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Representation ID: 5924

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Baildon & Shipley Friends of the Earth

Baildon & Shipley FOE – SP9
1. Targets seem reasonable, but this policy 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.
2. This requires construction and heating standards to be very high; to or approaching Passivhaus standard.
3. There should be no space for car parking. New neighbourhoods must be ’15-minute’ neighbourhoods.
4. Minimisation of surface water run-off is vital, as is provision of some green space. The use of trees and other planting, where appropriate, should form 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.