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Representation ID: 421

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Environment Agency

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

To address climate change, new development should be designed to improve resilience and adapt to its effects. The following should be considered and incorporated into suitable planning conditions: a Code/BREEAM pre-assessment should be submitted with applications; on resource efficiency, a reduction in the use of resources should be encouraged; on net gains for nature, ensure the development is conserving and enhancing habitats to improve biodiversity; and on sustainable energy use, the development should minimise energy demand and use decentralised and renewable technologies. It is vital to introduce water efficiency and recycling wherever practical. Landscaping proposals should maximise ecological enhancement.