UK: Sustainable planning

United Kingdom

The DETR has published proposals for good practice advice on how to promote sustainable development through regional planning guidance. It is intended that the guide will enable regional planning bodies to undertake a systematic appraisal of the respective environmental, economic and social impacts of the development options they consider in preparing draft regional planning guidance. The DETR is commissioning further research on the setting of targets and indicators to complement the good practice guidance. The DETR intends to publish the definitive guidance later this year.
(DETR, August 1999)