1. Regional Planning Policies and Climate Change – Seminar 1 David Payne South East England Regional Assembly

2. The South East Plan - Overview  20 year spatial strategy  Provision for housing (average of new 28,900 dwellings per annum) and economic growth  Implementation Plan – emphasis on infrastructure and delivery  Extensive evidence base  Consultation and scrutiny  Adoption expected in 2008

3. The South East Plan - Policies  Climate Change  Adaptation  Mitigation  Water Management  Water Resources  Water Quality  Flood Risk  Coastal management  Sustainable Construction

4. The South East Plan – Adaptation  New development located away from areas at risk from impacts eg flooding and water shortages  Resilience of development against impacts eg flooding, storms, heat  Sustainable drainage and Water efficiency  Increased flood storage capacity  Re-establishment of habitats

5. The South East Plan – Mitigation  Energy efficiency  Changing travel patterns and choices  Carbon sinks  Renewable energy  Minimising landfill

6. The South East Plan – Water Management  Twin-track approach of  demand management  new water resources/reservoirs  Sequential approach to development in flood risk areas  More flood storage and multiple benefits  Managed re-alignment

7. Water Management Modelling  Range of scenarios for supply (reduced abstractions, new reservoirs) and demand  With Environment Agency and water companies  Informed the development of the Plan Consideration of climate change  Decline in current supply  Increase in consumption

8. Water Management Modelling

9. Conclusion ESPACE project has enabled exchange of information and development of ideas, for example:  Integration of spatial planning and water management (and assumptions used)  Making space for water  Factoring water management into decision making

10. Conclusion  Climate change must be treated as a cross cutting issue  Requires long-term horizons but immediate actions  Implementation Plans help to identify who needs to do what and when, but can be complex

11. www.espace-project.org