Object

Representation ID: 16722

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Shipley Town Council

We are very supportive of the target of zero carbon by 2038. To ensure this we want to see elements in the plan strengthened.

Point A3 needs to be strengthened by calling for modelling by developers for all new developments to demonstrate that the proposed development is carbon neutral or carbon negative; in terms of emissions from construction, building energy use and travel resulting from the development.

This policy also needs additional wording to ensure developments are being designed to incorporate measures to adapt to climate change.

We want the following added to SP9:
The following measures shall be incorporated into all development:
Wherever possible, new buildings shall be orientated to maximise the opportunities for both natural heating and ventilation and reducing exposure to wind and other elements;
● Proposals involving both new and existing buildings shall demonstrate how they have been designed to maximise resistance and resilience to climate change, for example by including measures such as solar shading, thermal mass, heating and ventilation of the building and appropriately coloured materials in areas exposed to direct sunlight, green and brown roofs, green walls, etc;
● Use of trees and other planting, where appropriate, as part of a landscape scheme to provide shading of amenity areas, buildings and streets and to help to connect habitat, designed with native plants that are carefully selected, managed and adaptable to meet the predicted changed climatic conditions; and
● All development shall minimise the impact of surface water runoff from the development in the design of the drainage system, and where possible incorporate mitigation and resilience measures for any increases in river flooding levels as a result of climate change