Decision Details

This report seeks authority for the development of a clean air fund for Birmingham which is to be funded from Clean Air Zone revenues.

• Birmingham Clean Air Zone Submission of Full Business Case and Request to Proceed with Implementation, Cabinet Report 11th December 2018. CMIS Reference 005939/2018
• Tackling Air Quality in Birmingham - Clean Air Zone – Submission of Business Case to Government, Cabinet Report 10th Sept 2018. CMIS Reference 005425/2018 Page 18 of 18
• Clean Air Zone Charging Order and Indicative Allocation of Net Proceeds Report, Cabinet Report 25th June 2019. CMIS Reference 006457/2019.
• Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ) Update to Cabinet on Digital and Physical Infrastructure Development, Air Quality Monitoring, and Income and Expenditure Forecast.: 008212/2020
• Brum Breathes Clean Air Strategy

On 22 March 2022, Cabinet:-

(i)       Approved the allocation of surplus CAZ revenues of up to £4.040m over a two-year period for the purposes of creating a CAZ Clean Air Fund;

(ii)      approved the release of up to £0.060m of development funding to progress the development of the Fund to Full Business Case (FBC);

(iii)     delegated approval of the FBC and related reports, including any revised financial appraisal for the Fund to the Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability in conjunction with the Director of Council Management and in consultation with the relevant portfolio holder, up to a maximum value of £5.000m;

(iv)     authorised the Acting City Solicitor to negotiate, execute, seal and complete all necessary documentation to give effect to the above recommendations.