Policy information sourced from Runnymede Local Plan
SD7: Sustainable Design
Development proposals will be supported where they:
- Incorporate measures for the secure storage of cycles and storage of waste including recyclable waste;
- Protect existing biodiversity and include opportunities to achieve net gains in biodiversity as well as greening of the urban environment;
- Maximises opportunities for passive solar gain and passive cooling through the orientation and layout of development;
- Subject to feasibility, incorporate electrical vehicle charging points in accordance with guidance issued by Surrey County Council;
- In residential development, including replacements, conversions and subdivisions achieve water efficiency of 110 litres per person per day through compliance with the Building Regulations and where feasible provide rainwater harvesting techniques;
- Unless it can be demonstrated that it is unfeasible to do so, in major residential schemes, achieve compliance with Part M4(2) of the Building Regulations with 5% of dwellings achieving Part M4(3). The Council will negotiate the size, type and tenure of units to achieve compliance with Part M4(3) and the split between wheelchair adaptable and wheelchair accessible units based on evidence of need.
- Incorporate sustainable construction and demolition techniques that provide for the efficient use of minerals including a proportion of recycled or secondary aggregates and encourage the re-use of construction and demolition waste at source or its separation and collection for recycling.
For more information please see the Local Plan