Water efficiency measures put new homes on national park map

A resolution to grant planning permission has been received, subject to a Section 106 agreement, for an application to build five new homes adjacent to the Lodge Hill Centre in Watersfield, West Sussex.  The site falls within the South Downs National Park local authority area, where all new and reserved matter planning applications need to
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Brownfield homes relieve pressure on green belt

A new residential development in St Albans will soon offer contemporary homes in the town, providing much-needed accommodation for local people.  Planning consent has been granted for 37 dwellings to be built on the site of a former builders’ merchant.  The scheme in Cape Road will reuse the brownfield site to deliver high-quality, sustainable and
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What does rural sustainability really mean?

Defining sustainability for a rural location can lead to conflicting interpretations.  In such debates, test cases can help shine a light to steer a proposal towards consensus.  In the following project, Motion gave prominence to previous sustainable travel measures and drew attention to appeal outcomes for similar schemes, allaying concerns that a development would be
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