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Core Strategy Options12.18 All new development, whether it is for housing or employment, will need to meet higherlevels of sustainable construction and renewable energy sources. These schemes will also have totake account of the need to reduce water consumption and to maintain and improve water quality.What you said at Issues and OptionsGeneral support for the adoption of higher (beyond Building Regulations) energy efficiency andsustainable construction standards.Concerns were expressed by the development industry of the costs of introducing standardsthat were higher than required nationally, and that schemes may be unviable.There is a need to require compliance with Code Level 3 for water efficiency in Christchurchand East Dorset.There is support for the incorporation of on-site renewable energy generation technologies intonew development.However, it is argued that there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate a higher than nationallyaccepted target and that policies should not prescribe the technologies to be used.It was generally accepted that a proportion of no more than 10% renewable energy generationto maintain development viability and to ensure house prices do not significantly increase asa result.New development should be directed away from areas of flood risk and coastal erosion.The Options12.19 Issue: How should our sustainable construction and energy efficiency policies applyto new development?12.20 (Note: the following options are not mutually exclusive and could all form a set ofpolicy measures.)232September 29th, 2010 Christchurch and East Dorset Council Meetings Core Strategy Options