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Sustainability
The owners of Baltic Wharf want to plan a scheme that meets the highest possible standards in terms of sustainability and low-carbon footprint.
Initiatives currently being investigated include:
• A Sustainability Visitor Centre which would be an innovative, carbon negative building.
• Maximising the use of renewable energy systems on site, including potentially a woodchip boiler/Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant.
• Using building materials with minimum embedded energy content and maximum energy efficiency standards.
• Orientating buildings to maximise sunlight and daylight, thereby saving on heating and electricity.
• Creating a Travel Plan to facilitate the use of sustainable modes of transport by all site users. Initiatives could include cycle paths, secure on-site cycle storage, new bus links and a car pooling arrangement.
• Tree planting, edible landscaping and recreational areas in the fields behind open to the public.
Traffic Impact
Detailed traffic studies have shown that the proposed development will increase traffic by between 3% and 10% on three key junctions in Totnes during peak periods.
This impact will be offset by the introduction of a Green Travel Plan (see above) designed to provide positive incentives for people using the site to leave their cars at home.
However, it is acknowledged that, irrespective of whether this development takes place, Totnes has a significant traffic problem particularly during the peak summer period. The owners of Baltic Wharf have therefore offered to help sponsor a Strategic Transport Study to find long-term solutions (conventional and/or alternative) to Totnes’ existing traffic problems, working in partnership with local groups and authorities.