After many hours of questions and discussion, councillor Denis Andrewartha (Liberal Democrats) proposed a motion to reject the application which was seconded by councillor Sarah Lunnon (Green Party).
Tim Yeo, chairman of the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee, told the Today programme's Sarah Montague that the laudable aim of the Green Deal is excellent and has strong support but warned that the "public are not engaged with this for a saving that is some way off in the future".