Sustainability
What does it do?
The Sustainability Committee (SC) incorporates the former Rural Topic Group; SC now addresses natural resource environment issues, together with Climate Change, Flood Mitigation and Control, Energy Policy and the spatial implications of energy use.
Our Aims
- advising and influencing relevant Government and non-Governmental organisations on sustainability and Local Agenda 21 issues;
- raising awareness of sustainability and LA21 issues within POS and liaising with other POS Committees to develop a sustainable approach to planning policies and practice;
- identifying, disseminating and promoting good practice on sustainability and LA21 issues within the planning process;
- promoting and advising on the application of the principles of sustainability within the corporate policies of local authorities and regional development agencies;
- anticipating, influencing and monitoring trends on sustainability and LA21 and their relationship with the planning process;
- promoting and advising on sustainability issues within the field of urban design;
- providing advice on the sustainability issues associated with the linkage between transport planning and spatial planning.
- advise on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive;
Best Practice in Sustainable Building
Recognising the Committee's limited capacity to undertake the task to help local authorities to learn more effectively from each other about best practice and then to take that best practice forward to the next stage of evolution, consultants were commissioned to:
- examine established policy across the U.K. which address sustainable construction, (including design, layout, materials used and construction methods) which seek to minimise use of finite resources and the emission of CO2.
This part of the study will distinguish between Building and Planning legislation and identify best practice policies that have withstood Inquiry and Appeal. - recommend a model approach for use across the U.K.
This part of the study will capitalise on the ability of Local Development Documents to utilise spatial policies and will draw on work underway by both POS and ODPM.
The outcome was "Planning Policies for Sustainable Building - Guidance for LDFs"
see the final report
Water Framework Directive
The WFD Information Centre has been established under the Foundation for Water Research. The WFDIC acts as a repository for all relevant information and produces a range of free and sale item materials for assistance and can advise.
See: www.euwfd.com
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Contacts
Stephen Tapper - Chairman
