Including the closely related terms sustainability, and sustainable design.
… provides guidance on the weight that can be given to climate change in decision making for planning applications. It specifically covers of sustainable design and construction and renewable energy proposals. The position statement brings together legislation, national policy, and local planning policy on climate change and in relation to these two areas, setting out what the council expects from…
… Council Local Plan, which will provide any new policy on matters such as energy efficiency and will seek to address climate change through planning in a holistic way. Position statement 1 - Sustainable design and construction Position statement 1 provides guidance on how the Council will consider planning applications for new built development with reference to sustainable design and construction…
…. The document makes it clear that whether the proposal is in a sustainable location is the first consideration for an application. The sustainable design and construction of a scheme is considered thereafter. Position statement 1 reviews legislation, national planning policy, and existing adopted local plan policy, and then sets out a number of guidance points. The Sustainability statement and checklist…
… how the Council is encouraging applicants to incorporate sustainable design and construction. The contribution a proposal makes towards net zero assessed through submitted sustainability statement and checklist. Proposals that meet the targets stated in the sustainability checklist will be viewed positively as part of the overall planning assessment. Position Statement 2 - Renewable energy…
… Alongside the position statement, a sustainability checklist has been prepared for completion by applicants, which sets out questions for applicants to check and answer in relation to their schemes’ sustainable design and construction. The Council’s Local List (which sets out requirements for information to be submitted with planning applications) already requires applicants to submit a sustainability…