The Sustainable Building Design Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) provides detailed guidance on the acceptable design of environmentally friendly developments. It reflects the Council's commitment to encourage greater use of renewable energy in developments in Eastbourne.
The SPD is intended to provide further guidance to policies within the Core Strategy. It will be used to guide development control decisions and is intended to support pre-application discussions with regard to development proposals.
Specifically, the SPD includes a new checklist for incorporating sustainability measures such as renewable energy, water efficiency and waste reduction, which will be required to accompany most planning applications.
To assist in the preparation of the SPD the Council commissioned consultants AECOM to undertake a Renewable Energy Potential Study for the Borough. This Study is available to download below.
Consultation
The Draft Sustainable Building Design SPD is now available for public consultation for a twelve-week period commencing on Friday 16th December, 2011 and continuing until Friday 9th March, 2012. Representations must be received no later than 5pm on 9th March, 2012.
Residents and developers are being asked to consider whether the proposals set out in this document are appropriate.
During the consultation period the Draft Sustainable Building Design SPD and accompanying documents can be viewed at the following locations:
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Eastbourne Borough Council Offices (1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TW);
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Eastbourne Central Library (Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TL);
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Eastbourne Town Hall (Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UH);
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Hampden Park Library (12 Brodrick Close, Eastbourne, BN22 9NQ);
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Langney Library (Langney Shopping Centre, 110 Kingfisher Drive, BN23 7RT); and
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Old Town Library (191 Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8QJ).
Comment Online
Those wishing to make representations are encouraged to use the Council’s online consultation portal by clicking on this link to Limehouse or by following the links to the right of this page to the Council's Facebook and Twitter pages.
Alternatively, representations can be made in writing to Sue Holland, Planning Policy, 1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TW.
For further information about the Draft Sustainable Building Design SPD please contact Sue Holland, Planning Policy on (01323) 415255 or email sue.holland@eastbourne.gov.uk
