New guidance on the delivery of sustainable buildings through the planning system has today (7 June 2010) been announced by the Welsh Assembly Government.

Technical Advice Note 22 (TAN 22) Planning for Sustainable Buildings provides detail to support to the current policy of requiring new major development and housing schemes of over five dwellings in Wales to meet stringent sustainability and energy standards.

The new guidance is welcomed by Arfon Hughes, partner at Cardiff based planning consultants DPP.  He says: “While the new policy has been in place for a year, the absence of guidance to support it has given rise to some considerable difficulties for local authorities and developers.  I hope that this new guidance will make negotiating the standards easier for all.”

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About DPP
DPP is a large independent town planning consultancy working in all development sectors.  It has a comprehensive range of core planning skills, with specialisms in sustainability, urban design and masterplanning, together with heritage and conservation planning advice.  DPP has 35 years of experience and operates from a network of 10 regional offices throughout the UK and Ireland, enabling the firm to combine national coverage with local knowledge.

Clients of DPP include Bellway Homes Ltd, Caffé Nero, Centros, Domino's Pizza, English Heritage, Invensys, Liberty Properties, Liverpool Land Development Company, Mercian Developments, The Ministry of Justice, Shell International, Taylor Wimpey, Tesco, Unilever Pension Fund Trustees, United Utilities, the Watkin Jones Group and the Welsh Assembly Government.

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