A new scheme to improve air quality around schools is being made permanent - but vandalism has stopped fines being issued outside one.
The Healthy School Streets (HSS) scheme, enforced by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, was trialled at four schools: New City Primary School, Gallions Primary School, Shaftesbury Primary School, and Earlham Primary School.
The schools were chosen based on collision history and air quality levels, according to Newham Council.
A report from the authority said the trial period saw no formal objections.
The scheme has reduced traffic volumes and improved air quality in the HSS zones, the council has found.
At New City Primary School, annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) were reduced by 64.05 per cent.
The report also noted that penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued to vehicles entering the restricted zones during operational hours.
A total of 11,764 PCNs were issued during the trial period across the four school sites.
But cameras at Gallions Primary School were vandalised before the scheme went live, so no PCNs have been issued there.
The cost of making the traffic orders permanent is £5,000, which will be funded from the 2025/26 active and sustainable capital budget.
The HSS scheme is part of a wider initiative to improve the health and safety of schoolchildren and staff.
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