RECOMMENDED TO CABINET:
(1) That the draft Sustainability SPD, attached as Appendix A to the report, be endorsed and approved for a six-week public consultation from 4th January 2024 to 16th February 2024.
(2) That the Hertfordshire Development Quality Charter attached as Appendix C was endorsed and that developers of strategic and significant sites in the District (as defined by the Local Plan) are encouraged to voluntarily sign and commit to its pledges.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
(1) To allow the draft Sustainability SPD to be progressed to public consultation so that it may be developed and eventually adopted to support the adopted Local Plan.
(2) To support a common standard for design quality and sustainability across Hertfordshire.
(3) To reinforce and deliver the Council’s pledges and ambitions as set out in the Climate Emergency and Ecological Emergency declarations.