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Sweden has sustainability incorporated into all of their new developments. Take the Vastra Hamnen development in Malmo for example. The docklands of the city were derelict and run down after the demise of the ship building industry in the 1970s. However, the city council took it upon themselves to redevelop the entire site, creating a new residential area as well as a number of mixed use developments, public open space and green infrastructure.

It has transformed an otherwise dilapidated part of Malmo as well as incorporating the ‘green’ credentials into all the developments. The majority of the electricity used on site will be obtained from renewable resources; waste water is recycled and reused onsite.

Would it be that difficult for Britain to include some of these ideas into new developments? Home owners already have certain rights set out in the General Permitted Development Order which states they can do certain things to their homes to make them greener such as installing solar panels or laying down extra insulation. But will it ever be possible to Britain to become totally ‘green’? Only time will tell.

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