Environment

  • Green energy and carbon footprints

    1) Where do you buy your energy? Is it a green energy tariff? Devon County Council purchases energy through a public buying group called Laser Energy Group which is part of Kent County Council. We are not on a green … Continue reading →

  • Arboriculture/ Tree surgery contracts

    1) If the Council has let one or more contracts for Arboriculture/tree surgery services under the EU Procurement Directives, we request, for each contract, (a) the name of the successful contractor, (b) the value at which the contract was let … Continue reading →

  • Planning Approvals for Renewable Energy Projects

    Request: “We wish to receive details of Planning Approvals in the past three years for renewable energy projects, including: – Wind Turbines – Anaerobic Digestors – Solar pv Farms – Large-scale Biofuel/Biomass Boilers – Ground Source/Air Source Heat Pumps The … Continue reading →

  • Air pollution budget spend

    1. How much of your transport budget has been spent on air pollution work, or will be spent, for each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18. There is no specific budget for air pollution work. A large number of schemes are … Continue reading →

  • Public Register for Contaminated land

    Any Entries added or updated on the Public Register for Contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act (1990) since 2015. We can confirm that Contaminated Land Registers in Devon will be maintained by District Councils and the … Continue reading →

  • Ash trees

    How many roadside ash trees are there within your council boundary? If a total number is not known, have any surveys of numbers of roadside ash been carried out within your boundary and if so, what were the results? (For … Continue reading →

  • Public Electrical Vehicle Charging

    1. What are Devon County Council’s plans regarding central governments initiative to improve the national infrastructure for Electric Vehicle charging? Devon County Council (DCC) has plans to work in partnership with other public sector organisations in the County to apply … Continue reading →