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Rother District Council

… relating to sustainable resource management: SRM1 (towards a low carbon future) and SRM2 (water supply and wastewater management). Local Evidence/Background Papers The Council has produced a range of relevant environmental background papers which support the Local Plan. These are available to view on the Planning Policy part of the Rother website in the ‘Environment’ section of background evidence…

… fields, down land, cemeteries and nature reserves.  We will review the ecological and biodiversity data for Rother District, with the outlook of using this data in evidence-based decision making. 7. Construction and existing buildings The Rother District is expected to accommodate significant housing growth over the coming years; if the district is to become carbon neutral, the way development…

… the social value requirement within contracts worth over £50,000.  We will use local businesses where possible to reduce travelling requirements. 8. Environmentally friendly council The Council has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030; meeting this target requires a step change in the way the Council delivers its services, from ensuring environmental considerations are core to decision…

…/energy_south2east_-_energy_strategy- 1554122644.pdf Enabling Local Green Growth – OECD 2012 http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/49387595.pdf A revision of the Ancient Woodland Inventory for Rother district, East Sussex 2010 http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=12578&p=0 20 | P a g e Appendix 2: Existing local planning policies relating to environment Policy SRM1: Towards a low carbon…

… future states the following: The strategy to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change is to: i. Require proposed developments of more than 10 dwellings or 1,000m2 of non-residential floorspace to provide a comprehensive energy strategy and, for proposed developments of more than 100 dwellings or 50 apartments to require such a strategy to include an assessment of the potential…