1. 1 Rollout of the South West Planners’ Toolkit Helen Chalmers CAG Consultants 01691 828 026 / 07817 281 273 hc@cagconsult.co.uk

2. 2 Opportunities for integrating climate change Develop policy objectives Examine opportunities and constraints Develop planning policy Apply planning policy Monitor and review

3. 3 Challenges for planners Fast moving and uncertain policy Changing local structures Diminished resources Varying levels of political support, knowledge, experience and confidence Multiple pressures from different policy objectives Complex new technologies The need to engage with developers and communities

4. 4 The South West Planners’ Toolkit On-line toolkit for Planners, Policy Officers, Development Managers, Elected Members Signposts to a range of resources Training programme 11 modules Half/whole day sessions for individual LAs, sub-regions, or support to local trainers http://www.regensw.co.uk/climate-change-pps

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6. Questions for discussion 1. What are the main challenges that you face in planning for climate change? 2. Which aspects do you most need training/ support with? 3. What successful examples of evidence bases, policies and developments could we share? 6