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increasing the true value of your land of property. Green belt architects guide their clients through the increasingly complex planning system – helping realise the development potential of their property and land, identifying solutions to their planning problems and helping them avoid the pitfalls that can hinder development. It is worth noting what the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) says about the Green Belt. Paragraph 79 states that, “the fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open; the essential characteristics of Green Belts are their openness and their permanence”. The designation of the Green Belt around London and other English cities was largely a restrictive measure. It has stopped any rational debate around proactive scenarios or development of this land, whether for housing or any other purpose. The UK is mired in controversy around what kind of land is classed as a green belt. For example, some of it hasn’t been the most naturally stunning (think abandoned car parks). However, on the whole, it's a worthwhile scheme that helps protect the UK’s green spaces. Formulating opinions on matters such as Green Belt Planning Loopholes can be a time consuming process.
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There are clear environmental benefits in retaining Green Belts, particularly the proximity of agriculture to the urban population, water management, mitigation of the urban heat island effect and biodiversity. Sustainable building solutions range from a focus on retrofit, the adoption of circular economy principles, decarbonising the grid, reducing embodied carbon in buildings, bringing down operational carbon to net zero, and increasing green infrastructure. Designing sustainable architecture means taking a few fundamental elements into consideration: orientation, shading and sunlight crated by pre-existing elements, natural ventilation, as well as the use of biomass, Ambient Assisted Living or domotics and renewable energy systems, all created and incorporated with materials studied specifically to interact with the environment and its characteristics. The Government places particular importance on promoting sustainable patterns of development and a lower amount of housing was not viewed to be sustainable when considering environmental, social and economic factors. It is considered that the approach to the proposed distribution of growth is justified and consistent with sustainable development. Green belt architectural businesses look forward to maintaining a high standard of service to their clients and to creating new working relationships in the ever more challenging world faced by property developers and designers. Key design drivers for GreenBelt Land tend to change depending on the context.
When we talk about the sustainable design of buildings, we have two core objectives: reducing environmental impact, and providing a healthy space for occupants. Development of a site will invariably have some impact on the local environment. It is therefore the responsibility of a developer and their professional team to avoid damage to functioning ecosystems and their associated habitats and species. Where impacts are unavoidable, measures must be proposed to mitigate and compensate for these impacts. The purpose of introducing Green Belts around towns and cities is to counter urban sprawl, coalescence of towns and villages and retain the openness of such areas. As a result, Green Belt planning policy is very restrictive; development deemed to be “inappropriate” is considered to be harmful and is resisted. Green Belt land is contributing to the healthy ecosystems which underpin many natural processes supporting a range of services including pollination, soil fertility, flood defence, air filtration and carbon capture and storage. Architecture consultants specialising in the green belt take pride in delivering high-quality build planning architectural services to private and commercial clients. Many have worked closely with a vast range of planning authorities on a wide variety of projects, including small extensions, large flat schemes and anything in between. Designing around Net Zero Architect can give you the edge that you're looking for.
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