About sustainable development
Sustainable development is development which meets current population needs without compromising the needs of future citizens.
To achieve a sustainable Stockport, we need a:
- healthy population that can access a good standard of living, with education, health, food services and leisure
- choice of retail needs that are readily available
- strong, local low carbon economy
All of these approaches work towards the:
- the enhancement of our local environment
- the maintenance of a green and leafy borough rich in varied wildlife
- delivery of a green urban environment
This in turn allows us to market Stockport as a desirable and healthy place to live and work. The UK sustainable development strategy outlines the following 4 shared priority actions for taking sustainable development forward:
- sustainable consumption and production
- climate change and energy
- natural resource protection and environmental enhancement
- sustainable communities
We provide guidance on implementing sustainable design and construction including energy statements in planning applications.