Councillor Scott Ainslie

Councillor Scott Ainslie stated that regeneration must be financially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and done with communities. He emphasised the administration's commitment to residents and tackling the housing emergency by focusing on maintaining and improving existing homes, as well as building new council housing. He also stated that the administration's focus was now on getting existing homes occupied. Councillor Ainslie proposed the inclusion of new metrics for measuring carbon emissions from the built environment, arguing that the council needs to hold developers accountable for genuinely sustainable buildings. He highlighted that the built environment accounts for a significant portion of carbon emissions. Councillor Ainslie was the sole dissenting voice on the Brixton Station Road application, reiterating concerns about sustainability and heritage impacts.

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