South East Forum For Sustainability

SEFS was delighted to host a stimulating General Meeting on 15th June (room courtsey of the Ethical Property Company in Development House)

The morning’s discussuions focussed on; progress towards the SEFS 2011 work programme, SEFS work relating to HS2, and a timely update on the Localism Bill. The afternoon focussed on the implemenation in the South East of the Water Framework Directive and an update on the fascinating case studies, toolkit and Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans that have come out of the Green and Blue Space Adaptation project.

All the presentations can be found below:

Presentations: SEFS Work programme , HS2 Presentation, Friends of the Earth Localism , Water Framework Directive, Green & Blue Space Adaptation (GRaBS)

Futher information on:
1) The Localism Bill can be found on the Friends of the Earth website and yesterday’s announcement (15 June) by CLG on the ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’ is here

What next…the Bill goes to the Lords Committee next week. In July we expect to see the Government’s new National Planning Policy framework – this is now THE crucial document to test whether Sustainable Development stands for anything or if all the signs we have had so far are to be realised…i.e. that planning is simply being tilted toward pro growth development of indeterminate quality and quantity…

2) The Water Framework Directive can be found here , South East River Basin District Area and the Thames River Basin District Area

3) The Green & Blue Space Adaptation project can be found here including the:
Adaptation Action Plans & Policy Statements
Expert Papers
Policy Guidelines & Briefing Papers
and the GRaBS Adaptation Action Planning Toolkit here

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