Core Strategy Preferred Options document - Amazon Web Services

Strategies, Activities and Actions – Environmental Issues
ENV9 – Alternative Options
Option Why is it not preferred?
We will require all non-residential
buildings to assess a minimum
BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’.
We will implement the “Merton Rule” in
all new major non-domestic
developments. At least 10% of energy
estimated to be used by new
development will be required to be
produced by on-site renewable energy
generation.
Contaminated Land
This target is considered
to be too high as a
minimum, placing an
undue burden on
businesses in the District.
The BREEAM standard
represents a more holistic
approach to sustainable
development.
Contaminated land is land that has been polluted with hazardous
materials. This may, for example, be due to past industrial uses or
storage of industrial substances on land. As such, the issue of
contaminated land has the potential to impact upon the reuse of
previously developed, brownfield sites.
Legislation concerning contaminated land is discussed within Part IIA of
the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which came into force from 1 st
April 2000. This Guidance requires Local Authorities to inspect land in
their area for threats to human health and the environment from land
contamination.
We are continuing to inspect our area in order to identify contaminated
land, as outlined in the Contaminated Land Strategy (August 2004). The
Strategy clearly sets out how land which merits detailed individual
inspection within the contaminated land regime, will be identified in an
ordered, rational and efficient manner.
In light of our desire to encourage the reuse of Brownfield sites over
greenfield land, identifying and mitigating the impact of contaminated land
is paramount.
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Alongside housing
meeting sustainable
criteria of the Code for
Sustainable Homes
and BREEAM,
developments must be
well located providing
good accessibility to
services and well
designed to ensure a
harmonious and
welcoming
environment for all.
Developments will
therefore help to
achieve the objectives
of the Sustainable
Community Strategy.
We adopted a
contaminated land
strategy in 2004.
In developing a
strategic approach it is
necessary to consider:
• The extent to which
any specified
receptors are likely to
be found in the
District;
• The history, scale and
nature of industrial or
other potentially
contaminative uses.