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… Valuation of Amenity Trees AQAP Air Quality Action Plan AQMA Air Quality Management Area LDS Local Development Scheme (Local Plan) LGA Local Government Association DCN District Council Network Feedback on Climate Change Emergency Strategy and Action Plan Report Housing and Community Overview and Scrutiny Committee 3/6/20  All Members welcomed the report and the overall direction of the developing…

… Valuation of Amenity Trees AQAP Air Quality Action Plan AQMA Air Quality Management Area LDS Local Development Scheme (Local Plan) LGA Local Government Association DCN District Council Network Climate Change Emergency Executive Summary This report sets out the proposed approach for the Council to meet the challenge of the pledge to ensure that the Council, through its assets, services, procurement…

… and Local Government for additional resources to achieve achieving zero carbon in the Council’s Housing Stock  That we ensure that we achieve the highest possible standards for low/zero carbon homes in new developments through the Local Plan Page 5  That we take advantage of the increase in walking, running and cycling during lockdown to provide better and additional cycling and walking…

… to take account of the detail of the carbon footprint and subject to feasibility.  A tree planting programme will be delivered in 2020 onwards with an initial target of 4200. The aim is to complement this through requiring tree planting where new homes are built, and achievement of the required sustainability and environment improvement through the Local Plan.  Work is underway regarding…

… is described in this update)  The areas of intervention which are more of a regulatory, procurement, information or community based are not so dependent on the footprint and these can be progressed immediately (indeed many are already well developed such as in the Local Plan).  It is apparent from the draft action plan (see below) that many potential direct interventions will require further work…