Sustainability

• Local Works is campaigning for the Sustainable Communities Bill and fighting the closure of local community resources such as post offices, surgeries, local retailers and police stations among other things. Their FAQ page gives a lot of detail about the Sustainable Communities Bill.
• On the Communities and Local Government website there are a number of documents relating to sustainable communities in different parts of the country. In particular:
  • Sustainable Communities in the North-West - A 28 page pdf released by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
  • Sustainable Communities: Building for the Future - a 72 page pdf document (You can also download a one page summary)
• February 2005 - Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development produced by the Dept for Communities and Local Govt