Local authority chiefs had no proper legal justification to allow an "illegal" and "draconian" low emission zone scheme to operate in Glasgow, a court has heard.
READ MORE: Young man with links to Glasgow shot and killed on US street as two teenagers charged with murderLord Davidson said that available data showed that air quality in the city centre had been improving in recent years and that this trend was set to continue. He said the information showed that there was no need for an LEZ to be introduced inn Glasgow.
Lord Davidson was speaking on the first day of a judicial review which has been brought to Scotland’s highest civil court by his client, a company called Patons Accident Repair Centre. The firm - which is based in the city’s Townhead area, believes the scheme is unlawful. Speaking earlier this year, Mr Paton said: “We started speaking to the council and outlined our personal and commercial concerns about the low emission zone, its necessity, and whether the data should be revisited. The independent expert analysis showed that phase two wasn't required.
“It will also affect struggling city centre businesses and result in an even steeper decline in the condition of our once proud city. Lord Davidson said that 25 out of the 27 stations have recorded “downward trends” of NO2 in recent years. He said that the two stations which hadn’t recorded the downward trends were located in Hope Street.
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