Sustainability Checklist - PlanningCore.uk

Sustainability Checklist

NPPF, Building Regulations, and BREEAM-aligned sustainability assessment for planning submissions

Project Details

Category 1: Energy & Carbon

⚡Energy & Carbon

Category 2: Water

💧Water

Category 3: Materials & Waste

♻️Materials & Waste

Category 4: Ecology & Biodiversity

🌿Ecology & Biodiversity

Category 5: Transport & Connectivity

🚗Transport & Connectivity

Category 6: Climate Resilience

🌡️Climate Resilience

Overall Sustainability Score

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Category Breakdown

Regulatory Compliance Matrix

Regulation Requirement Status

Target Alignment

Carbon Reduction Estimate

Estimated reduction from baseline:

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Gaps & Recommendations

Policy References

About this tool: Sustainability

NPPF/BREEAM-aligned sustainability scoring — energy, water, materials, ecology, transport, and climate resilience across six categories.

When to use it

Use when your LPA requires a Sustainability Statement or BREEAM assessment. Also useful for demonstrating sustainability credentials in your planning statement.

Policy and guidance it draws on

NPPF climate change policies CC1-CC3, BREEAM, Local Plan sustainability policies

Part of Environmental Intelligence

Use these tools when preparing technical reports and compliance documentation. Many of these are validation requirements — submit without them and your application will be returned. Use the Validation Pre-Flight tool to check which ones you actually need.

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Guidance to help you prepare — not formal planning advice. Check the current policy text and your council's local plan before relying on it.

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