Validation Checklist - List 1

3m Energy Statement

Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 20015 – required for 10 or more dwellings. Draft Local Plan Proposed Submission, August 2016, required for major developments or a non-residential site of 1 hectare or more.

Statement to demonstrate how the proposal will maximise energy conservation through means such as renewable energy or low carbon sources

Policy Driver and where to get more advice: Policy R3 of the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005. Policies SP10 and SADM13 of the Draft Local Plan Proposed Submission, August 2016. National Planning Policy Framework, Section 10. Building Futures.

3n Environmental Statement

Required for developments that: are listed under Schedule 1 and may be required for developments defined within Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.

You should request a screening opinion before submitting a planning application if the development might meet or exceed the thresholds within Schedule 2 on its own or cumulatively with other development to determine if an EIA is required. Other developments below this threshold may also require a screening opinion. Further guidance is provided within the National Planning Policy Guidance.

The Regulations provide a list of matters to be considered for inclusion in the Environmental Statement and require the developer to describe the likely significant effects of a development on the environment and to set out the proposed mitigation measures.

Where an EIA is required, this should be in the form set out in Schedule 4 of the Regulations.

Policy Driver and where to get more advice: The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. National Planning Practice Guidance