Leeds £29m Clean Air Zone scrapped after all announces Leeds Council

It follows an announcement last month that the much-delayed £29m scheme would be paused due to unexpectedly positive air quality levels in the city.

Senior figures at the council have now said air pollution at key points in the city was “not likely to exceed legal limits ever again, even if traffic returned to normal levels”, and that the zone was no longer required.

This is despite millions of pounds of government money being spent on business grants and a new camera network to monitor non-eco-friendly vehicles travelling in and out of the city.

The plans would have seen high-emitting taxis, HGVs and buses charged a fee for entering the city centre and parts of north Leeds, but had been beset with delays since they were first signed off by the Government