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Representation ID: 19772

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Bradford District Ward Councillor (Green)

Number of people: 2

The policy makes repeated references to growth with only a passing reference to “a move towards a greener economy”.

In our view, this will derail Bradford’s stated commitments to making the transition to both a net-zero carbon economy and a circular economy.

Instead, our Local Plan should focus on supporting the move away from carbon-intensive jobs and sectors to low carbon sectors. The policy should therefore be re-worded to say: Bradford aims to be at the forefront of the UK's net-zero carbon economy, as part of our drive to build circular economy principles and practice into our development strategies and to support the social well-being of the people of Bradford.

This section should also include a policy on how Bradford will use its own economic resources and assets to support the development of a low carbon economy - such as building socially-rented houses to Passivhaus standards and supporting retrofitting to improve the energy efficiency of our current housing stock.