Comment

Representation ID: 15772

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)

The purpose the policy ‘to support a move to a lower carbon future’ is in broad alignment with the ambition for the City Region to become a resilient net-zero carbon economy by 2038.

An amendment to encourage higher standards more generally but also the identification of sites which have the potential to be exemplars of sustainability, and steps toward Passivhaus or similar would support market building for zero carbon homes.

The call for sites for renewable and low carbon options and technical work set out under Policy EN10 is welcomed and aligns with the West Yorkshire Devolution Deal 2020 and Strategic Priority 3 of the SEP.

Renewable potential / potential capacity was assessed in AECOM’s ‘Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Capacity in Yorkshire and Humber (2011). There is a need for increased renewable generation in W Yorkshire to meet the regional net-zero carbon target. Although Policy EN10 acknowledges this, there is a lack of clarity on the spatial or quantitative integration of zero carbon emissions infrastructure.