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Planning and Climate Change

Developing a planning framework and response 28th January 2020

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Early activity undertaken since July 2019

Partnering with West Midlands Combined Authority to pilot Energy Innovation Zones Lobbying Government about energy infrastructure £23.5m for secured from Department of Transport to reduce bus fares Local Industrial Strategy – Clean Growth Focus Cornwall Isles of Scilly Leadership Board declare Climate Emergency Localism Summit and Cornwall Schools Eco-conferences Climate Change Development Planning Document 50:50 Future Cornwall Whole House Retrofit Pilot Investment in Deep Geothermal Forest for Cornwall Decision making wheel Budget challenge Behavioural change

Areas we directly control and guide Areas we can enable through funding Areas we can enable through policy Areas we can influence locally Areas we can influence or ask for nationally

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Programme Outcomes and Targets

Outcome Target 2030 Target 2030 for 2050

Carbon Neutral Cornwall Council Pending baseline assessment Pending baseline assessment Reduce emissions from commercial, industrial and public sectors 88% Reduction 39% Reduction Cornish households reduce carbon footprint 95% reduction 30% reduction Reduce transport emissions 80% reduction 53% reduction Reduce emissions from agriculture and land use 29% reduction 14% reduction Expand renewable energy 2.5x increase to 3.5 Gwh 5x increase to 5.2Gwh Increase carbon sequestration 9x to 1.39 MtCO2e 3.7x to 0.46 MtCO2e Climate Resilient communities and infrastructure N/A N/A

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Based on Cornwall’s current Green House Gas inventory (2016 data year) Cornwall’s current carbon footprint is 4.05 million tonnes Co2e (c28% were non-Co2 GHGs)

Cornwall’s current carbon footprint

Since the last Greenhouse Gas inventory produced in 2011 (2008 data year) Cornwall’s Co2e footprint* has reduced by c16% and at the latest estimate 37% of our electricity now comes from renewables.

*Based on preliminary figures . Final 2008-2017 figures expected by September 2019

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What is proposed?

• Statutory planning document
• Covers planning related issues and the allocations required

Limitations

• Not a new local plan – helping to enhance the existing
• Sits within our existing spatial strategy
• Must be related to land use planning
• Prepared according to the regulations and subject to examination
• Only part of the answer – sits within wider climate change response

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How the document is being produced

• In accordance with Regulations
• Examined by Independent Inspector
• Extensive scoping stage
• Extensive early discussions with a range
• f people and statutory bodies to ease

passage of document

• Early exploration of options
• better opportunities for informed

debate in April and August 2020

Soft scoping and preparation Formal scoping (R.18) Pre-submission document Submission document

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Likely content and scope

 Fuller scoping stage to cover a wider range of options  Can cover policy, supportive content and allocations  Likely to include:  Large scale renewables  Energy efficiency measures  Coastal change and flooding areas  Natural Climate Solutions  Other carbon reduction opportunities  No closed doors at this time

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Renewables and energy

• In order to meet the Council’s ambitions

to be carbon neutral, we need to plan for a significant increase in renewable generation

• The NPPF requires us to identify ‘sites

suitable for wind’

• Maximise opportunities for repowering
• Need additional certainty and to engage

communities positively

• Ensure that when we identify sites that

Cornwall and its community benefit

• Support emerging technologies

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Future Homes Standard

 Would be mandated by Government in two stages:  Building Regulation Changes 2020  Future Homes Standard 2025  Currently open for consultation  Proposed changes to building Regs  Up to 30% improvement over existing Regs  Removes ability to set own efficiency standards  More consultation expected over new homes standard

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Coastal Change and flooding

• Coastal communities already face threats from

flooding and coastal erosion – this will increase in the future

• Need to plan for communities that are vulnerable to

Coastal Change and flooding

• Need to prevent inappropriate development in

these areas but at the same time ensure that they do not stagnate due to lack of development and remain sustainable places to live and work

• Identify positive action in terms of providing for

migration of uses and continued sustianability

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Biodiversity and sequestration

• Biodiversity is suffering – needs protection

and a net gain

• We will need a large increase in

sequestration by 2030 (9x to 1.39 MtCO2e) to help absorb carbon

• Need to embed Nature recovery Networks

and encourage network thinking

• Woodland, species rich grassland and

wetland opportunities mapped – what do we need to do next to protect and provide?

• Need to protect trees and hedges in

development and increase tree and hedge cover

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Other carbon reduction opportunities

• 47% carbon from industry, road transport and

agriculture

• Supportive policy for service and facility

provision to make communities more sustainable

• Could we provide additional support for

development of zero carbon, carbon innovation and off-grid communities/buildings?

• Can farm diversification support carbon

neutral energy such as anaerobic digestion, biofuel creation/capture etc?

• Using design to reduce the need to travel and

make it easier to use sustainable modes

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How are we involving people and interests?

• Conversations with key agencies
• Engagement of internal stakeholders
• OSC and informal sessions
• Regular engagement with climate

change team

• Research and opinion forming
• Sounding board of interested people
• Neighbourhood Plan Groups/Parishes
• Engagement and communications

approach flexible

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Neighbourhood Planning and Climate Change

Minimise the contribution to Climate Change

• Location of development
• Protect local services
• Allocate sites for renewable energy
• Encourage good quality design

Adaptation and Mitigation

• Protect and enhance green

infrastructure

• Safeguard areas for flood storage
• Encourage SUDs
• Promote biodiversity net gain
• Encourage design standards

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Guide Notes

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Meur Ras / Thank you

Any questions or comments?