Including 12 closely related terms such as energy performance, resource efficiency, and energy use.
… including (where applicable): (a) the efficient use of mineral resources and the incorporation of a proportion of recycled and/or secondary aggregates (b) waste minimisation and reusing material derived from excavation and demolition (c) the use of landform, layout, building orientation, massing and landscaping to reduce energy consumption (d) water efficiency that meets the highest national standard…
… resources should be used efficiently and incorporate a proportion of recycled and/or secondary aggregates. Policy D2 (1b) Construction and demolition waste should be minimised. Waste should be reused and recycled at source or separated and collected for recycling in line with the waste hierarchy. Policies D2 (1c), D2 (2) and D1 (10) Schemes should be designed to reduce energy use in line…
… is committed to progressively decarbonising its own energy supply by upscaling its investment in renewable electricity and heat, and plans to develop and deliver a 10-year programme for retrofitting its own estate and housing stock to improve energy performance. Planning can and must play a key role. The Council adopted the Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034 in April 2019. The plan contains…
…: Climate change, sustainable design, construction and energy 2.3 Policy D2 sets policy requirements for climate change adaptation and mitigation, and for energy and resource efficiency, through sustainable design and construction practice and low and zero carbon energy measures. It also sets out the sustainability principles that must be followed when drafting development proposals. Policy D2…
… with the application should cover any matters covered by the outline plan. For example, if an outline plan includes a site layout, it should be accompanied by information setting out how the layout complies with the matters set out in policy and this SPD (e.g. how the layout is designed to reduce energy consumption, adapt to climate change, etc.) The level of detail within submitted information should…