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… in Public. Policy CC1 of the Plan sets out the Council’s development strategy on climate change: Policy CC1: Responding to Climate Change 1. The Council will seek to reduce carbon emissions, and the impacts of the Borough on climate change by encouraging greater levels of sustainability through development, and by putting measures in place that encourage individuals within the community…
… and decentralised energy as part of development proposals in appropriate locations. The Council will require all developments, either new build or conversions, with a combined floorspace of 500m2 or more, or one or more residential units, to incorporate the fabric first approach and on-site renewable energy equipment to reduce predicted CO2 emissions by at least 20%. If the percentage target is technically…
… and carbon emissions in new buildings are governed by the building regulations regime, which is a separate process to the planning system. However, some local planning authorities (including Basildon Borough Council) have introduced their own standards for new buildings that are higher than the standards in building regulations in terms of energy efficiency and/or carbon emissions2. Role…
… of the Building Regulations. Thus a degree of flexibility in wording of the Policy CC1 would need to be provided to accommodate the possibility of the above changes. It is therefore recommended that Policy CC1 to be modified to reflect the constraints. Proposed Policy CC1 Modifications Policy CC1: Responding to Climate Change 1.The Council will seek to reduce carbon emissions, and the impacts…
… PSD015 Basildon Council - Climate Change and Air Quality Topic Paper - Sept 2020 September 2020 1 Basildon Borough Local Plan Climate Change & Air Quality Topic Paper September 2020 September 2020 2 Table…