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Achieving resilience to climate
risks through local plans
& supplementary planning guidance
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Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
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Presentation contents
— Other training modules in the series
— Climate change adaptation – National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and
National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPG)
— Climate change adaptation and strategic planning – what are the issues?
— What strategic plans can we apply this to?
— Climate change adaptation and evidence base
— Climate change adaptation actions in plans and policies
— Further information sources
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Other training modules in the series
— Statutory drivers for adaptation
— Making the business case for adaptation
— Green Infrastructure as an adaptation response
— How developments and buildings can be adapted so that
they are resilient to climate change and extreme weather
— Addressing weather and climate risks through
neighbourhood planning
— Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans
and supplementary planning guidance
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Learning objectives
— Understand national planning policy context
for climate change adaptation.
— Understand how adaptation to different
climate risks can be promoted through
strategic planning.
— Know where to get data and information to
ensure climate change adaptation is properly
integrated into the plan evidence base.
— Know how to develop plans and policies that
promote adaptation to climate risks.
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
CCA and strategic planning – what are the issues?
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How can these impacts affect people and the built
environment?
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How can these impacts affect people and the built
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supplementary planning guidance
Climate change adaptation planning policy for strategic
planning
National Planning Policy Framework:
— Local plans should take account of climate
change over the long term.
— Should consider a range of impacts,
including flood risk, coastal change, water
supply, biodiversity and landscape.
— Manage risks through suitable adaptation
measures, including green infrastructure.
— Spatial allocations for development should
follow a sequential approach to minimise
flood risk, considering climate impacts.
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Climate change adaptation planning policy for strategic
planning
National Planning Practice Guidance ‘Climate
Change’ guidance for Local Plans:
— Consider climate risks over the lifetime of
the development when:
— Allocating development sites
— Developing design policies for
developments and public realm
— Climate risks could have implications
for the following during the lifetime of
the development:
— Availability of water and water
infrastructure
— Flood risk and coastal change
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supplementary planning guidance
Adapting to climate risks - role for strategic planning
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Examples of planning responses for adaptation in
strategic plans
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supplementary planning guidance
What strategic plans can we deliver these responses
through?
City/Town/District level:
— Local plan policies and land allocations and
supporting evidence base and sustainability
appraisal.
— Supplementary Planning Guidance for local pan-wide
policies.
— Non-statutory strategies such as Green Infrastructure
Strategies and Growth Strategies.
Neighbourhood level:
— Area Action Plans and Neighbourhood Plans
— Supplementary Planning Guidance for site allocations
— Masterplans for large development sites
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Climate change adaptation and your planning evidence
base
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Data on climate risks to inform your evidence base
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Spatial planning responses to climate risks identified in
evidence base
— Locating development outside of flood risk areas.
— Ensuring new development is flood resistant.
— Encouraging retrofit of existing buildings at risk (e.g. at
change of use or refurbishment).
— Minimising additional water demand.
— Minimising the Urban Heat Island and heat stress.
— Using green space to adapt to a changing climate – (e.g.
% requirement, area plans or design guides, CIL).
— Policies and SPD might cover anything not covered by
building regs
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Flood risk – spatial planning responses
— Consider current and future flood risk
in SFRA
— Locate sensitive land uses away from
areas of high flood risk
— Design of buildings to reduce risk
— Manage drainage around
developments
— Resilience in refurbishment as well as
new build
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
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Water resources – spatial planning responses
— Ensure major developments have sufficient water resource.
— Improving water efficiency of plumbing, appliances and water features.
— Encourage reuse of grey water and rainwater harvesting where scale of makes it
efficient to do so.
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supplementary planning guidance
Overheating/Urban heat Island - spatial planning
responses
— Ensure buildings can cope with
high temperatures through:
— the use of landform, layout,
design, construction
materials and efficient
ventilation systems; and,
— appropriate design and use
of vegetation and open
space.
— Green space, street trees and
planting for example %
requirement area plans or
design guides for green space
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Local Plan Policies - Examples
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Supplementary Planning Documents - Examples
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Strategic Land Use Decision Making - Examples
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Conclusion – Key messages to take away
— Develop policy that will work in practice –
check with development management
teams.
— Also check your policy with agents,
developers and other relevant external
groups (e.g. EA).
— Make policy and guidance practical and
flexible.
— Keep a focus on planning remit - don’t stray
into building regs.
— Ensure policies are sound – evidence is key
to this.
— Test run it so you can iron out any problems,
then develop final policy and supporting
SPD.
How developments and buildings can be adapted so that they
are resilient to climate change and extreme weather
Further information
Planning for Climate Change - Guidance for Local Authorities
http://www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/planning-for-climate-change-guidance-for-local-authorities2012.html
Using supplementary planning documents to address climate change locally
http://www.pas.gov.uk/pas/core/page.do?pageId=552515
ESPACE project Climate Change Impacts and Spatial Planning - Decision Support Guidance
http://www.espaceproject.org/publications/Extension%20Outputs/EA/Espace%20Final_Guidance_Finalv5.pdf
Planning for a healthy environment: good practice for green infrastructure and biodiversity
(including Annex C – Model Policies and Approaches)
http://www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/planning-for-a-healthy-environment-good-practice-for-greeninfrastructure-and-biodiversity.html
Climate Change Adaptation By Design
http://www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/climate-change-adaptation-by-design.html
Climate Adaptation - Guidance on insurance issues for new developments
www.climatewise.org.uk/storage/publications/viewAttachment.pdf
How developments and buildings can be adapted so that they
are resilient to climate change and extreme weather
Further information
Climate Change Adaptation - Advice for planners and developers, UKGBC
http://www.ukgbc.org/content/climate-change-adaptation
MBEKTN and EA Climate Ready, Business case guidance for the built environment
https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/climate-change-adaptation/article-view/-/blogs/making-thecase-for-climate-change-adaptation-in-the-uk-built-environment-a-toolk-1
Townscape: A Guide for Decision Makers
www.tdag.org.uk/uploads/4/2/8/0/4280686/tdag_treesinthetownscape.pdf
Susdrain – Water sensitive urban design in the UK – Ideas for Built Environment Practitioners
http://www.susdrain.org/files/resources/ciria_guidance/wsud_ideas_book.pdf
Beat the Heat: Keeping UK buildings cool in a warming climate
http://www.ukcip.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/PDFs/Beating_heat.pdf
Environment Agency Interactive Flood House – design measures to make properties more
resilient during floods http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/shell/Flood_house_tips.swf
Conserving water in buildings
http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GEHO1107BNJR-E-E.pdf
How developments and buildings can be adapted so that they are
resilient to climate change and extreme weather
Further information
Six steps to flood resilience - Guidance for local authorities (SMARTeST)
http://www.smartfloodprotection.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Six-Steps_Professionals-web.pdf
UK Climate Projections - Maps and Regional Data.
http://ukclimateprojections.metoffice.gov.uk/21708
EA Catchment Flood Management Plans
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/33586.aspx
EA Shoreline Management Plans
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/catchment-flood-management-plans
Water Stressed Areas: Final Classification
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/244333/water-stressedclassification-2013.pdf
Water Companies Water Resources Management Plans
Achieving resilience to climate risks through local plans and
supplementary planning guidance
Case studies
Cambridge Sustainable
Drainage Design and Adoption
Guide
To work towards climate resilience and prepare
for increasing flood risk, Cambridge City
Council is promoting the use of sustainable
drainage systems (SUDS) within Cambridge.
CASE STUDY
Theme: Achieving resilience through Planning policy
Motivation
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Drainage issues and significant growth agenda
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Amplification of flood risk due to climate change
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Opportunity for climate resilient and high quality development
The guide
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Helps developers understand requirements
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Shapes the broader approach to SUDS in Cambridge
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Early consideration and full integration
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High quality and multifunctional
Multiple benefits
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Reduced flood risk
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Passive cooling during periods of heat
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Aesthetic and amenity benefits
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Enhanced biodiversity
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Improved water quality
Theme: Achieving resilience through Planning policy
Successes
Improving the capacity of both the council and developers to work towards climate
resilience
Photography: Simon Bunn
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Two Landscape Institute
Awards 2010
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Very few objections to draft
Local Plan policy on SUDS
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30% permeable paving in
new urban extensions
compared to national
average of 10-15%
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Helped developers to
address flood risk
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Increased value of
developments
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Enhanced Local Authority
capacity
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Continued applicability
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Well placed for upcoming SUDS
legislation
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Strategically influencing the Cambridge
Local Plan and the forthcoming
Cambridgeshire Floods and Water SPD
Future
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Regular review and update
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Continued support for developers
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Expansion to other elements of the
built environment
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Stronger guidance for planners
Photography: Simon Bunn
Theme: Achieving resilience through Planning policy
Further information
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Emma Davies
Senior Sustainability Officer (Design and Construction), Planning Policy,
Cambridge City Council
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01223 457170
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[email protected]
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https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/sustainable-drainage-systems