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Local planning application requirements

Sustainability statement

You are required to submit a sustainability statement with all major planning applications.

Its purpose is to set out how a proposal would reduce carbon emissions and incorporate measures to decrease the contribution to climate change. The statement should explain how the proposal reduces carbon emissions and incorporates such measures.