Comment

Representation ID: 22511

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Broadland Green Party

Comment: There is no clear target on energy efficiency and the reduction of carbon emissions. Back in 2008 the Climate Change Strategy for Norfolk signed by all seven district councils and the county council stated: ““Most of the houses and infrastructure that we build now will still be standing in 2080, when the impacts of climate change will be much greater. The considerable level of growth planned for the county by 2026 provides an immediate strategic opportunity to plan housing and infrastructure that will be much more resilient to the impacts of climate change. This will reduce long term risks to Norfolk residents and help avoid the potentially major expense of addressing problems at a later stage, after the impacts of climate change have been felt.”
Recent house building has generally been of a poor quality meeting the minimum of required Building Regulations. There needs to be a significant change in the standard of house building. This must be accompanied by strengthened building control departments to carry out adequate building inspections as in the past. All new housing must be carbon neutral or at least built to Passivhaus standards.
There is no provision for allotment space in any of the current developments despite it being a clearly stated Policy 2 objective.