The council recognises the need to provide a positive framework for renewable and low carbon energy generation to help tackle the climate emergency.
However, as part of an approach to sustainable development, the development of energy generating installations within the district needs to be carefully managed to achieve the greatest contribution towards energy needs, whilst ensuring that the important characteristics of the environment and landscape are not unacceptably harmed.
The 'renewable and low carbon study' helps the authority to achieve this and will be used to inform the new local plan:
- Renewable and low carbon study (2018) (pdf 18.4 mb)
The objectives of the study are to:
- assess the technical potential for renewable energy within the district and where different renewable energy technologies and low carbon sources are most suitable within the district
- undertake a landscape sensitivity assessment for various scales of wind and solar energy development
- assess the options for enhanced building energy performance standards in East Hampshire
- recommend appropriate policy options in relation to renewable and low carbon energy for the local plan.