Sustainability Statement

Planning Policy Statement 1 (PPS1) affirms that 'sustainable development is the core principle underpinning planning'. Planning and Climate Change (Supplement to PPS1, Dec 2007) makes it clear that development proposals must be consistent with the climate change policies in this PPS. It is therefore important that all new development is sustainable and meets the challenge of climate change.

 

The starting point should be the consideration of the 5 key questions that are outlined within the Sustainability Guidance; which also sets out a range of detailed ways in which these questions can be answered.  The guidance also includes references to particular planning requirements, links to national and regional policies and other useful advice.

 

The Sustainability Statement should be brief and to the point, demonstrating the environmental benefits / impacts of any proposal and outlining how the 5 key questions referred to above have been addressed. 

 

For major developments (defined below), the Planning Service will require a Sustainability Statement to be submitted as part of a valid planning application. It can either form part of the Design and Access Statement or be a seperate document.

 

 

Based on Government definition of 'Major Developments' for quarterly statistical returns.