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Council plan to help tackle climate change and regeneration
Ref : 06/116 : Date : 05-12-2006
Climate change and regeneration are just two of the issues being tackled in Adur Council's new development plan.
The council will consider the final draft of the core strategy of the plan this week (5/12/06) and again in January before sending it to Ruth Kelly’s office for approval.
The development plan highlights the need to tackle climate change. The government has set targets to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. And expects the south east to generate at least 5.5 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2010 and at least 16 per cent by 2026.
Sustainable energy which includes solar power and wind power will be promoted and encouraged
More development schemes will be expected to provide at least 10 per cent of their energy from on-site renewable energy sources.
The plan will promote the efficient use of water, energy and materials as well as minimising waste. New buildings will need to meet high standards of energy efficiency and performance.
The council wants the plan to reflect its desire to regenerate the area. Four of Adur’s wards will be targeted for regeneration in the new plan; Eastbrook (Southwick), Southlands (Shoreham), Mash Barn and Churchill (Lancing). These wards are the focus for new and improved community facilities, education, child care, youth and the elderly.
Opportunities for new and better jobs and skills training will be sought. Key sites to provide jobs are Shoreham Airport, and Shoreham Port. The council also wants to see the regeneration and redevelopment of the Cement works to provide more jobs in the area and for leisure and recreation or tourism and is working with Horsham District Council on this.
Over the next twenty years 2,600 new homes will be built in Adur. About 80 percent of these will be on sites in Shoreham and Southwick and 20 percent in Lancing and Sompting. 500 of these are earmarked for the Shoreham Port area forming part of a mixed use development.
Planning and Regulatory Chairman Angie Mills said: “ This plan will have an important influence on the type and amount of development over the next 20 years. And it addresses real concerns of the local community such as climate change and the need for developments to be sustainable.”
This core strategy is available on the council’s website www.adur.gov.uk and further consultation will take place in January.
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