction N105 32 Burgess Roadside N N 91% 28.6 Road N106 2 Romsey Roadside N N 100% 40.0 Road, Oakhill N107 Cranbury Roadside Y N 83% 51.2 Place N108 81 Bitterne Roadside Y N 100% 32.5 Place N109 72 Bevois Roadside Y N 100% 38.7 Valley

LAQM Progress Report 2013 36 Southampton City Council Full Calendar Year Data 2012 Annual Mean Within Triplicate or Co- Site ID Location Site Type Capture 2012 (Number Concentration (µg/m3) - Bias AQMA? located Tube of Months or %) a Adjustment factor = 0.97 b N110 Brinton’s Road Urban Triplicate and Co- N 100% 29.1 1 Centre located N111 Brinton’s Road Urban Triplicate and Co- N 100% 29.1 2 Centre located N112 Brinton’s Road Urban Triplicate and Co- N 100% 29.6 3 Centre located N113 206 Bitterne Roadside Y N 91% 38.9 Road N114 Bitterne Roadside Y N 91% 39.5 Library N115 54 Redbridge Roadside Y N 100% 43.3 Road N116 57 Redbridge Roadside Y N 100% 43.2 Road N117 Victoria Road Roadside Y N 83% 44.2 (lamp post) N118 3 Rockstone Roadside Y N 100% 35.2 Lane N119 Dentist Roadside Portsmouth Y N 91% 34.0 Road

LAQM Progress Report 2013 37 Southampton City Council Full Calendar Year Data 2012 Annual Mean Within Triplicate or Co- Site ID Location Site Type Capture 2012 (Number Concentration (µg/m3) - Bias AQMA? located Tube of Months or %) a Adjustment factor = 0.97 b N120 6-9 Canute Roadside Y N 100% 41.5 Road N121 Hill Lane Kerbside N N Site disbanded - N122 151 Paynes Roadside Y N 91% 36.3 Road N123 102 St. Roadside N N 100% 34.1 Andrews Road N124 305 Millbrook Roadside Y N 100% 43.1 Road N125 Princes Court Roadside Y N 100% 39.4 N126 St Andrew's Roadside N N 100% 35.2 Road N127 Western Roadside N N 100% 33.5 Esplanade N128 290 Bursledon Roadside N N 91% 35.7 Road N129 SW House Roadside Y N 100% 34.3 N130 367A Millbrook Roadside Y N 83% 47.9 Road N131 142 Romsey Roadside Y N 100% 39.2 Road

LAQM Progress Report 2013 38 Southampton City Council Full Calendar Year Data 2012 Annual Mean Within Triplicate or Co- Site ID Location Site Type Capture 2012 (Number Concentration (µg/m3) - Bias AQMA? located Tube of Months or %) a Adjustment factor = 0.97 b N132 347A Kerbside Winchester Y N 100% 39.6b Road N133 539 Millbrook Roadside Y N 91% 34.5 Road N134 Ladbrokes Roadside Y N 100% 39.2 N135 24 Victoria Roadside N N 91% 38.4 Road N136 23 Victoria Roadside N N 91% 34.6 Road N137 Bitterne AMS Roadside Y Co-located 100% 32.8 N138 66 Burgess Roadside Y N 100% 45.5 Road N139 Wyndham Urban N N Disbanded - Court Centre N140 5 Commercial Roadside Y N 100% 43.5b Road N141 Town Quay Kerbside Y N 100% 39.2 Road N142 10 New Road Roadside Y N 100% 39.7

LAQM Progress Report 2013 39 Southampton City Council Full Calendar Year Data 2012 Annual Mean Within Triplicate or Co- Site ID Location Site Type Capture 2012 (Number Concentration (µg/m3) - Bias AQMA? located Tube of Months or %) a Adjustment factor = 0.97 b N143 102 Romsey Roadside N N 100% 37.4 Road N144 208 Northam Roadside N N 100% 35.6 Road N145 145 Northam Roadside N N 100% 32.4 Road N146 222 Northam Roadside N N 100% 31.7 Road N147 123 Burgess Roadside N N 100% 27.4 Road N148 143 Burgess Roadside N N 100% 30.4 Road N149 44B Burgess Roadside Y N 100% 33.1 Road N150 148 Romsey Roadside Y N 100% 51.6b Road b N151 134 Romsey Roadside Y N 100% 38.8 Road

N152 M271b Roadside Y N 100% 59.7b

N153 Coniston Road Roadside Y N 91% 35.5

LAQM Progress Report 2013 40 Southampton City Council Full Calendar Year Data 2012 Annual Mean Within Triplicate or Co- Site ID Location Site Type Capture 2012 (Number Concentration (µg/m3) - Bias AQMA? located Tube of Months or %) a Adjustment factor = 0.97 b N154 Oceana Roadside Boulevard N N 33% (new site) 44.2a DG5 N155 24 Queens Roadside N N 33% (new site) 43.8a Terrace N156 Union Castle Roadside Y N 33% (new site) 32.8a House N157 Admiralty Roadside N N 33% (new site) 34.6a House

3 In bold, exceedence of the NO2 annual mean AQS objective of 40µg/m 3 Underlined, annual mean > 60µg/m , indicating a potential exceedence of the NO2 hourly mean AQS objective a Means “annualised” as in Box 3.2 of TG(09)( http://laqm.defra.gov.uk/technical-guidance/index.html?d=page=38), if full calendar year data capture is less than 75% b If an exceedence is measured at a monitoring site not representative of public exposure, NO2 concentration at the nearest relevant exposure should be estimated based on the “NO2 fall-off with distance” calculator (http://laqm.defra.gov.uk/tools-monitoring-data/no2- falloff.html), and results should be discussed in a specific section. The procedure is also explained in Box 2.3 of Technical Guidance LAQM.TG(09) (http://laqm.defra.gov.uk/technical-guidance/index.html?d=page=30).

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Table 2.6 Predicted Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations at Relevant Receptor

Distance between Estimated Site At Monitor receptor and value at monitor Receptor 148 Romsey 51.6 3m 45.4 Road M271 59.7 14m 43.6 5 Commercial 43.5 2m 41.4 Road 347A 39.6 3m 34.1 Winchester Road St.Andrews 35.2 2m 34.0 Road Cranbury 51.2 0.5m 50.4 Place 3 Rockstone 35.2 2.5m 33.0 Lane

Most of Southampton City Council’s diffusion tubes are located at residential facades, however the 7 sites listed in table 2.6 above, are located on posts closer to the kerb than the relevant receptor. The “NO2 fall-off with distance” calculator (http://laqm.defra.gov.uk/tools-monitoring-data/no2-falloff.html was used to calculate the estimated concentration at the receptor as detailed in box 3.2 of the Technical Guidance. All the predicted exceedences above 40 are already within existing AQMAs.

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Figure 2.7 Trends in Annual Mean Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations Measured at Diffusion Tube Monitoring Sites within AQMAs

Western Approach Redbridge/Millbrook Road Air Quality Management Area Nitrogen Dioxide Diffusion Tube Annual Mean Trend 2007-2012

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60 REDBRIDGE SCHOOL AMS 485 MILLBROOK ROAD 50 REGENTS PARK JUNCTION 54 REDBRIDGE ROAD 57 REDBRIDGE ROAD 40 151 PAYNES ROAD 305 MILLBROOK ROAD ug/m3 30 367A MILLBROOK ROAD 539 MILLBROOK ROAD LADBROKES 20 M271 CONISTON ROAD 10

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5 sites exceeded the annual mean standard in 2012.

Figure 2.8

Victoria Road AQMA Nitrogen Dioxide Diffusion Tube Annual Mean trend

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The increase shown above in the graph from 2011-2012 may be attributable to the Centenary Quay development. This could be a mixture of construction traffic, and an increase in the number of

LAQM Progress Report 2013 43 Southampton City Council residential units now occupied, with cars, using Victoria Road. The Centenary Quay development funded (via a Section 106 planning agreement) the automatic monitoring station on Victoria Road.

Figure 2.9

Bevois Valley AQMA Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean Trend 2007-2012

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Two Sites were above the standard in 2012. Cranbury Place still significantly exceeds the annual mean standard.

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Figure 2.10

Bitterne/Northam Road AQMA Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean trend 2007-2012

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3 In 2011 and 2012 all the diffusion tubes were below the 40 ug/m annual mean NO2 standard, although only just.

Figure 2.11

Commercial Road AQMA Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean Trend

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In 2010 this tube peaked at over 50 ug/m3 but has since declined, though still above the annual mean

NO2 standard.

Figure 2.12

Burgess Road AQMA Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Means

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The diffusion tube at 66 Burgess Road is the only tube exceeding the air quality standard. This tube is on a residential façade on the south side of the road, very close to the kerb with queuing traffic.

Figure 2.13

New Road AQMA Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean

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In 2012 a new diffusion tube was established at the façade of 14 New Road. There is residential at first floor level above the shop. At 46 ug/m3 annual mean, this new site is significantly higher than the existing tube at number 10.

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2.2.2 Particulate Matter (PM10)

There have been no exceedances of the 24 hour mean in excess of 35 days per annum or annual mean standard at any of the 3 monitoring stations that monitor

PM10 .Table 2.7 and 2.8 show the monitoring results. Figure 2.5 shows the annual mean trend since 1994.

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Table 2.7 Results of Automatic Monitoring for PM10: Comparison with Annual Mean Objective

Valid Data Confirm Annual Mean Concentration (µg/m3) Valid Data Within Capture for Gravimetric Site ID Site Type Capture AQMA? Monitoring Equivalent 2008* c 2009* c 2010* c 2011* c 2012 c 2012 % b Period % a (Y or N/A) Urban CM1 N 99% 99% Y 20 18 18 21 20 Centre CM2 Roadside Y 95% 95% Y 27 25 25 24 19 CM3 Roadside Y 88% 88% Y 23 21 22 24 23

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Figure 2.21 Trends in Annual Mean PM10 Concentrations

Figure Particulate Dust (PM10) 1994-2012

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Figure 2.21 clearly shows that PM10 annual mean has been steadily reducing at all 3 monitoring stations with occasional spikes due to weather extremes. Redbridge Monitoring Station showed a fairly dramatic drop from 2011-2012.

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Table 2.8 Results of Automatic Monitoring for PM10: Comparison with 24-hour Mean Objective

Valid Data Confirm Number of Daily Means > 50µg/m3 Valid Data Within Capture for Gravimetric Site ID Site Type Capture AQMA? Monitoring Equivalent 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 % b Period % (Y or N/A) Urban CM1 N 99% 99% Y 8 3 1 9 11 Centre CM2 Roadside Y 95% 95% Y 10 4 4 15 6 CM3 Roadside Y 96% 88% Y 7 4 0 13 9

There have been no exceedances of the 24 hour mean in excess of 35 days per annum at any of the 3 monitoring stations.

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2.2.3 Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)

Table 2.9 Results of Automatic Monitoring for SO2: Comparison with Objectives

Valid Data Number of: Site Site Within Valid Data Capture for Capture 2012 % 15-minute Means 1-hour Means > 24-hour Means > ID Type AQMA? Monitoring Period % a b > 266µg/m3 350µg/m3 125µg/m3 Urban CM1 N 96% 96% 0 0 0 Centre

The Brintons Road AURN Station is the only one to monitor SO2 . No exceedances were recorded in 2012 the same as in previous years.

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2.2.4 Benzene

In 2012, the Brinton’s Road AURN Station (CM1) measured an annual mean of 0.77 µg/m3 using a pumped diffusion tube. This was well below the annual mean standard of 5 µg/m3. In 2011 an annual mean of 0.68 was recorded.

2.2.5 Other Pollutants Monitored

PM2.5 was monitored at the CM1, Brintons Road AURN Station.

Maximum 15 minute mean 135 µg/m3 Maximum Hourly Mean 135 µg/m3 Maximum Daily Mean 63 µg/m3 Annual Average 15 µg/m3 Data Capture 96%

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2.2.6 Summary of Compliance with AQS Objectives

Southampton City Council has examined the results from monitoring in the Southampton Unitary Authority Area.

Concentrations within most of the AQMAs still exceed the 40 µg/m3 annual mean standard for nitrogen dioxide at some relevant receptors and the AQMAs should remain. The Bitterne/Northam Road AQMA will be reviewed next year as both 2011 and 2012 monitoring showed that all monitoring sites were below the standard, although some only marginally. Concentrations outside of the AQMAs are all below the objectives at relevant locations, except for the 2 Romsey Road NOx tube which recorded an annual mean of exactly 40 µg/m3 . However in 2010 it recorded 36.7 µg/m3 and in 2011 it recorded 37.5 µg/m3 . Additional NOx tubes have been deployed at residential receptors close to this location in 2013 to gather more data around this busy road junction. A decision to proceed to a Detailed Assessment will be made when 2013 monitoring data from this junction has been evaluated in early 2014.

The 2012 USA recommended proceeding to a Detailed Assessment for residential properties close to the kerb along Portswood Road and two houses within the docks at Millbrook Point Road. New NOx tubes have been deployed at these locations to monitor nitrogen dioxide at the start of 2013. Once a full years worth of monitoring data has been collected a decision will be made as to whether new AQMAs need to be declared.

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3 New Local Developments

Table 3.0 below lists all the larger planning applications approved in 2012.

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Table 3.0 Large Planning Applications Determined between 01/01/12 and 31/12/12

Date Applic Case Number Site Address Proposal Description Decision Decsn Issued Alterations and conversion of the existing pub building into 3 Blacksmiths Arms,Romsey houses and erection of 8 new houses (two-storey buildings Approve with 11/00693/FUL Road,Southampton,Hamp plus accommodation in the roof space) with associated 18/01/2012 Conditions shire ,SO16 4DP, landscaping and parking and alterations to the adjoining highways.

Addition of first, second and third floors to the existing 40A - 42A London building to provide 32 student housing flats with associated Approve with 11/01532/OUT Road,Southampton,Hamp 25/01/2012 refuse and cycle store. (Outline application seeking approval Conditions shire ,SO15 2AG, for layout, access, scale and appearance).

Reserved matters approval sought for Phase 2 of the Land Bounded By Victoria development granted outline permission in December 2009 Road, John Thornycroft (reference 08/00389/OUT - Environmental Impact Road and Vosper Road Approve with Assessment Development) to provide 168 residential units 11/01923/REM (part of Former Vosper 16/03/2012 Conditions (49 x one-bedroom, 103 x two-bedroom, and 16 x three- Thornycroft EIA bedroom units), a library and day nursery in buildings Site),Southampton,SO19 ranging in height from three-storeys to six-storeys with 9DX, associated parking and other works

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Redevelopment of the site. Demolition of the existing buildings and erection of a building ranging in height from 3- storeys to 15-storeys to provide student residential accommodation (53 cluster flats comprising a total of 348 Approve with Area Housing Office, rooms, 4 x 2-bedroom flats and 12 x 1-bedroom flats); a Conditions Youth Centre and Car medical centre (Class D1 use), retail units (Class A1) and Air quality 12/00033/FUL Park Site, ,Parkville 30/04/2012 two units for community use or non-residential institution use assessment Road,Southampton,SO16 (Class D1) or retail (A1) or food and drink use (A3) with undertaken by 2JA, associated landscaping, parking and site works, including developer the stopping up of existing highway. (Amended scheme to planning permission reference 11/00204/FUL excluding any student car ownership restriction clause). Ridgeway School & Re-development of the site, demolition of the existing Prospect buildings and provision of 30 new houses (23 x three House,Freemantle bedroom, 7 x four bedroom) with associated parking and Approve with 12/00168/R3OL 02/05/2012 Common access from Freemantle Common Road with provision of Conditions Road,Southampton,SO19 new pedestrian footpath. (Outline application seeking 7BD, approval for access, layout and scale) Redevelopment of the site. Demolition of part of Thorners Thorners Court,Henstead Court and erection of a three-storey building to provide 34 Approve with 11/01216/FUL Road,Southampton,SO15 sheltered housing flats for the elderly (24 x one-bedroom 03/05/2012 Conditions 2GU,, and 10 x two-bedroom) with communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping.

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Telford House,13 Hulse Conversion of existing house into 12 flats (3 x studio units, 3 Approve with 09/00233/FUL Road,Southampton,SO15 21/05/2012 x one-bedroom, 6 x two-bedroom) Conditions 2JW,

Reserved Matters Approval for landscaping of the site 40A - 42A London pursuant to outline planning permission reference Approve with 12/00537/REM Road,Southampton,SO15 15/06/2012 11/01532/OUT for addition of three floors to provide 32 Conditions 2AG, student housing flats.

Approve with Land At Corner of Bevois Erection of a building ranging in height from 2-storeys to 5- Conditions Valley Road and Earls storeys to provide 24 flats for students (107 bedrooms) with Air quality 11/01143/FUL 21/06/2012 Road,Southampton,Hamp associated parking, refuse facilities and landscaping, assessment shire ,, following alterations to the levels of the site. undertaken by developer Extension of time to implement previous planning permission (ref 07/00985/OUT) to redevelop the site with new buildings Boldrewood University of of up to 32,000 square metres floor space for University Southampton,Bassett purposes, 468 car parking spaces, landscaping, temporary Approve with 11/00963/TIME Crescent 28/06/2012 and permanent access arrangements, including a new Conditions East,Southampton,Hamps vehicular access from Burgess Road and ancillary works. hire, , (outline application seeking approval for access arrangements)

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Redevelopment of the site to provide 193 dwellings (113 Part of Former Ordnance houses and 80 flats) within 2, 3 and 4 storey buildings and Survey Site,Romsey Approve with 11/01994/FUL conversion of Crabwood House with associated access, 28/06/2012 Road,Southampton,SO16 Conditions parking and landscaping works (as amended by plans 4GR, received 27.02.2012). Erection of three buildings of 9-storeys, 16-storeys and 26- storeys to provide 299 flats (37 x 1-bedroom, 225 x 2- Admirals Quay,Ocean bedroom and 37 x 3-bedroom) and 2764 square metres of Approve with 11/01555/FUL Way,Southampton,Hamps 10/07/2012 commercial floorspace, comprising retail (Class A1) and/or Conditions hire, SO14 3AG, cafes/restaurants (Class A3) and/or drinking establishments (Class A4) with associated storage and parking. Erection of a part 2-storey, part 3-storey, part 6-storey Southampton University building to provide a 66 bedroom residential facility for use Hospitals NHS Approve with 12/00528/FUL by relatives/carers of patients at the hospital with associated 13/07/2012 Trust,Tremona Conditions facilities and re-instatement of 37 car parking spaces for use Road,Southampton,, by the hospital Re-development of the site. Demolition of the existing 39 Archers building and erection of a part 3-storey, part 4-storey and Approve with 11/01336/FUL Road,Southampton,SO15 part 5-storey building to provide 20 flats ( 7 x 1-bedroom, 7 x 26/07/2012 Conditions 2NB 2-bedroom and 6 x 3-bedroom) with associated storage and parking.

Princess Margaret Redevelopment of the site, demolition of the existing building House,5 Bellevue Approve with 12/00471/FUL and construction of a 4-storey hostel for homeless persons 27/07/2012 Road,Southampton,SO15 Conditions comprising 65 bedsits with associated works. 2YE,

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Redevelopment of the site. Erection of three new buildings ranging in height from 9 storeys to 16 storeys to provide Approve with student accommodation (197 cluster flats - 1,104 study Conditions Land between Commercial bedrooms) above ground floor commercial uses (1,152 Air quality 12/00675/FUL Road and,West Park 30/07/2012 square metres floorspace) with associated parking and other assessment Road,Southampton,, facilities and vehicular access from West Park Road undertaken by (Environmental Impact Assessment Development) - developer Description amended following validation Demolition of the existing block of flats and re-development to provide 10 x 3 bedroom houses and 23 flats (4 x 1 222 - 252 Meggeson bedroom, 19 x 2 bedroom) in two, three and four-storey Approve with 11/01340/FUL Avenue,Southampton,Ha 03/08/2012 buildings with associated parking and other works including Conditions mpsh ire,, stopping up of highway/diversion of an existing public right of way.

Moorlands Primary School Erection of a single-storey extension to provide 6 12/00488/R3C ,Kesteven classrooms, a small hall and associated facilities; new Approve with 21/08/2012 FL Way,Southampton,SO18 vehicular and pedestrian entrance from Townhill Way and Conditions 5RJ new car park

Erection of a new part 2-storey, part 3-storey school building Wordsworth Infant School to upgrade existing facilities with associated external works 12/00490/R3C ,Stratton Approve with including a new vehicular access from Victor Street. (Upon 21/08/2012 FL Road,Southampton,South Conditions completion of the new building the existing school building ampt on,SO15 5RA will be demolished and the area converted to playing fields)

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Erection of a new part 2-storey, part 3-storey school building on the existing car park with associated external works including a new vehicular access from Archers Road. (Upon Banister School ,Banister 12/00489/R3C completion of the new building all of the existing buildings Approve with Gardens,Southampton,SO 24/08/2012 FL with the exception of the reception building will be Conditions 15 2LX demolished and the area landscaped to form a car park and playing field. The existing reception building will change to nursery use)

Land At Inkerman Road/ Redevelopment to provide 11 houses (7 x 3-bedroom, 4 x 2- Johns bedroom) with associated car parking and access involving Approve with 12/00039/R3O L 29/08/2012 Road,Woolston,Southamp diversion of an existing public right of way (outline Conditions ton, SO19 9DA, application seeking approval for Access, Layout and Scale)

Rosebank Cottage and Redevelopment of the site. Demolition of the existing land Adjoining, ,Including building and erection of two and three storey buildings to part of Former Playing Approve with 11/01936/FUL provide 9 x two-bedroom flats and 22 houses (5 x two- 20/09/2012 Fields,,Studland Conditions bedroom, 16 x three-bedroom and 1 x four-bedroom units) Road,Southampton,SO16 with associated access, parking and landscaping works. 9BB

Reconfiguration of car park adjacent to Compass House to Compass House ,Romsey provide 333 parking spaces in total, including 16 disabled Approve with 12/00651/FUL Road,Southampton,SO16 03/10/2012 spaces, with associated access arrangements, changes to Conditions 4GU, boundaries and electricity substation

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Tesco Stores Alterations and extensions to the existing retail store to Ltd,Tebourba provide an additional 2,030 square metres floorspace with Approve with 11/01150/FUL 04/10/2012 Way,Southampton,Hamps associated access, landscaping, servicing and parking Conditions hire, SO16 4QE, arrangements.

Poor Clares Application for reserved matters approval (relating to layout, Convent,Bracken scale, appearance and landscaping) for redevelopment of Approve with 12/01132/REM 05/10/2012 Lane,Southampton,SO16 the site to provide 40 dwellings (6 flats, 2 maisonettes and Conditions 6UZ, 32 houses)

Change of use from offices to student residential Carlton House,Carlton accommodation (16 flats comprising 64 bedspaces) with Approve with 12/00520/FUL 09/10/2012 Place,Southampton,, alterations to the elevations - existing ground floor bars to Conditions remain

Erection of two buildings, one of which would be up to 10- storeys in height, to provide an arts complex incorporating two auditoria, gallery space etc; ground floor Approve with retail/restaurant/cafe/drinking establishments (Classes Land between 136- Conditions A1/A3/A4) and 29 flats (7 x one-bedroom, 15 x two-bedroom 166,Above Bar Air quality 11/01074/FUL and 7 x three-bedroom) with underground parking of 33 11/10/2012 Street,Southampton,Hamp assessment spaces. The development proposes stopping up an existing shir e,SO14 7NL, undertaken by right of way, stopping up an area of public highway on developer Above Bar Street and the formation of a new street between Above Bar Street and Park Walk incorporating a replacement public right of way.

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Demolition of the existing buildings and re-development to provide 30 houses (29 x 3 bedroom and 1x 4 bedroom) and 5-92 Laxton 33 flats (7 x 1 bedroom and 26 x 2 bedroom) with associated Approve with 11/01423/FUL Close,Southampton,Hamp parking and other works including diversion and stopping up 18/10/2012 Conditions shir e,SO19 9JA, of an existing public footpath and carriageway (affects a Public Right of Way) - Description amended following validation Demolition of all the existing buildings and redevelopment to Land At Exford Drive and provide 35 houses (25 x 3 bedroom and 10 x 4 bedroom), 90 Exford Avenue (Including flats ( 14 x 1 bedroom, 75 x 2 bedroom, 1 x 3 bedroom) and Exford Arms PH and Approve with 11/01400/FUL new retail/office/food and drink use on the former Exford 25/10/2012 Mulberry Conditions Arms site (Classes A1/A2/A3/A4/A5) with associated parking Centre),Southampton,Ha and other works including diversion/extinguishment/creation mpshi re,, of rights of way. Application for minor material amendment and variation of conditions 8, 10, 18, 24, 29 and 30 of planning reference British American 10/01449/FUL, for relocation of staff area, and increase of Tobacco,Regents Park 121m2, to the front of proposed warehouse. Approve with 12/00252/MMA 26/10/2012 Road,Southampton,SO15 (Redevelopment of the site to provide a warehouse club Conditions 8TL, (13,006 square metres gross external floorspace) including tyre installation, sales and associated facilities with vehicular access from Regents Park Road)

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Redevelopment of the site to provide 179 new dwellings (90 flats and 89 houses), Offices and /or Healthcare (Class Part of Former Ordnance B1office - up to 1,742 square metres and Healthcare up to Survey Site,Romsey Approve with 12/01029/OUT 836square metres), shops (Class A1), restaurants and cafes 06/11/2012 Road,Southampton,SO16 Conditions (Class A3) and drinking establishments (Class A4 - 4GU, combined floor space of 1,394 square meters) Outline application seeking approval for layout and access.

Application for a minor material amendment to planning Hill Cottage ,Mansbridge Approve with 12/01311/MMA permission reference 06/00946/FUL for redevelopment of 09/11/2012 Road,Southampton,, Conditions the site to provide 20 houses and 8 flats.

Conversion and extension of the existing building, erection of a new two-storey building on the West End Road frontage 58 West End and two bungalows at the rear backing onto Panwell Road, Approve with 11/01987/FUL Road,Southampton,SO18 to provide a total of 10 residential units (2 x three bedroom 15/11/2012 Conditions 6TG, bungalows, 7 x two bedroom flats and 1 x one bedroom flats) with associated parking, vehicular access from West End Road and landscaping

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of new Peel House,Peel buildings to provide replacement offices and an industrial Approve with 11/01298/FUL Street,Southampton,Hamp 16/11/2012 unit (building of up to 23 metres in height) to allow Conditions shir e,SO14 5QT, installation of new machinery.

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Redevelopment of the site. Demolition of the existing 360-364 Shirley buildings and erection of two, three and four storey buildings Approve with 11/01327/FUL Road,Southampton,SO15 to provide 18 houses and 78 flats with associated parking 21/11/2012 Conditions 3UF and access from Shirley Road (amended application to reference number 10/01020/FUL). Redevelopment of the site to provide industrial buildings (Class B2) with ancillary office accommodation, storage, Part Of Vosper access and parking (total floor space of 16,326 square Approve with Thornycroft Site,Victoria 08/00629/FUL metres) and associated works including new marine 29/11/2012 Conditions Road,Woolston,Southamp structures (Environmental Impact Assessment Development) EIA ton, SO19 9RR - Description amended following revised submission for less floor space. Part of The Former New Erection of two residential blocks, part three-storeys, part College Site,Carlton four-storeys in height to provide 47 dwellings (17 x one- Approve with 11/00350/FUL Road/Archers 05/12/2012 bedroom 12 x two-bedroom and 18 x three-bedroom) with Conditions Road,Southampton,Hamp associated parking, access and landscaping. shire ,, Full permission sought for Phase 3 of the Centenary Quay development with a mixed residential and employment use Land adjoining John comprising 329 residential units (102 x one bedroom, 178 x Thornycroft Road,(Part Of two bedroom and 49 x three bedroom units), a food store Approve with Former Vosper 12/00474/FUL (Class A1 - 5,500 square metres), commercial space 12/12/2012 Conditions Thornycroft Site),Victoria (Classes A1/A2/A3/A4 or B1 - 1,685 sq. m) and a EIA Road,Southampton,SO19 management suite (84 sq. m) in buildings ranging in height 9RR from four-storeys to twelve-storeys with associated basement car parking and cycle parking, landscaped public

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and private open spaces, servicing and other works including junction improvements and temporary access to the rivers edge. (Environmental Impact Assessment Development)

Erection of two-storey extensions to both sides of the Park Hotel,90 Shirley building and conversion to provide 11 flats (7 x one bedroom Approve with 12/01482/FUL Road,Southampton,SO15 31/12/2012 and 4 x two bedroom) with associated parking and storage Conditions 3FB facilities.

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3.1 Road Traffic Sources

No new narrow congested streets with residential properties close to the kerb have been identified since the last Progress Report/USA.

No new busy streets where people may spend one hour or more close to traffic have been identified since the last Progress Report/ Updating and Screening Assessment.

No new roads have been constructed or proposed since the last Updating and screening Assessment/Progress Report.

No new Roads with a high flow of buses and/or HGVs have been identified since the last Progress Report/USA.

No new Roads with significantly changed traffic flows have been identified since the last Progress Report/USA.

No new Bus or coach stations have been identified since the last Progress Report/USA

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No new airports, ports or new exposure to diesel/steam train locomotives have been identified since the last USA/PR.

3.3 Industrial Sources

A 100 MW biomass power station in Southampton Docks has been proposed by Heluis Energy. An EIA has been submitted and the Environment Agency has been approached for advice on seeking a permit. This is only 400m from the Millbrook Road AQMA and monitoring station. Southampton City Council has formally objected to the application to the Planning Infrastructure Commission.

There are no new industrial installations or existing installations where emissions have increased substantially or new relevant exposure has been introduced. No new Major fuel storage depots for storing petrol have been approved. No new Petrol stations have been approved No new poultry farms have been approved.

3.4 Commercial and Domestic Sources

A 200KW biomass boiler is proposed for a school in Maybush. This will be assessed using dispersion modelling. It is not close to any AQMAs.

3.5 New Developments with Fugitive or Uncontrolled Sources

There are no new developments with fugitive or uncontrolled sources identified since the last USA/PR.

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Southampton City Council confirms that all the following have been considered:

 Road traffic sources  Other transport sources  Industrial sources  Commercial and domestic sources  New developments with fugitive or uncontrolled sources.

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4 Air Quality Planning Policies

Southampton City Council is currently developing new planning policies on air quality as part of the work on the Low Emission Strategy.

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Implementation of Action Plans

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Table 9.1 Action Plan Progress

COUNCIL’S OWN ACTIONS Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner Survey of travel needs; encouraging alternatives to car travel; route improvements 1.1 School travel plans Green David Deane 100% of all schools in Southampton have travel plans in place (walking/cycling); cycle storage provision; walking buses A number of measures including: road safety Road safety assessments are now undertaken, the number of secure Assist staff in cycling assessments, expanding on number of secure cycle storage locations have been expanded throughout the city, a 1.2 to work in between Green Dale Bostock cycle storage locations, a salary sacrifice scheme salary sacrifice scheme for bike lease to staff has been put in place meetings for bike lease to staff and providing pool bikes. and pool bikes are now provided to staff Enables staff to have their journeys to/from work Journey Planning 1.3 or business travel planned to increase financial Amber David Deane 30.9% of the working population are now covered by a Travel Plan. Service efficiency and promote sustainable travel. A council wide review of the movement of goods This has been completed and has resulted in 2 x WTE reducing from Corporate Courier Annemarie 1.4 vehicles to re-engineer routes to create Green full time to term-time only and enabled a reduction in one fleet Transport Service Hooper efficiencies. vehicle. Continuous A series of projects arising from a review of Fleet Management Services have made a number of efficiency Annemarie 1.5 Improvement efficiency savings in fleet vehicle use conducted Green savings over the last few years, including reviewing the fleet vehicles Hooper Objectives by Peopletoo consultancy they lease / purchase. Improve emissions A review of existing fleet to investigate the use of Annemarie This has been investigated but at the moment, new technologies for a 1.6 from the Council’s bio-fuel and the retro fitting of abatement Amber Hooper greener fleet are expensive to maintain. vehicle fleet technology. SCC runs the ‘Southampton Cycle Challenge’ communications General awareness initiatives to encourage campaign to encourage a greater take-up of cycling across the city as behavioural changes that could lead to reduced Dale Bostock an alternative to private car use. Additionally the council runs the air Public awareness and 1.7 car use, more efficient car use, and greater Green and Simon alert project. Air Alert provides Southampton residents who have an information provision acceptance of alternatives and air quality Hartill existing respiratory condition with advance warning of poor air quality management measures. to enable them to adjust their behaviour to minimise the risk of exposure to elevated levels of pollution.

SOUTHAMPTON SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL CITY Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner Travel awareness, branding, marketing A city-wide campaign was run between January and March 2013. It City-wide travel campaigns, advertising, events and publicity in achieved a 37% awareness of the MyJourney brand based upon 2.1 marketing and Green Adrian Webb various locations (including creating a new 2700 survey responses. The campaign has since been commended communications website). This will involve the commissioning of a for a national award. 25 MyJourney roadshow events were staged, a

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SOUTHAMPTON SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL CITY Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner new social marketing campaign to be used as website has been launched offering a multi-modal journey planning the main branding and advertising. A range of tool and live bus and train travel information. A Skyride was run in the strategic, low-cost advertising sites such as on city in July 2013 with over 10,000 cyclists in attendance. school railings will be used to promote sustainable travel. SCC has been, and is continuing to, work with major retailers and businesses in the city including: Skandia, Mayflower Theatre, the National Oceanography Centre, Town Quay, IKEA, Lloyds Register, Station Quarter, Solent University, the University of Southampton and the General and Royal South Hants Hospitals. Organisations in the Station Quarter including the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have also been engaged. A travel plan for West Quay is in progress. A customer travel survey and a staff travel survey were conducted in August and October 2013 respectively with results of the studies to Retail Travel Plans for Major Shopping determine the measures included in the travel action plan being Destinations including West Quay to encourage finalised in December 2013. Additional achievements include: more shoppers to travel by public transport and reduce reliance on the car. Items such as cycle 1. A car share scheme has been launched at the General Hospital Business Travel 2.2 parking, shower facilities, electric vehicle Green Adrian Webb and 60 additional cycle parking bays installed. Planning charging points at workplaces, PT information 2. An annual travel and transport conference has also been points and establishing a framework for collective staged. delivery and evaluation of the travel plan will be 3. The Royal South Hants Hospital now has a travel plan in place taken forward. and several walking and cycling events have been held. 4. Solent University has implemented a parking management scheme and updated its cycle facilities. 5. The University of Southampton has installed additional cycle parking provide road safety training and a regular bike doctor for cyclists. 6. Bike week was held in June 2013 for the city. 7. A travel planner’s forum has been set up with at least 20 businesses in attendance at each meeting. 8. A travel planning newsletter is also sent out on a monthly basis. The project will investigate, evidence and The viability study for the development of a Sustainable Freight implement a series of measures to introduce Consolidation Centre has been produced. An OJEU process has ‘Green fleet’ management. This will eventually been undertaken identifying a private distribution company who have encompass a driver behaviour change since been appointed to develop and operate the centre. The site has programme aimed at encouraging more also been identified in Nursling and will be commissioned in economic driving techniques, emissions December 2013. A number of major organisations have signed up to Freight consolidation 2.3 modelling tools to identify particular locations Green Simon Fry make use of the centre including: and efficiency where freight is delayed, reducing householder wasted mileage through picking up failed home 1. Southampton City Council deliveries, shared service activities in urban 2. University Hospital centres and smart bins to reduce unnecessary 3. University of Southampton waste collection, managed loading bay 4. Solent University booking in urban centres. A trial of the smart- 5. New Forest District Council

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SOUTHAMPTON SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL CITY Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner freight concept, the use of smart tagging to 6. Hampshire County Council enhance customer visibility of freight transport 7. Eastleigh Borough Council and a fleet vehicle partnership looking at joint 8. Hampshire Constabulary procurement and specification, sharing vehicles 9. West Quay and depots to deliver efficiencies for members and lower emissions from vehicles purchased by A number of other private businesses have expressed an interest in members. These elements will be delivered utilising the facility. through the development of a Sustainable Freight Distribution Centre. A consultant has been appointed to develop a travel plan for the Preparation of new rail station travel plans. Work Southampton Central Station. The travel plan is scheduled to be with local rail users, transition towns, rail completed in January 2014 with up to £180k of funding identified to Public Transport operators and ATOC to develop station travel 2.4 Green Adrian Webb be invested in measures to promote more sustainable modes of Travel Planning plans at the following key locations including transport in the area. An overarching plan for all stations in the city is Southampton Central, Eastleigh and other local also in progress. Real time information is now available at the station stations. providing travellers with up-to-date info on buses and trains. Delivery of a sub-regional multi-modal interoperable transport smartcard. The ticket will provide the link between operators and modes to A Hampshire-wide Smartcard will be launched in July 2014. The back Smart ticketing and 2.5 give the best possible products to transport users Green Thomas King office system has been procured and the equipment is in the process media making public transport seamless, easier to use of being fitted to buses and ferries. and cheaper as well as promoting the growth of the sector. Expansion of the Brompton bike hire scheme i.e. Installed in March 2013 and launched in April 2013. The scheme has PlusBike establishing a series of hire points in 60 members signed up to use the bikes with 10% of bikes used every Brompton Bike Hire 2.6 conjunction with South West Trains in addition to Green Adrian Webb day of the year. Corporate members include the University Hospital, scheme a Leeds-style cycle hub at Southampton Central the University of Southampton, Solent University, Skandia, Station. CooperVision, Ordance Survey and the Mayflower Theatre. A new format for bus timetables has been rolled out on bus stops Legible bus networks. Improving road-side along Above Bar Street as a pilot. Two additional phases of the publicity for services along key networks. The city 2.7 Legible Bus Network Green Richard Cooke project will see the new timetables installed at 181 bus stops in has high levels of bus use and is seeking to December 2013 and another 180 bus stops between February and double bus use over the next 20 years. March 2014. 27 schools have signed up to the STARS school travel plan programme (a national accreditation scheme). Through this programme over 1000 bikes have been fixed, 192 Bike-it events have been staged, and 25,000 positive cycling and scooting experiences have been delivered. By July 2013 14 schools had achieved bronze Support for the implementation of measures in 2.8 School Travel Planning Green David Deane status under the scheme which is the highest rate of any local existing School Travel Plans and ModeShift authority area in the UK. The scheme has seen 18,000 pupils walk to school at least once a week and an 8% increase in cycling to school rates for those schools participating in ‘Bike-it’. A pilot project was staged in Sholing where a road was closed off to simulate what it would be like without traffic. A bus pass for 16 to 19 year olds has

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SOUTHAMPTON SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL CITY Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner also been launched which has trebled participation in bus use.

An additional travel training programme was developed with a number of schools for children with special educational needs and is running until March 2014. The scheme has so far seen 40 children shift from local authority supported journeys to other modes of travel resulting in a £31k saving within 9 months. The scheme is referenced as best practice by the DfT in their annual school travel review. Sustrans staff now sit with the council’s transport planning team. In 2012/2013 the active travel programme achieved the following:

1. Engagement with 12 community groups (target of 6) 2. Engagement with 5 SureStart Centres (target of 5) Active travel programme to encourage more 3. 3 Health Walk Groups maintained active life styles through walking and cycling. A Active Travel 4. 1 Health Walk Group established 2.9 community and workplace engagement Green Sustrans programme 5. 34 Roadshow events staged programme led by Sustrans in partnership with 6. 63 Cycle training and Bike Doctor events held the city council. 7. 214 participants engaged in walking activities (target of 80) 8. 1000+ participants engaged in cycling activities (target of 80) 9. 845 participants provided info on walking and cycling (target of 800) 10. 22 Active Travel Champions recruited and trained (target of 10) Working with Southampton University Transport Traffic Control Design Group to predict flows of traffic emanating Predictions from signals data to predict patterns ad influence The city council is sponsoring an EngD student to take the project 2.10 Amber Adrian Webb Development to travel advice. This will include disseminating the forward. improve air quality. information via mobile media and amending signal plans to improve air quality A campaign to be run in conjunction with retailers Promotion of home to encourage higher take-up of home deliveries 2.11 Amber Adrian Webb To be progressed in 2014. deliveries campaign allowing more people to travel to shops without the car. SCC is working with academic partners to An online journey planner has been developed and implemented as Development and develop bespoke mobile phone apps to provide a part of the MyJourney website and marketing campaign. Access to 2.12 promotion of a bus Amber Adrian Webb step-change in public transport smart ticketing this tool and information on bus times will be developed into a times smartphone app and information. smartphone app in 2014. Up to March 2013 the following was delivered: Joint Commissioning and contract management

of bikeability cycle training across the South 1. Over 166 individuals have received bike maintenance training Hampshire sub-region to establish a standard 2.13 Cycle Training Green Adrian Webb 2. Over 133 adults have received cycle training offer for cycle training to help ensure the self 3. Another 130 adults are on the waiting list to receive training funded centre of excellence for sustainable 4. 667 children have undertaken ‘bikeability’ training travel. 5. The target of 2000 children will be exceeded by March 2014 2.14 City Car Club Develop a sub-regional car club scheme. The Amber Adrian Webb A campaign will be run in February 2014 to drive up membership of

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SOUTHAMPTON SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL CITY Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner operator will supply vehicles to be used for the existing City Car Club. As part of this promotion Eco-driver marketing and installation of up to 200 bays. training will be made available to residents and businesses. Clear options for extensive supply of electric vehicles within the fleet will be included. SCC will deliver public transport with real time information through display screens at our key transport hubs, core bus corridors and highly visible locations and through mobile phones by Real time information utilising current and future proof media. RTPI Real time information systems have been fitted along all core bus 2.15 Green Paul Walker provision screens to be installed at 13 x locations including routes in the city. Hedge Superstores, Gosport Ferry terminal, Southampton cruise ship terminals, Bus Corridor RTPI on key routes and multi-modal real time information at interchanges. A scheme has been delivered in partnership with the Jobcentre plus to remove the transport barriers that may prevent unemployed people from accessing work. The scheme was targeted at 18 to 24 year olds Free travel advice and bus passes to be provided Access to work with free Solent Travelcards provided to participants in the scheme 2.16 to unemployed individuals in the city in order to Green Adrian Webb scheme along with free travel planning advice. 811 individuals were assisted aid their route back into employment. throughout the scheme. Results suggest that of those participating in the scheme 44% were subsequently able to find a job compared to 10% of those who didn’t participate. Investment in measures on high frequency city corridors that reduce journey times for buses and Bus priority programme in progress with 42 junction improvements 2.17 Bus priority measures design out delays including bus lanes, bus gates, Green Simon Bell identified to be delivered. changes to traffic signals and “virtual” priority measures. Targeted interventions to deliver journey time savings of 9.5 seconds per bus per junction. This will deliver an economic benefit, improve punctuality and journey times, whilst reducing Improving Journey 2.18 emissions. The savings in peak vehicle Amber Paul Walker To be progressed Time Reliability requirement bought about by these improvements will be reinvested by operators within the bus network. This includes bus priority measures at 15 x locations.

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LTP3 ACTIONS Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner Work with Sustrans, Organisations & Phase 1 of the eastern cycle route to be completed by March 2014. Cycle Lane/Routes 4.1 Stakeholders to contribute to the design and Green Dale Bostock University cycle corridor targeted for development with funding bids Provision. delivery of a city wide strategic cycle route. submitted. A 10 year cycle strategy has been produced. The installation of new bus shelters across the city to improve the waiting environment for Installation of new bus shelters has now commenced with phase passengers. This will be followed by the Bus stop completed in 2012/13. The legible bus network is currently in the 4.2 implementation of a legible bus network which Green Simon Bell improvements design phase and will be implemented over the course of next the will make it easier for passengers to find the two years with completion in March 2015. correct bus stop and interpret timetable information. Major alterations to the highway network in order Platform road and to enable two lanes of traffic in each direction 4.3 Dock Gate 4 removal between Town Quay and Dock Gate four, and Green Phil Marshall Scheme underway. Further information to be provided in next update. of gyratory the removal of the existing gyratory system arrangement. Car Park Guidance System (CPGS) technology has recently been augmented by the arrival of reliable parking bay management systems. A red 4.4 Parking measures or green light above each bay indicates if the bay Amber Frank Baxter To be progressed. is free or not, and display boards at the top of each ramp indicate the number of free spaces on each floor. The Civic Centre Place scheme aims to remove Civic Centre Place through traffic from Civic Centre Road / New 4.5 design and Road and divert this onto the Inner Ring Road Amber Phil Marshall Further information to be provided in next update. implementation via Havelock Road, Cumberland Place, Brunswick Place and Charlotte Place. Create a shared surface scheme, creating more 4.6 Oxford Street space for the bars and restaurants to spill out Green Phil Marshall Scheme underway. Further information to be provided in next update. into and activating the street. Low cost improvements to the public realm will be implemented in the short term. These include works outside the recently renovated Tudor 4.7 Old Town public realm Merchant’s House and the extension of the Amber Phil Marshall Scheme underway. Further information to be provided in next update. existing 20mph zone through the recently completed QE2 Mile enhancements in Holyrood to link with the existing scheme in French Street. Consolidation of surface level car parking into a North of central station new multi-storey car park to create land for 4.8 Amber Phil Marshall To be progressed. improvements redevelopment and to create a high quality public realm and public transport interchange. Delivery of the on street way finding maps and Richard Phase 4 due to be completed in March 2014 which will see the city 4.9 Legible cities Green signing in the city centre. Alderson centre network completed.

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LTP3 ACTIONS Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner Bitterne District Centre is a high priority for District Centres - Richard 4.10 investment to improve accessibility and enhance Amber To be progressed. Bitterne Alderson the public realm.

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PLANNING POLICY ACTIONS Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner There is a requirement in the Core Strategy transport policy (CS18) to Implementation of existing Local Plan policy and ‘Require new developments to consider impact on air quality, work towards strengthening policy in new Local particularly in Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) through the Local planning policies Development Framework. This should include 4.1 Green Graham Tuck promotion of access by sustainable modes of travel’. The Core (citywide) ensuring that the cumulative adverse effect of Strategy sets out the general principles and the CCAP and smaller developments on local air quality is Southampton Development Plan will show how this affects individual avoided. sites. Ongoing involvement with Planning Policy and Targeted planning Development Control to avoid the canyon effect There is regular and ongoing close working between Planning Policy guidance to address 4.2 (created by tall buildings on both sides of a road) Green Graham Tuck and Development Control. Both the Masterplan and CCAP set out a air quality impacts of and cumulative air quality effects of development strategic approach to tall buildings. development through the planning process.

OTHER ACTIONS Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner Potential for reducing emissions from HGVs by Low Emissions Strategy to be developed and adopted outlining Low Emission Zone working with freight partnerships to establish 5.1 Green Simon Hartill appropriate measures to be implemented along the Western (LEZ) minimum emissions standards for HGVs Approach to the city. operating in Southampton. Bus Quality Emissions from buses can be reduced by Partnership established. Further information to be included in next 5.2 Green Paul Walker Partnership modernising the bus fleet. update. Taxi Quality Steps to modernise the taxi fleet and reduce taxi 5.3 Amber Paul Walker To be progressed. Partnership emissions. Introduce fixed penalty for idling vehicles Use legal powers to enforce fines for idling 5.4 Red Paul Walker This has not been invoked. (including buses and vehicles and prevent unnecessary emissions. taxis) Use the road traffic management system to Changes to traffic light 5.5 change traffic light phasing to hold back traffic Amber Martin Wylie Further information to be provided in next update. phasing queues in areas without residential receptors. Working with ABP to address port related transport issues and emissions from shipping Port Masterplan could involve a range of measures, including; 5.6 Amber Sue Simmonite Further information to be provided in next update. actions creating new access routes, providing alternative fuel supplies, introducing freight quality partnerships, and developing lorry staging areas. Legible city methodology to be adopted to Richard 5.7 Legible city signage improve signage within the city to encourage Green Signage has been fully installed throughout the city centre. Pemberton cycling and walking at key points in the city. Integrate Air Quality Include costs for air quality modelling and impact This is part of the planning and transport assessment and is done on 5.8 Green Frank Baxter Impact Assessment assessment in the design stage of major a site by site basis

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OTHER ACTIONS Responsible Ref Action Additional Information Status (RAG) Progress Owner into all major transport transportation projects to ensure that their projects impacts are understood. Work closely with the Health Authority and The monitoring and evaluation procedures as part of the Air Alert Research the health 5.9 University of Southampton to research the health Green Simon Hartill project are specifically designed to research the health affects of air impacts of air pollution impact of air pollution on vulnerable groups. pollution. This project has now commenced The study is intended to investigate the feasibility of reducing or relocating traffic queues in AQMA Use of adaptive traffic areas. It is a 3- year-long project. Whilst they The first phase of project, which involves data collection and analysis, 5.10 Green Martin Wylie control systems won’t necessarily reduce air pollution they will is approaching its conclusion relocate the source to an area without receptors, therefore reducing the health impact. The Air Alert project aims to provide Southampton residents who have an existing respiratory condition with advance warning of 201 air alert subscribers enrolled, 96 air alerts issued since June poor air quality and enable them to adjust their 2010. behaviour to minimise the risk of exposure to

elevated levels of pollution. The project will 5.11 Air Alert Green Simon Hartill Very high customer satisfaction results from survey of subscribers initially identify community clusters in 3 of undertaken in 2011. "90% of subscribers would recommend the Southampton’s Air Quality Management Areas service." (AQMAs) – Redbridge Road, Bitterne Road and

Bevois Valley. The project has now commenced and the process of registering users is taking place. The group provide a focus for and coordination of anti-congestion A project board for congestion issues that will Keep the City Moving actions achieving financial savings from significant reduction in fuel 5.12 coordinate, communicate and plan in relation to Green Frank Baxter Group consumption. The group has met several times and has developed an keeping the city moving. action plan Southampton was one of eleven local authorities to have been awarded funds from the Department for Transport's Clean Bus Technology Fund to enable the flywheel technology to be fitted to Buses in Southampton to be upgraded with buses in the city. The funding will be made available for bus operators 5.13 Flywheel technology pollution-reducing flywheel technology on Green Paul Walker in the 2013-2014 financial year with installation by bus operators to transport routes with poor air quality. be completed by 31st March 2014. It is possible that UK and EU companies could also adopt this technology and there is potential for a ‘Centre of Excellence’ to be created within the Southampton area for installation of flywheel technology on buses.

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Conclusions and Proposed Actions 4.1 Conclusions from New Monitoring Data

Southampton City Council has examined the results from monitoring in the Southampton Unitary Authority Area.

Concentrations within most of the AQMAs still exceed the 40 µg/m3 annual mean standard for nitrogen dioxide at some relevant receptors and the AQMAs should remain. The Bitterne/Northam Road AQMA will be reviewed next year as both 2011 and 2012 monitoring showed that all monitoring sites were below the standard, although some only marginally. Concentrations outside of the AQMAs are all below the objectives at relevant locations, except for the 2 Romsey Road NOx tube which recorded an annual mean of exactly 40 µg/m3. However in 2010 it recorded 36.7 µg/m3 and in 2011 it recorded 37.5 µg/m3. Additional NOx tubes have been deployed at residential receptors close to this location in 2013 to gather more data around this busy road junction. A decision to proceed to a Detailed Assessment will be made when 2013 monitoring data from this junction has been evaluated in early 2014.

The 2012 USA recommended proceeding to a Detailed Assessment for residential properties close to the kerb along Portswood Road and 2 houses within the docks at Millbrook Point Road. New NOx tubes have been deployed at these locations to monitor nitrogen dioxide at the start of 2013. Once a full years worth of monitoring data has been collected a decision will be made as to whether new AQMAs need to be declared.

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None of the new developments that have been granted planning permission will trigger a Detailed Assessment. If the 100MW Biomass Power Station, adjacent to the Millbrook Road AQMA is given permission by the Planning Inspectorate, a Detailed Assessment is likely to be required to assess the air quality impact. An EIA has already been completed by the applicant which includes a detailed air quality assessment, using dispersion modelling by CERC. The EIA concluded that the proposed power station would increase NO2 in the AQMA but not significantly.

4.3 Proposed Actions

Analyse and report on the 2013 monitoring data, specifically to ascertain if Portswood Road and Millbrook Point Road need to be declared AQMAs. This work follows on from the conclusions of the 2012 USA. Submit the 2014 Air Quality Progress Report. Undertake a Low Emission Strategy Study using the £60,000 DEFRA grant. In-house SCC officers, in the transport and sustainability/ planning depts will work together with Environmental Health to progress the Study. The Study will concentrate on the work packages listed below.

 Development of guidance on the use of public sector procurement to influence road transport emissions within the City, incorporating whole life and damage cost principles  development of a City-wide bus emission strategy, in partnership with key operators, including GoAhead and First Group  development of a City-wide freight emission strategy, building on plans to develop a sustainable freight consolidation centre, and working with the private sector to look at infrastructure necessary to support the uptake of low emission technologies  development of a taxi emission strategy  development of a passenger car emission strategy to look at incentives and disincentives for the reduction in use of high NOx emission vehicles and promote clean vehicle technology  development of an AQ & health working group capable of reviewing local health impacts and promoting effective messaging, building upon on the success of the current air alert scheme that operates in Southampton.

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5 References

(1) Port of Southampton Master Plan 2009

(2) LAQM Technical Guidance TG(09)

(3) LAQM Policy Guidance 2009

(4) Southampton Shipping Movements 1991 - 2011

(5) DEFRA Screening Assessment for Biomass Boilers Technical Guidance

(6) EP UK, Biomass and Air Quality Guidance for Local Authorities

(7) Further Assessment of Commercial and Millbrook Roads August 2008 (Air Quality Consultants)

(8) USA 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012 Southampton City Council

(9) Detailed Assessments 2004 and 2007 AEA Consultants

Most Review and Assessment Reports available on Council’s website http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-environment/pollution/airquality/review.aspx

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Appendix A: QA:QC Data

Diffusion Tube Bias Adjustment Factors

Gradko 20% TEA in water, national bias adjustment factor 0.97

Factor from Local Co-location Study

Automatic Scaling Station Station Type Tube Analyser Factor Brintons Road 1 Urban Centre 32 30.0 1.06 AURN Brintons Road 2 “ 32 30.0 1.06 AURN Brintons Road 3 “ 32 30.6 1.04 AURN

Average of 1.053 correction factor.

Discussion of Choice of Factor to Use

We decided to use the national factor of 0.97 for consistency with the 2012 USA. This factor is statistically more robust than the single co-location factor calculated for the urban centre site at Southampton AURN Station.

PM Monitoring Adjustment

The TEOM PM Monitoring was adjusted by Kings College London, ERG, using the recognised method.

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QA/QC of Automatic Monitoring ERG at Kings College London manage our data QA/QC. They collect the data on our behalf and ratify it. Manual calibrations are undertaken every 2 weeks by SCC staff at all our monitoring stations. Unfortunately the Redbridge and Victoria Road stations encountered serious technical problems in 2012.

QA/QC of Diffusion Tube Monitoring

Gradko supplied and analysed the NOx tubes using 20% TEA in water Gradko Tube Precision was good on 31 counts and poor on 2 counts in 2013. WASP QA/QC results below.

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