Object
Preferred Options
Representation ID: 49376
Received: 30/07/2012
Respondent: La Salle Investments
Agent: Harris Lamb
Representation Summary:
It is not clear how the 20% carbon reduction figure has been established. The Council should provide evidence on this and also test the implications of the target on residential and employment development. A viability appraisal should be prepared to demonstrate that this is workable. Change of use applications should be exempt from this requirement. It is inherently more sustainable to reuse an existing building than build a new one. The cost of adapting small rural buildings to acheive a 20% reduction in carbon could make the change of use economically unviable.
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