including rural have the potential to enhance ways of life the quality and diversity of open land/countryside? lead to coalescence of existing towns/villages? 5.5 Promote the Would development of the + The site could provide green essential need for site: infrastructure green contribute to a wider green infrastructure infrastructure strategy? provide open space for allotments? 5.6 Maintain and Would development of the - The site is within conservation enhance the site adversely affect a area historic Conservation Area, listed environment building, area of archaeological importance, SAM, or WHS? 5.7 Reduce Is the site located outside of ++ The area is not within risk vulnerability to an area at risk from flooding zoon. flooding and sea (e.g. flood zones 3a and 3b, level rise or areas of known pluvial flooding)? Would development of the site: reduce the risk of flooding to people and property? provide an appropriate drainage system? 6. Minimise 6.1 Reduce non Would development of the + - New development offers consumption of renewable energy site: opportunity to incorporate natural consumption and support the generation and extensive energy efficiency and resources greenhouse gas use of renewable resources? micro renewable measures, to emissions take advantage of passive offset the overall increase from gain through orientation? new units. Higher densities of new minimise use of energy development should increase through design and efficiency. To be effective in the occupation? longer term micro renewable
including rural ways of life have the potential to enhance the quality and diversity of open land/countryside? lead to coalescence of existing towns/villages? 5.5 Promote the essential need for green infrastructure Would development of the site: contribute to a wider green infrastructure strategy? provide open space for allotments? + The site could provide green infrastructure 5.6 Maintain and enhance the historic environment Would development of the site adversely affect a Conservation Area, listed building, area of archaeological importance, SAM, or WHS? - The site is within conservation area 5.7 Reduce vulnerability to flooding and sea level rise Is the site located outside of an area at risk from flooding (e.g. flood zones 3a and 3b, or areas of known pluvial flooding)? Would development of the site: reduce the risk of flooding to people and property? provide an appropriate drainage system? ++ The area is not within risk zoon. 6. Minimise consumption of natural resources 6.1 Reduce non renewable energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Would development of the site: support the generation and use of renewable resources? take advantage of passive gain through orientation? minimise use of energy through design and occupation? + - New development offers opportunity to incorporate extensive energy efficiency and micro renewable measures, to offset the overall increase from new units. Higher densities of new development should increase efficiency. To be effective in the longer term micro renewable