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(i)              to agree that it is no longer necessary or appropriate to pursue a Traffic Regulation Condition (TRC) as Phase 1 of Aberdeen’s LEZ in 2020; and

(ii)             to instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to report the outcomes of traffic modelling and engagement exercises to this Committee in June 2021

With reference to article 14 of the minute of the previous meeting of 6 February 2020, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – City Growth which outlined recent developments that have impacted on Low Emission Zone (LEZ) planning, particularly officers’ ability to comply with the instructions of the February 2020, City Growth and Resources Committee, and the Scottish Government’s revised timetable for the introduction of LEZs in Scotland.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      agree that it is no longer necessary or appropriate to pursue a Traffic Regulation Condition (TRC) as Phase 1 of Aberdeen’s LEZ in 2020; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to report the outcomes of traffic modelling and engagement exercises to this Committee in June 2021.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.