This is a copy of a document that stated a policy of the 2. Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government. Buildings and other developments can also damage the environment, through poor waste management or inefficient use of resources. We need to reduce carbon emissions from buildings and make sure that planning policies help to protect and improve the natural and built environment. Actions. We have included policies in the National Planning Policy Framework to explain how developments should be planned to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment. Code for Sustainable Homes Ecology Credits and BREEAM 2012 Landscape Planning Group Ltd . The Code is the homes version of BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method).To reduce carbon emissions from buildings, we: are requiring local planning authorities to make sure that new developments are energy efficientwill require all new homes to be zero carbon from 2. Energy Performance Certificates to make them more informative and user- friendly. We have introduced the Code for Sustainable Homes which provides a single national standard for the design and construction of sustainable new homes. To help protect trees we have simplified the system for tree preservation orders. We also work with the 9 aggregate working parties who provide technical advice about the supply and demand for aggregates such as sand, gravel and crushed rock. Background. The Department for Communities and Local Government is responsible for developing town and country planning policy and rules that affect the environment. Our policies on planning and the environment are set out in the National Planning Policy Framework, published in March 2. The framework is an important part of the government’s reforms to make the planning system less complex and more easy to understand, and to promote sustainable growth. It replaced and simplified a series of earlier planning policy statements and guidance. Impact. It is the government’s policy to revoke existing regional strategies outside London. An Introduction to BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes 1. Code for Sustainable Homes Ropemaker, a BREEAM . An Introduction to BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable. 6 The Code for Sustainable Homes Code service providers are licensed organisations offering Code services including assessor training, registration and monitoring, quality assurance of assessments, certification. BRE is a world leading multi-disciplinary building science centre with a mission to improve the built environment through research and knowledge generation. Building a better world. BREEAM; BRE Bookshop; BRE Innovation Park. Code for Sustainable Homes Gledhow Bank 4.1 The structure and content of this SPD is based on the categories and environmental issues covered by the Code for Sustainable Homes and includes the latest proposed amendments. Neil Paterson, Adam Robinson and Robin Brylewski BREEAM AND THE CODE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMES ON THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC PARK Lessons from the Velodrome, Aquatics Centre and the Olympic and Paralympic Village. BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), first published by the Building Research. This scheme was later used as the basis of the Code for Sustainable Homes. However, any final decision on this must take account of assessments of, and consultation on, the possible environmental effects. We are updating the earlier environmental reports and undertaking further consultation. A written ministerial statement made by Baroness Hanham on 2. July 2. 01. 2 sets out the background and explains why the reports are being updated. Bills and legislation. All EU member states must follow the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. This requires that: all properties (homes, commercial and public buildings) must have an Energy Performance Certificate when sold, built or rentedlarger public buildings must display a Display Energy Certificateall air- conditioning systems over 1. W must be regularly inspected by an Energy Assessor. The directive has been . Current guidance on meeting the requirements of the directive is available in the series Energy Performance Certificates guidance. Appendix 1: waste management. This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document. National planning policy on waste is set out in Planning Policy Statement 1. Planning for Sustainable Waste Management. We propose to replace this in 2. Waste Management Plan for England. The main objective of government policy on waste is to protect human health and the environment by producing less waste and by using it as a resource where possible. Waste should be managed according to the . Where there needs to be development in these areas, it should be safe and not increase the risk to others. Further advice on this approach is provided in the planning practice guidance supporting the National Planning Policy Framework. Appendix 3: aggregate working parties. This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document. Aggregate working parties provide technical advice about the supply demand for aggregates (including sand, gravel and crushed rock) to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and mineral planning authorities. They also undertake annual monitoring of aggregates production, by type and use, and the levels of permitted reserves. This allows levels of consumption for their local area to be calculated making allowances for supplies of marine- dredged aggregates, recycled materials and other alternatives, and imports from other areas. The results of these surveys are compared with estimates of permitted reserves of aggregates to help ascertain whether there is a surplus or shortfall without further planning permissions being granted for mineral working. The aggregate working parties publish annual monitoring reports that show the balance of the supply of aggregates in terms of landbanks. The reports allow industry and mineral planning authorities to agree on the basic facts of aggregates supply, particularly about reserves and landbanks. They provide the only regular comprehensive statistics on minerals planning and often the most detailed information on production and the end uses of minerals. They also provide information on recycling activities, progress on minerals development plans and how landbank requirements are dealt with in each region. Every 4th year the aggregate working parties contribute to an expanded aggregate minerals survey, including data on the transportation of aggregates. The survey allow levels of consumption of and demand for aggregates by region to be assessed. There are 9 aggregate working parties in England, covering: East of England. East Midlands. London. North East. North West. South East. South West. West Midlands. Yorkshire and the Humber. Each aggregate working party is chaired by a county planning officer or equivalent, and draws members from: Aggregate working party secretariat. The aggregate working party secretariat operates under contracts between the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the mineral planning authorities. Contact details are below. East of England Aggregates Working Party. Central Bedfordshire Council. Tel: 0. 30. 0 3. 00. East Midlands Aggregates Working Party. National Stone Centre. Tel: 0. 16. 29 8. London Aggregates Working Party. Sittingbourne Road. Tel: 0. 16. 22 7. North East Aggregates Working Party. Planning Strategy Service. Northumberland County Council. Tel: 0. 16. 70 5. North West Aggregates Working Party. Natalie Durney- Knight. Cheshire Shared Service. Minerals and Waste Spatial Planning Manager. Minerals and Waste Planning Unit. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Tel: 0. 12. 44 9. South East of England Aggregates Working Party. Sittingbourne Road. Tel: 0. 16. 22 7. South West Aggregates Working Party. Minerals Waste and Planning. Eastermead Lane. Tel: 0. West Midlands Aggregates Working Party. National Stone Centre. Tel: 0. 16. 29 8. Yorkshire and the Humber Aggregates Working Party. Natalie Durney- Knight. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Tel: 0. 12. 44 9. Appendix 4: tree preservation orders. This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document. Trees make places more attractive, provide valuable habitats for wildlife, improve the air we breathe and help to conserve energy. Sometimes they need long- term protection from harm. Local planning authorities have wide powers to make tree preservation orders to protect trees of significant value to communities. These written orders, in general, make it an offence to prune, fell, damage or destroy the trees they cover without local planning authority consent. Trees in conservation areas have special protection. If a tree in a conservation area is not already protected by a tree preservation order, 6 weeks’ notice of proposed work to that tree should normally be given to the local planning authority. The tree preservation order system is governed by the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2. New planning guidance on the tree preservation order system and tree protection in conservation areas was issued on 6 March 2. If you would like to: check whether a tree is protectedask for a tree preservation order to be madeapply for consent for work to a tree protected by a tree preservation ordergive notice of work to a tree in a conservation areaplease contact the local planning authority. Appendix 5: National Planning Policy Framework and the environment. This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document. The National Planning Policy framework includes policies on: protecting green belts, sites of special scientific interest and sites with other environmental protectionsprotecting valued landscapes, trees and woodlandsprotecting open space and creating a new Local Green Space designationhelping to improve biodiversityusing natural resources prudentlyreducing pollutionreducing the environment impact of extracting minerals and of managing wastelocating new developments away from areas at risk of flooding where possible, and making sure that developments in areas at risk of flooding are safe for their lifetimemanaging development in coastal areas. The Framework does not contain specific waste policies. We intend to publish national waste planning policy (which is currently set out in Planning Policy Statement 1. Waste Management Plan for England. Appendix 6: energy performance of buildings. This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document. UK’s energy consumption and carbon emissions come from the way our buildings are lit, heated and used. Even comparatively small changes in energy performance and the way we use each building will have a significant effect in reducing total energy consumption. Energy Performance Certificates. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is responsible for making sure buildings in the UK meet the standards required by the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. The Directive requires that: all properties (homes, commercial and public buildings) must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) when sold, built or rentedlarger public buildings over 5. This means that the energy efficiency of one building can easily be compared with another building of the same type.
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