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Risk to health of older people and those in fuel poverty in poorly insulated homes.
Risk of increased surface water flooding in urban areas.
Urban heating and adverse impact on air quality.
Retrofitting of existing buildings.
Increased risk of disease
Impact on biodiversity conservation and landscape character.
Objectives
To address the Council’s Climate Change declaration of October 2019
Reduce the Borough’s net carbon emissions, and make a full contribution to the
national, sub-regional and local targets for reduction – including to be at net-zero
emissions by 2041.
Provision of low carbon infrastructure (Green Gas, local Power networks, EV
charging)
Promote decentralised energy and heating networks within the Mature Suburbs and
North Solihull area, and the generation of energy from on-site renewable sources.
Support the implementation of ‘Solihull Connected’ and increase mode shift to public
transport and active travel by ensuring that new development is located in areas of
high accessibility or potential high accessibility.
Implement measures, such as integrated green infrastructure, to improve resilience of
existing and new developments to the impacts of climate change.
Implement measures to improve the alternatives to car travel.
Promote public transport access to Birmingham International station and low carbon
surface movement strategy to the Airport
Challenge B - Meeting housing needs across the
Borough, including the Borough’s own needs and,
where possible, assisting with accommodating the
HMA wide shortfall
Meeting the Borough’s housing needs without adversely affecting the quality of its
environment and its attractiveness for businesses and residents.
Accommodating some of the HMA wide housing shortfall without adversely affecting
the quality of its environment and its attractiveness for businesses and residents
Ensuring a supply of housing is available throughout the plan period, especially in the
early period.
A shortage of affordable housing, particularly for rent and first time buyers, in all
areas of the Borough but especially the Mature Suburbs and the Rural Areas of the
Borough.
A need to widen the housing offer to ensure the provision of an appropriate range of
market housing and encourage affordable routes to home ownership.
A need for a range of affordable housing for older people and for people with
learning, physical and sensory disabilities and mental health needs.
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