See report at: Futures Forum: Development for Sustainability: Futures Forum meeting
Feedback from FF meeting 24th
Sept 2013
FORMS COMPLETED BY ATTENDEES
Q1 What do we understand as
‘development for sustainability’ and
how can the authorities and
NGOs promote/provide for this?
It is
plainly necessary to provide affordable accommodation for care workers in
Sidmouth.
There
is a difficulty as I see it, in providing security for the long term, so that
when a care worker retires or has to change employment, he/she will not lose
their home
Holistic
More
local energy generation, local purchasing
Unaccountable
autocratic (elected) power cuts out ordinary Councillors, officers and
residents
New
clearer maps to show where flood risks are, where solar farms are proposed,
where wind turbines are possible.
Living
with our & the globe’s means, long term!
Development for the community with
the community. Sustainable planning needs to be responsive to local community
needs and wishes.
Development needs to be appropriate to
its location and environmental protection should not be over ridden by social
and economic development. It is vital that a balance is struck through a
careful examination of all available alternatives through the Sustainability
Appraisal.
The
authorities need to work with the local community to identify appropriate
development in the right locations.
Renewable
energy projects
>
Financial, social & environmental sense and long-term sense.
Energy
efficiency and local energy generation
Sufficient
change. Beginning of the afternoon [meeting] mentioned 3 Earths needed
if whole world lives like those in South West. Significant lifestyle change
required.
Energy
efficient projects in transport and housing
>
cycling routes
>
charging power
>
waste management of garden & cardboard waste
Mixed
development: not an industrial zone (5
hectares) on Sidford AONB fields.
Brownfield
mixed development at Port Royal Eastern Town.
Sidmouth
already has a good live-work mix – simply improve access at the Alexander
Estate
1)
Education!
2)
Higher environmental standards can drive down running costs
3)
Local supply
4)
Planning for resilience
5) Eco
construction
6)
Lower demand for energy
7)
Renewables
Not
stealing from future generations
SVEAG
energy proposal
Rollout
of broadband to rural communities will enable people to start businesses from
home and reduce commuting.
Q2 What aspects of life in
Sidmouth/East Devon are likely to prove unsustainable
and how can we mitigate such
trends?
Residents
unable to afford to keep warm in cold weather? Perhaps Ed Miliband can help?
Development
in Sidford must be looked at very carefully, in relation to risk of flooding.
Otherwise, there’ll be great suffering. This would be exacerbated if the
problem of sewerage is not satisfactorily addressed.
Age
imbalance and house prices
More
council houses (good example in Mill Street/York Road)
Encourage
in-migration – positive welcome to young workers
Apprenticeships
& training for small and medium businesses
Consultants
on employment land are ignored, despite expertise and cost
EDDC
must be held accountable
Empty homes
in the private sector need to become available for sale or rent by local
workers.
Expensive
transport vs the need to travel further for work
Energy
Traffic
and inappropriate development changing the character of the area.
Provision
of safe and secure pathways & cycle-ways, moving traffic away from
sensitive residential areas, particularly around schools and conservation
areas.
Energy
use.
Transport
use
> Alternative
energy fuel infrastructure
>
Electric charging network.
Anti-investment
and anti-climate change in Sidmouth
* A
change in what form of developments are considered acceptable
* If a
better development to eg increase jobs, can’t be found, it should go ahead as
the best option.
Running
out – lights going out!
Too
much waste – not effectively disposed of.
What
funds are available to support local groups?
Too many houses, and too much employment land
12,000
houses and 120 hectares of employment land as per Atkins Report
Evidence/Numbers: how
you measure sustainability?
Concerned
about why 1 hectare for Sidmouth (as recommended by Atkins) in favour of 5
hectares. Why was Atkins dropped?
High dependencies
upon fuel, food sourced from afar, resources that are provided for desire
rather than need
Lack of
opportunities for young
Destruction
of towns by domination/invasion of more supermarkets
Use of
waste:
> incineration
(Norway, Vienna)
>
plastic into hard-core for roads
Local
energy production
>
sense of control
>
fracking?
An
unsustainable local plan which has proved highly contentious proves the Council
needs to actually CONSULT and not hold highly secretive meetings behind
closed doors and without minutes.
The
maps produced by EDDC MUST be updated. These are OUT OF DATE. The
Environment Agency sends updates EVERY THREE MONTHS! F236 – Sidford, not F22.
The
current sewerage system is already unable to cope with current demand and needs
upgrading URGENTLY before more houses are built.
Vision Group for Sidmouth - Feedback from Futures Forum meeting 24th Sept
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