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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Contains non-statutory technical standards for the design, maintenance and operation of sustainable drainage systems to drain surface water from housing, non-residential or mixed use developments for the lifetime of the developments.
Supersedes Consultation on delivering sustainable drainage systems - a summary of responses to the consultation and government response (DEFRA, 2014). Should also be read in conjunction with the Planning practice guidance suite which is only available in its entirety online at http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/ ; we are therefore unable to add it to The Construction Information Service.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.
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