Object

Representation ID: 6661

Received: 14/09/2021

Respondent: Stevington Parish Council

Section 2: Vision and Objectives Theme 1 : Achieving a Net Zero borough
Although policies related to existing assets and community consumption of energy and products are not intended to be part of LP2040. The delivery of Net Zero borough will need policies for growth to align with policies to support existing communities in making the transition to low carbon homes (e.g., insulation and electrification), and the transition from petrol to Electrical vehicles.
Economic growth will lead to a significant increase in local population, while it may be feasible to ensure new housing developments are low carbon and can demonstrate a habitat based net biodiversity gain, we need the borough’s policies to urgently address carbon emissions from the existing borough population, its housing stock and farming land, which are large carbon emission sources.
LP2040 needs to be updated to reflect this escalating emergency with greater urgency placed in delivering reductions in carbon emission and preparedness to address climate change across the Borough. This must address both existing and growth infrastructure. The council must identify all possible means to support current and future local communities in carbon sequestration and biodiversity growth (tree and hedge planting, wildflower meadows, garden biodiversity enhancement) as well as technology changes including electrification of transport and homes, hydrogen ( if/when that becomes feasible), local renewable power generation.