The Green Party want all new buildings to be over and above the 20% CO2 reduction through energy measures, as this is a flagship development for the Borough and will be built to last beyond 2050, whenwe are supposed to have reduced CO2 by 60% according to the government. So as a major scheme it should all be required to be at least ecohomes ‘excellent‘ and a proportion should be "zero carbon", not just comply with the current local/national planning rules. This would probably have to be achieved by high-energy-performance homes plus a renewable district heating scheme

There is a great danger that this added to other developments in Reading to increase the population of the town will increase the strain on resources without allowing increased provision for resources like public transport/water supply secondary schools. It would be far better to encourage people to use existing buildings more across the country, rather than the short term policy of building at greater density and over the land to meet trends in demand.

Regards Adrian Windisch, Reading Green Party