Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2010 - Falkirk Council

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Sustainable Falkirk Strategy 9.4 The value placed on the local environment and the importance attached to the sustainable development approach is further developed through the Sustainable Falkirk Strategy 2006-10, which commits the Council to working towards sustainable development. This Strategy provides an umbrella for a wide range of actions aiming to improve the local environment and quality of life, while contributing to national/global action on the environment. The strategy identifies the following as priority areas: • Energy efficiency, • Wise use of resources, • Greener transport, • Protection and enhancement of the natural and man-made environment. Local Plan 9.5 Whilst SPP3 and PAN84 seek to deliver renewable energy targets through the planning system, the Council’s Local Plan sets out the principles of sustainable development by which individual development projects detailed in this SHIP will be assessed and scrutinised as part of the statutory approval process: • Policy EQ1 ‘Sustainable Design Principles’ requires all new developments to achieve a high standard of design quality and compliance with principles of sustainable development relating to: - Natural and build heritage, - Urban and landscape design, - Accessibility, resource use, - Infrastructure and maintenance. • Policy EQ6 ‘Design & Energy Use’ requires developers to demonstrate how they have assessed and pursued opportunities for sustainable energy use in new developments where possible, with particular reference to: - Local climatic factors in the layout and orientation of buildings, - The utilisation of renewable energy sources to meet the energy needs of development, - Combined heat and power and community heating schemes. Building Standards 9.6 In addition to the measures which can be taken through the planning system, there is the requirement to satisfy National Building Standards in terms of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. Building Standards are supported by Technical Handbooks which provide guidance on achieving the standards set in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulation 2010. The Technical Handbooks are available in two volumes, which are in relation to Domestic and Non-Domestic buildings. 58
9.7 The latest amendments to the Technical Standards for 2010 came into force from 1 October 2010 and set out the minimum standards that must be achieved when designing new domestic and non-domestic buildings. The Council will work with development partners to ensure that all new developments meet (and where possible exceed) the minimum standards set out in the Technical Handbooks. The Technical Handbooks 2010 are guidance documents and allow for alternative innovative solutions to achieve compliance within the specific performance Standard. The 2010 amendments in relation to new domestic buildings focus on improved standards for environmental, noise and energy performance amongst other changes. Barriers to Achieving High Environmental Standards 9.8 As noted in paragraph 4.4, the Council’s Local Plan promotes sustainability by aiming to achieve quality community infrastructure through developers’ contributions towards the provision of improved infrastructure. Recent planning consents have required RSL development partners to make a contribution toward open space provision where they have not met the required open space standard within the development site. Although this is a planning condition, the Housing & Regeneration Directorate has taken the view that the contributions are not HAG eligible and this could impact on the deliverability of future partnership development projects. This is an issue which will require ongoing discussion between the Scottish Government, local authorities and development partners such as RSLs and is likely to become an increasing issue in the coming years if the current constraints on public expenditure continue. 9.9 The Council will continue to work in partnership with its RSL development partners to promote sustainable development and energy efficiency at the design stage of all new developments contained within the SHIP. However, it is recognised that delivering highly energy efficient, sustainable homes beyond the statutory targets has cost implications for development partners which require to be addressed. Home Energy Strategy 9.10 Progress continues towards meeting the aims of the Home Energy Strategy 2008- 11 which sets out the Council’s commitment to improving the energy efficiency of the housing stock and addressing issues of fuel poverty affecting vulnerable households. The main focus during 2010/11 is to improve the energy efficiency of the housing stock in all tenures and to address the factors that affect fuel poverty. With this in mind, the Council will be continuing its programmes of insulation improvements and central heating replacement in its own stock and targeting over 15,000 owner occupiers to encourage them to take up assistance with insulation measures, income maximisation and tariff advice. This latter initiative addresses fuel poverty and is funded through the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target funding provided by the Scottish Government and energy companies. 9.11 Partnership with the local Energy Saving Scotland advice centres (ESSac) continues with the main focus this year being on income maximisation. A number of events have been planned in conjunction with ESSac to reach residents from all sectors of the Falkirk Council area. 59
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SHIP MAPS
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Sub Area Maps
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