Policy information sourced from the Essex Minerals Local Plan

S3 Climate Change

Applications for minerals development shall demonstrate how they have incorporated effective measures to minimise greenhouse gas emissions and to ensure effective adaptation and resilience to future climatic changes, having regard to:

  1. Siting, location, design and transport arrangements,
  2. On-site renewable and low carbon energy generation, where feasible and viable,
  3. National and local principles/ design standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems, including measures to enhance on-site water efficiency and minimise flood impacts both on-site and in relation to adjacent land and ‘downstream’ land-uses,
  4. On-site resilience to unexpected climatic events,
  5. The implications of coastal change, where relevant, and,
  6. The potential benefits from site restoration and after-use schemes for biodiversity and habitat creation, flood alleviation, and provision of living carbon sinks.

For more information please see Essex Minerals Local Plan