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05/11/2003
Planners must focus more on green issues, urges minister
Long-term environmental considerations should be taken into account by local planning authorities, the government has said today.
Launching consultation on a new planning statement on renewable energy, Planning Minister Yvette Cooper pointed to the damage traditional energy sources can have on the environment.
The average family in the UK releases over 25 tonnes of carbon dioxide and 4 kilograms of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere every year, adding to the problems of global warming and acid rain. Renewable energy sources could significantly cut this amount, she said.
Yvette Cooper said: "Local planning authorities need to take account of the wider and long-term environmental considerations as well as the immediate impact on the local environment.
"That is why this consultation is seeking views and comments on planning guidance which will cover renewable energy including solar power, wind farms and biofuel.
"In the past some local authorities have ruled out almost any development of this sort. We want to see a more considered approach, so the planning system is used positively rather than negatively."
Strict conditions will need to be satisfied before renewable energy developments can be permitted in areas of important landscape and environmental sensitivity.
The consultation also asks planning authorities to consider the visual impact of new developments such as wind farms. Siting, layout, landscape and design will all need to be considered, as will the cumulative impact of a number of turbines.
Consultation on the draft will run until 30 January 2004.
(gmcg)
Launching consultation on a new planning statement on renewable energy, Planning Minister Yvette Cooper pointed to the damage traditional energy sources can have on the environment.
The average family in the UK releases over 25 tonnes of carbon dioxide and 4 kilograms of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere every year, adding to the problems of global warming and acid rain. Renewable energy sources could significantly cut this amount, she said.
Yvette Cooper said: "Local planning authorities need to take account of the wider and long-term environmental considerations as well as the immediate impact on the local environment.
"That is why this consultation is seeking views and comments on planning guidance which will cover renewable energy including solar power, wind farms and biofuel.
"In the past some local authorities have ruled out almost any development of this sort. We want to see a more considered approach, so the planning system is used positively rather than negatively."
Strict conditions will need to be satisfied before renewable energy developments can be permitted in areas of important landscape and environmental sensitivity.
The consultation also asks planning authorities to consider the visual impact of new developments such as wind farms. Siting, layout, landscape and design will all need to be considered, as will the cumulative impact of a number of turbines.
Consultation on the draft will run until 30 January 2004.
(gmcg)
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