Report supports 'wood first' planning policy for councils

摘要

A government-commissioned report has backed a controversial proposal that councils adopt a "wood first" planning policy to promote sustainability. In May, Hackney council became the first local authority to propose introducing a "wood first" planning policy, which would favour timber buildings being built in the borough. Now a report by the Independent Panel on Forestry, commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has said: "Local Authorities should use their Local Plans to introduce a "wood first" policy for construction projects to increase use of wood in buildings."