housing Archives - Communications and Management for Sustainability

More than 7% of England’s planned house building prevented due to river pollution levels

The Local Government Association (LGA) has conducted research entitled ‘Nutrient and water neutrality: The impact of environmental protections on housing supply’. The LGA commissioned Residential Analysts and Canal Street Research to investigate the potential impact of environmental protections on new housing delivery. A news report in inews said that ‘sewage-polluted rivers blocking construction of thousands […]

Using flood risk information in spatial planning – Review

News , Water

Executive summary Effective planning is essential for getting the right kind of sustainable growth in the right places. This includes avoiding development in flood risk areas and creating and maintaining places that are resilient to flooding. This report describes how flood risk information is used in strategic spatial plans and decision making, and the barriers […]

Climate resilience and embracing nature: An ambition for the built environment 

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RE Climate resilient housing! … pinch yourself when you read this … a housing industry body calling for climate resilience having opposed all such measures for the last decade. Including SuDS and regulations which would have seen carbon and energy usage in buildings massively reduced by now. Climate resilience and embracing nature: An ambition for […]

Local Plans from a water perspective – Anglian Guidance – Daniel Johns

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At Anglian Water we celebrated last week’s #WorldTownPlanningDay by publishing a new guide to preparing Local Plans from a water perspective, including policy wording to ensure developers build the high quality, resilient homes needed with climate change. The Anglian region is the fastest growing area of the UK after the south-east and so it is […]