Policy information sourced from the Grove Park Neighbourhood Plan

SE1 Climate Adaptation of Development

  1. 2. New Development in Grove Park should address climate adaptation at all scales, from the building fabric through to the public realm. In addition to the requirements set out in other policies in the GPNP such as Policy BE1-BE2, proposals should:
    1. Explore the feasibility of calculating the net temperature increase resulting from a new development and requiring the development to mitigate this gain through ‘carbon sink’ natural spaces.
    2. Reduce urban heat islands through both building design (white roofs, green roofs) and urban design measures (planting trees, increasing green and blue space, morphology). For example, planting deciduous trees offers protection from solar heat gains in the summer.

For more information and policy context please see the Grove Park Neighbourhood Plan