The planning response to climate change Peter Bide Planning Directorate Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Peter Bide Planning Directorate Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

PPS1: Delivering Sustainable Development Development plans should “contribute to global sustainability by addressing the causes and potential impacts of climate change - through policies which reduce energy use, reduce emissions... promote the development of renewable energy resources, and take climate change impacts into account in the location and design of development”

PPS12: Local Development Frameworks “Climate change is a significant environmental threat, the effects of which will be increasingly felt in future years. The Government attaches great importance to acting on a precautionary basis to reduce the emissions that cause climate change and to prepare for its impacts”

PPS12: Local Development Frameworks  Avoid major development in areas at greater risk  Take account of :  constraints on development  Pressure on resources  Affects on habitats and biodiversity  Adaptation options for vulnerable areas  Developing information  Avoid major development in areas at greater risk  Take account of :  constraints on development  Pressure on resources  Affects on habitats and biodiversity  Adaptation options for vulnerable areas  Developing information

Other Planning guidance on mitigation PPS22: Renewable Energy PPG13: Transport and PPS6: Town Centres PPS10: Sustainable waste management PPG3: Housing PPS7: Sustainable development in rural areas PPS23: Planning and pollution control PPS22: Renewable Energy PPG13: Transport and PPS6: Town Centres PPS10: Sustainable waste management PPG3: Housing PPS7: Sustainable development in rural areas PPS23: Planning and pollution control

Planning guidance on adaptation PPG25: Development and flood risk PPG20: Coastal planning PPG14: Development on unstable land PPS9: Biodiversity and geological conservation PPG25: Development and flood risk PPG20: Coastal planning PPG14: Development on unstable land PPS9: Biodiversity and geological conservation

The Planning Response: Key Points  Act now  Make the links  Spread the word  Use existing tools  Use planning instruments  Act now  Make the links  Spread the word  Use existing tools  Use planning instruments

Better Practice Guide: how it works  Context  Topics  Appraisal  Implementation  Context  Topics  Appraisal  Implementation

Taking forward the planning response  Transport  Coastal development  Energy  Carbon reduction in buildings  Planning for micro-renewables  Limits on planning as delivery mechanism  Resources  Transport  Coastal development  Energy  Carbon reduction in buildings  Planning for micro-renewables  Limits on planning as delivery mechanism  Resources