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Housing: National Distribution Networks

Answer

Planning policy statement (PPS) 3, Housing, requires local planning authorities to identify specific sites that will deliver their housing numbers. These sites should reflect clear and informed strategies for the location of housing development in both urban and rural areas. In assessing what sites are suitable for inclusion in their plans, local planning authorities need to consider the current and future level and capacity of infrastructure—including the existing and future capacity of utility operations such as water and electricity—to support the proposed distribution of development. In addition, local planning authorities should encourage applicants to bring forward sustainable and environmentally friendly new housing development, and consider locations for housing where it can readily and viably draw its energy supply from decentralised energy supply systems based on renewable and low-carbon forms of energy supply, or where there is clear potential for this to be realised. The draft PPS on climate change, on which we consulted earlier this year, provides more detailed guidance on how planning authorities are expected to help to secure development with much lower carbon emissions.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

4929; 694 c93-4WA

Session

2006-07

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Notes

Answer printed with wrong question. Answer reprinted with correct question (HL 4928) on 1 October 2007 at 694 c182-3WA. Question HL 4929 reprinted on 12 October 2007 at 695 c29WA with correct answer.

Subjects

Housing Energy supply Planning permission Utilities Renewable energy

Link

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