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Wealden District Council

… will continue to be a dominant energy user in the District and although outside of the sphere of direct influence from the Council a focus on increasing the switch to zero emission vehicles will be key. The Council can both set an example and reduce its own emissions by switching all its vehicles to electric models when replaced and install electric vehicle charging points on its own estate…

… stated that local action will be supported through new policies, including provision of funding to extend ultra low emission bus schemes and taxi charging infrastructure. Ongoing goals to encourage uptake of clean new vehicles will be backed by developing electric vehicle infrastructure and offering funds and grants for provision of electric charge points. The Government also intends to support…

… networks. For example, there is an aspiration for the redevelopment of Vicarage Field Shopping Centre in Hailsham to become an ‘exemplar project’ in sustainability terms, with the potential to incorporate a low carbon heat network, solar PV, battery storage, and electric vehicle (EV) charging points. Wealden District Council Climate Emergency Plan AECOM Prepared for: Wealden…

… Strategy also indicates that, in future, Building Regulations will be updated ‘to mandate that all new residential developments must contain the enabling cabling for charge-points in the homes.’ Regional Environment Strategy for East Sussex (2011) The Environment Strategy for East Sussex13 outlines a commitment to protect the environment, reduce carbon emissions and adapt to climate change…

… to pedestrian routes to key trip attractors, better rail / bus / cycle interchanges [and] charging points for electric vehicles and smart ticketing initiatives…’ LTP3 also acknowledges the need to ‘look at non-transport measures which reduce the need to travel to access services.’ As evidenced in Section 2 of this report, the transportation sector accounts for nearly half of CO2e emissions in Wealden…