The document summarizes sustainability planning policies in the UK, specifically in South Hampshire. It discusses national planning guidance, regional plans like the South East Plan, and local policies like Southampton's Supplementary Planning Documents that require developments to meet sustainability standards like the Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM. These policies aim to make new developments more energy efficient, reduce carbon emissions, encourage renewable energy and sustainable transport, and protect the natural environment.

1. SISCo project closing conference Workshop session 2a Delivering Sustainability through Planning in the UK University of Southampton 24th November 2011

3. Government Guidance PPS1 places sustainability at core of planning and later supplement requires development to mitigate and adapt to climate change PPS22 requires development and councils to consider opportunities to incorporate renewable energy in all development. PPS7 (sustainable dev. in rural areas) PPS9 (biodiversity) PPS10 (waste) PPS23 (pollution and sustainable drainage) Climate Change Bill (2008): targets for reducing CO 2 up to 2050 TO BE WITHDRAWN! REDUCED ‘… Development that is sustainable should go ahead, without delay…’

4. South East Plan (2008) Policies CC1& 2 Sustainable Development & Climate Change Mitigation : More carbon efficient new and existing bdgs. Influence residents’ behaviour Reduce need to travel, support sustainable transport Promote carbon sink land use Encourage renewables Reduce biodegradable waste to landfill Adaption: Reduce water consumption Minimise development in flood risk zones Improve resilience of new and existing bdgs Policy CC4 Sustainable Design & Construction Policy SH8 South Hampshire Authorities to develop common env. sustainable policies WITHDRAWN!

5. South Hampshire Sub-regional Coordination PUSH Green Infrastructure Strategy Sustainability Policy Framework Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH)

7. Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) ESD 1 Minimum Code For Sustainable Homes & BREEAM Requirements ESD 2 Rainwater Harvesting or Greywater Recycling (not houses) ESD 3 External Water Consumption ESD 4 Sustainable Drainage ESD 5 Passive Solar Heat Gain ESD 6 Carbon Dioxide Reduction (small scale zero/low carbon technologies) ESD 7 Green Roofs ESD 8 Trees

8. Development Briefs All dwellings must achieve Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 and all non–residential development must meet BREEAM ‘excellent’ certification together with other environmentally sustainable requirements

11. The Future g). For all developments over 250 dwellings or 10,000 sq m, fund a post occupancy evaluation to assess the true sustainable performance of the building between 1 and 2 years after occupation; and h). For all developments over 500 dwellings, undertake a BREEAM Communities assessment at the master-plan stage with a requirement that at least a BREEAM ‘excellent’ standard (or equivalent) be achieved; Policy DM29, Environmentally Sustainable Development a)-f) builds on SPD and updates policies…. Eastleigh UK National Planning Policy Framework due Spring 2012 Will set the context for all future local plan policies Heavy lobbying from major housebuilders