Residents of Brighton and Hove and groups such as Transition Brighton and Hove are all stakeholders in the local planning process. Your help is needed in commenting on the council's draft document on sustainable building design by December 7th.
Brighton and Hove City Council has prepared a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on 'Sustainable Building Design'. SPDs are important documents in determining the outcome of planning applications, and will form part of The Local Development Framework which will replace the Brighton and Hove Local Plan.
Buildings are responsible for a large proportion of carbon emissions. Residents and Transition Group members who are serious in wishing to plan for a low energy sustainable future, should read the Council's draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on 'Sustainable Building Design' - including the Sustainability Checklist - and comment on it. The final document will influence the kinds of building which are erected in Brighton and Hove in the future.
The draft document on which to comment is posted here.
The document is out for public consultation from 26th October to 7th December 2007 and the council is keen to gather your views on its content.
Comments can be be submitted in writing to Paula Goncalves, Senior Planning Officer, Planning Strategy & Projects, Room 407-410, Hove Town Hall, Hove, BN3 3BQ, or by sending an e-mail to: ldf@brighton-hove.gov.uk by no later than 5 pm on Friday 7th December 2007.
Printed copies of this document are available in the Jubilee (Brighton), Hove and Portslade libraries as well as Citydirect offices in Hove Town Hall and Bartholomew Square (Brighton). Alternatively, should you want a paper version please contact Planning Strategy and Projects, City Planning, Brighton & Hove City Council, Tel: 01273 292505
Help to set local criteria for sustainable building design in Brighton and Hove
