CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1990 - PART IV SECTION 83(1)

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AREA ORDER

The Council of The City of Newcastle upon Tyne, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Section 83(1) of the Environment Act 1995, hereby makes the following Order. This Order may be cited as The Council of The City of Newcastle upon Tyne Air Quality Management Area AQMA No1b: 200804 order and shall come into effect on 1st April 2008. The area outlined on the attached map in blue is to be designated as an Air Quality Management Area hereinafter referred to as the designated area. The designated area incorporates the area within the City of Newcastle upon Tyne bounded:

1) A line 40m either side of Jesmond Road from the junction of Jesmond Road/ A167(M) Osborne Road interchange to the point where Jesmond Road is bisected by the road Tunnel under Roseberry Crescent and includes properties 40m either side of Sandyford Road from the junction of Jesmond Road/Sandyford Road to the junction with Osborne Terrace/Sandyford Road, and includes properties 40m either side of Hutton Terrace, Portland Terrace and Osborne Terrace.

2) The area bounded by the A167(M) from the junction of the B1318 Great North Road/ A167(M) to the

junction of the A167(M)/A193, the A193 from the junction with the A167(M) to the junction of the A193/B1600 Gibson Street, the B1600 Gibson Street from the junction with the A193 to the junction of Gibson Street with the A186 City Road, the A186 City Road from the junction with B1600 Gibson Street to the junction with the Quayside, a line running south from the junction of the A186 with the Quayside to the centre of the river, A line running parallel with the Newcastle River bank westwards to Forth Banks, Forth Banks from the River Bank to Railway Street, Railway Street from the junction of Forth Banks to the intersection with the A189 St James Boulevard, the intersection of St. James Boulevard with Railway Street along to the A189 to the Junction with Strawberry Place, the junction of the A189 with Strawberry Place to the junction of Strawberry Place with Leazes Park Road, Leazes Park Road from the junction of Strawberry Place to the junction with Terrace Place, Terrace Place from the junction of Leazes Park Road to Leazes Crescent, Leazes Crescent from the junction of Terrace Place to Queen Victoria Road, Queen Victoria Road to the junction with Park Terrace, Park Terrace from the junction with Queen Victoria Road to the intersection of the B1318 Great North road with the A167 (M).

The map may be viewed at the Council Offices situated at the Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8PB. The Air Quality Management Area is designated in relation to a likely breach of the annual mean nitrogen dioxide objective as specified in the Air Quality Regulations 2000.This Order shall remain in force until it is varied or revoked by a subsequent order. The Common Seal of The Council of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne was hereto affixed on 31st March 2008 and signed in the presence of /on b of said Council ……………………………

Figure No1B: 010408: Extended City Centre Air Quality Management Area