Issue - meetings

A Sustainable Construction and Retrofitting Supplementary Planning Document has been prepared for public consultation.  The guidance within the document is aimed at householders and small scale house builders and includes practical advice, tips and information including planning, building control and historic buildings advice, based around a series of annotated diagrams to make it easy and practical to use. It also seeks to clarify the Council’s approach to how particular energy saving measures would be viewed by the Local Planning Authority.  Cabinet is being asked to agree to release the document for a formal consultation period.

Jane Brown read a statement from Joanna Robinson (Bath Preservation Trust) [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 20 and on the Council's website] supporting the proposals.  The Trust would have liked to see a greater emphasis on reducing energy consumption.  She promised to respond in detail to the proposals.

Councillor Tim Ball thanked the Bath Preservation Trust for their involvement in the preparation of the draft document so far.  He moved the recommendations.

Councillor David Dixon seconded the proposal.

On a motion from Councillor Tim Ball, seconded by Councillor David Dixon, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To AGREE the Sustainable Construction and Retrofitting Supplementary Planning Document: Consultation Draft for a six week public consultation in March-April 2012;

(2) To DELEGATE responsibility to the Divisional Director of Planning and Transport to make graphic and minor textual amendments prior to publication of the Supplementary Planning Document for public consultation.