PRINCIPLES AND PARAMETERS - Pinewood Studios

Pinewood Studios Development Framework | PRINCIPLES AND PARAMETERS9Achieving sustainable developmentLandscape-led3. Creating a genuinely sustainable development by design.Achieving sustainable development is a key policy requirement of theNational Planning Policy Framework and a leading influence on thedesign process and outcome.Sustainability is to be achieved in two related ways:- technical sustainability of design and mitigation- strategic sustainability by balancing of economic, social andenvironmental considerations.Both exercises are carried out in the application documents.Optimising the use of existingPinewood estate4. Making best use of non-Green Belt and previously developed landbefore use of Green Belt land.5. Adopting a landscape-led design process that is integrated into thedevelopment.The application site is in part undeveloped open land with a range ofnatural landscape features. The design process is intended to setthe proposed development within a structural landscaped context tominimise any adverse effects.Ecological enhancements6. The ecological value and biodiversity of the site to be subject toa principle of minimal disruption and the promotion of measures forenhancement.The application site has a significant ecological asset value which willbe affected by any development. The guiding principle is to maintainand enhance the best of the asset and mitigate impacts through anecological strategy.The most effective and efficient use of the existing Pinewood Studiossite to meet development requirements is a guiding principle subjectto achieving an acceptable overall operating environment.