It is my view that in order to have credibility the GNLP team need to calculate the environmental cost of the entire GNLP process and publish the outcome of that investigation / research. This will help in understanding what the environmental impact of building the additional homes identified by the GNLP and the supporting infrastructure across the city and districts will be.
I think local authorities, parish councils and residents need to know from the GNLP a best estimate of the carbon cost of building 1 home.
The GNLP team should identify what requirements are being made of developers to mitigate against environmental impact and carbon emissions through the build process.
I believe there should be a carbon neutral attitude to the development of new homes this would enable The authorities in GNLP to lead the way. It would add credibility to the whole project and divert criticism.

Strategies to deliver a healthier environment
1 Offsetting at the point of build. All new building projects will be expected to have undergone a carbon assessment (tCo2e) and to publish the result at the time the application is made (prior to any decision by the planning authorities).
All new builds should clearly identify the carbon-offset strategy they intend to utilise to meet the carbon offset requirements prior to consent being given.
2 Strategic Offsetting. The GNLP should make the assessment (tCo2e) of the cost of implementing the GNLP in full. The GNLP should then mitigate the cost by creating a South Norfolk GNLP woodland. This could be a series of smaller woodlands linked that run across the South of the county across a large number of parishes.
3 Strategic Offsetting. The GNLP should make the assessment (tCo2e) of the cost of implementing the GNLP in full. The GNLP should then mitigate the cost by creating a South Norfolk GNLP woodland. This could be located as a single large public woodland handed over to and managed by an organisation such as the Woodland Trust
4 Strategic Offsetting. The GNLP should make the assessment (tCo2e) of the cost of implementing the GNLP in full. The GNLP should then mitigate the cost by creating a South Norfolk GNLP woodland. This could be woodlands planted in all the parishes that have housing through the GNLP process. These public woodlands would be managed by the Parish councils.