1. Planning and other statutory consents Alison Lax Project Manager – Low Carbon Communities

2. Planning permission and other consents ● Appears complex ● Just need to know where to look for advice and who to ask ● Can be frustrating and bureaucratic ● Don’t ignore it – it won’t go away ● People doing their jobs

3. Permissions required ● Planning Permission ● Building regulations consent ● Abstraction / impoundment licences ● others

4. General principles ● Check what consents required ● Permitted Development Rights ● Area specific guidelines ● Conservation areas ● Listed buildings ● National Parks ● Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

5. Speak to people ● Local Council Planning Departments ● Duty officer ● Pre-application advice ● Environment Agency

6. Specific projects (1) ● Biomass ● Where is the boiler and fuel store? ● Fuel deliveries ● Local air quality regulations ● Solar Energy ● Permitted Development for most domestic properties, but not for community or commercial buildings – check

7. Specific projects (2) ● Hydro ● Planning issues ● Visual impact ● Construction impact ● access ● Abstration and /or impoundment licence ● Right to take water ● Conditions regulating flow depletion, protection of fish and wider ecosystem, protection of river amenity

8. Specific projects (3) ● Wind turbines ● Area specific guidelines ● Birds ● Bats ● MOD operations ● Civil Aviation ● Noise ● Shadow Flicker ● Tall structures with moving parts ● controversial

9. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk http://www.roughguide.to/communit yenergy/making-it-happen/ Local Council websites Community Energy England http://www.planlocal.org.uk /

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