Air pollution
The issue of air pollution came under the spotlight at the planning inquiry into the controversial revamp of Anglia Square.
Air pollution contributed to the deaths of more than 100 adults in Norwich in the space of just a year, new research has revealed.
Plans to transform a city centre car park into a block of flats have been approved, despite objectors raising fears over the “immediate effects” of air pollution.
Powers to fine drivers who leave their engines idling could be expanded as part of a push to clean up the city’s air.
Road users in Norwich face further changes to the city’s transport network after a council officer said the city carrying on as it is “simply isn’t an option”.