What are the main challenges facing Bath & North East Somerset?
2.13 Bath and North East Somerset faces a number of challenges as it plans for the future. The challenges have been identified from a number of studies, the Sustainable Community Strategy, Futures work and the comments made on the Core Strategy launch document. These challenges are quite significant as the District will experience major change over the next 20 years or so. During this time, the causes and effects of climate change will need to be addressed. New development will help ensure the continuing economic prosperity of the area by creating jobs through provision of appropriate workspace and by providing a choice of housing, including increasing the district's supply of much needed affordable housing. Achieving this is key to planning, delivering and maintaining Sustainable Communities. The principal components of a Sustainable Community can be summarised as: • Housing and the Built Environment – a quality built and natural environment. • Services – a full range of appropri
