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ESD Management Plan and Green Travel Plan
An ESD Management Plan and Green Travel Plan are required for all larger developments comprising of 10 or more new residential dwellings, or non-residential developments of more than 1000m2 Gross Floor Area (including alterations or additions).
ESD Management Plan
An ESD Management Plan is the result of a comprehensive investigation and review of the ways in which a development addresses key environmental criteria within its design. It is expected that a suitably qualified environmental consultant will be required to prepare the ESD Management Plan & Green Travel Plan to the required level of detail.
The downloadable reference below provides further information on the key environmental categories to be addressed within the report:
Green Travel Plan
A Green Travel Plan outlines a collection of strategies, targets and actions designed to encourage the use of more sustainable methods of transport, such as walking and cycling for short trips, or public transport and carpooling for longer trips. The aim is to reduce the frequency of single-occupancy car trips where possible. Environmental objectives are to create an improved local air quality with less noise, dirt and fumes as well as reducing the impact on other national and global issues such as photochemical smog and global warming.