Issue - meetings

Motion by Councillor Osler - Conservation and Adaptation

“Committee:

Acknowledges the impacts of the cost of living crisis and climate change being experienced by residents.

Understands the additional challenge those living within conservation areas face, when trying to adapt homes to make them more sustainable such as to improve energy efficiency or to mitigate flood risk.

Believes that to keep residents living in our conservation areas, consideration needs to be given as to the hurdles and costs that go with this and that these should be balanced against the desire to protect our built heritage.

Agrees that an on line consultation should be conducted to seek views as to what the challenges are for residents to adapt homes in such areas.

Agrees that responses to the consultation should inform a short term working group which shall be established between planning officers and residents so that knowledge can be shared as to:

-          What the challenges are for residents to adapt homes in such areas

-          What can be done (presently) to alleviate these

-          What needs to change to address those challenges, and

-          The cost to our Built Heritage of any changes.

A report from the above should be to be presented to the Planning Committee in four cycles.”