Policies achieve climate neutrality by: incorporating adaptation measures to ensure
development is resilient to increased risk of flooding or droughts; and reducing water
demand and increasing more efficient use of water as periods of drought increase.
Have you considered designing in water efficient fittings and appliances?
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Have you considered incorporating rainwater recycling and harvesting systems?
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Have you considered incorporating recycling and harvesting facilities for grey
water?
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Have you considered designing in measures to minimise surface water run-off
e.g. minimising paved areas and impermeable surfaces?
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Have you considered incorporating sustainable urban drainage (SUDS) into your
development proposal?
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Have you considered how any SUDS techniques used will achieve wider
ecosystem functions? E.g. contribution to amenity, recreation, wildlife etc.
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Have you defined maintenance responsibilities for any proposed SUDS?
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Policies achieve climate neutrality by: facilitating the reduction, recycling and reuse of
waste and providing opportunities to improve materials resource efficiency to reduce
Have you considered how the design of the development can facilitate the
reduction of waste and the recycling and composting of waste generated by
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Have you adopted procedures which will minimise construction waste e.g. re-use
and recycle waste?
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Have you considered using locally and/or responsibly sourced building materials?
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Does the proposal encourage the use of re-used, recycled, recyclable and
durable products e.g. salvage material or re-using/recycling demolition materials
for hardcore and aggregate?
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6. Green Infrastructure & Ecology
Policies achieve climate neutrality by: adapting the built environment to climate change
impacts such as flooding, high temperatures and the urban heat island effect, whilst
delivering a wide range of additional social, economic and environmental benefits such as
biodiversity enhancements.
Does the proposal include the provision of green and blue spaces? E.g. parks,
green corridors, water bodies and sustainable drainage systems.
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Have you considered how green and blue spaces within the development will be
connected to the wider green infrastructure assets of the Borough?
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If the development involves the loss of any open space, is alternative and
equivalent or better provision made elsewhere, or is the development directly
related to the enhancement of the open space?
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Will the proposal avoid any loss of trees, hedgerows and other vegetation of
amenity and/or environmental significance?
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Have you considered adopting measures to conserve, enhance and/or restore
biodiversity in and around the development?
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Will you be protecting existing ecological features from damage during site
preparation and completion of construction works where practicable?
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If the proposed development is likely to cause adverse impacts to designated
landscape sites, have adequate mitigation measures been proposed?
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Does the proposal provide for on-going management of green and blue spaces,
including biodiversity habitats?
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From 6 April 2015 all ‘major’ planning applications must consider sustainable drainage systems – see the Council’s
Advice Note
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