Object

Representation ID: 5921

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Baildon & Shipley Friends of the Earth

Previously Developed Land / Efficient Use of Land

1. The underlying principles of housing growth should be Social Equity, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Location, Urban Capacity, Participative Processes, and Zero Carbon Design
2. See also under SP9 and EN10 concerning zero carbon design.
3. Vauban, Germany, is an example of what can be achieved in terms of neighbourhood passivhaus standards.
4. It appears that the proposed greenfield land take in the Plan is approaching double what it would need to be if all greenfield development were built to the policy-compliant 50dhpa net. In particular, most of the Green Belt housing allocations are proposed to be developed well below the densities required by the Plan’s policies relating to density.
5. With the climate emergency, there can be no place for any more development involving large detached houses with driveways and garages.
6. ‘Design and Beauty’ and “working with the landscape” are good concepts.