Environment & Energy
It's all about sustainable
development.
Our homes, communities and lifestyles - what we buy and consume,
the energy we use, and what we do with our waste - all have a huge
impact on the environment and our ecological and carbon
footprint.
This is why Ashford's Future has major plans to make green,
clean and low-carbon living part of everyday life in the
borough.
Central to Ashford’s ambitious growth plans is
the need to provide 31,000 new homes and 28,000 jobs by 2031 in a
sustainable way, ensuring that Ashford residents live within their
fair share of the Earth’s resources, both now and in the
future.
To keep up to date with water, energy
and waste projects and plans for the future read the latest edition
of our newsletter Green Times.
Projects for sustainable energy and waste
provision include:
- Commissioning a Sustainable Energy Feasibility Study
identifying how new developments, such as Chilmington Green, can
provide onsite renewable energy sources and work
towards zero carbon buildings.
- Improving energy efficiency in existing communities.
- Working with Remade South East to
provide waste audits and Site Waste Management Plans to Ashford
construction sites.
- Improving waste infrastructure provision for the town, making
it easier to reduce landfill and increase recycling.
In this section of the website you can also find information
on:
For further information, please email Laurienne
Tibbles, Sustainability Manager.