SEPA Planning GuidanceSeminars 2017 Glasgow agenda: 12:30 - - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SEPA Planning GuidanceSeminars 2017 Glasgow agenda: 12:30 - Registration and Buffet Lunch 13:15 - Welcome and introduction 13:30 - Session 1:The role of the water environment in placemaking 14:00 - Q andA Housekeeping 14:15
Glasgow agenda:
12:30 - Registration and Buffet Lunch 13:15 - Welcome and introduction 13:30 - Session 1:The role of the water environment in placemaking 14:00 - Q andA 14:15 - Session 2: Flood Risk 14:45 - Q andA 15:00 -Tea and Coffee Break 15:20 - Session 3: Heat Networks 15:50 - Q andA 16:05 - Round up 16:20 - Close
Perth agenda:
12:15 - Registration and Buffet Lunch 13:00 -Welcome and introduction 13:15 - Session 1:The role of the water environment in placemaking 13:45 - Q and A 14:00 - Session 2: Flood Risk 14:30 - Q andA 14:45-Tea and Coffee Break 15:00 - Session 3: Heat Networks 15:30 - Q andA 15:45 - Round up 16:00 - Close
Katherine Lakeman – Principal PolicyOfficer andAlan Farquhar – Planning Manager
Planning Service Manager
SouthWest Scotland PlanningTeam South East Scotland PlanningTeam North Scotland PlanningTeam Planning Support Unit
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Great Places
Sustainable resource use supporting a circular economy Zero/ low carbon developments and infrastructure Safe from flooding High environmental quality - water, air, land
Planetary limits
Wendy Campbell – Senior Planning Officer
Coastal Waters Transitional Waters Standing Waters Rivers Artificial Waters Groundwater Wetlands
EU Water Framework Directive
TheWater Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD) is the legal framework for co-ordination of water policy and regulation across Europe.Transposed through theWater Environment an Water Services ScotlandAct (2003). All water bodies regardless of size to be: -
Protected from further downgrading Improved by addressing pressures relating to water quality, quantity & morphology (physical form)
Baseline water bodies (i.e. river >10km2 catchment, loch
>0.5km2 in area) have to achieve “good” status by 2027 unless
there are over-riding social and economic reasons The “status” applied to baseline water bodies takes account of physical, chemical and biological variables River Basin Planning System
SEPA & Scottish Government : - Lead Authorities in securing compliance with the requirements of the Water Framework Directive, 2(1) WEWS . However, expected to work closely with public, private and voluntary sectors. The land use planning system has been identified as having a key role due to its influence on the location, layout and design of new development Planning authorities identified as “responsible authorities” “Water Environment and Water Services (Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) Order 2006” Duty to: - Carry out normal statutory functions in a way that secures compliance with WFD
Contribute to the river basin management planning process set up to secure delivery of the WFD Promote sustainable flood management Contribute to the achievement of sustainable economic development “2(1) Water Environment andWater Services Act”
Point Source Pollution Diffuse Source Pollution Abstraction and Flow Regulation Physical Changes Invasive Non-native Species
Blue Green Infrastructure Construction works - following best practice Protection of groundwater & dependent habitats Risk to water environment from flooding Fish passage and protection
species Invasive Non- native species Wastewater Drainage
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
Great benefits - Less Frustration
Frontloading is essential
Earliest Design Stages - Careful consideration of the context of the site in respect of
water features that are in, adjacent to or could be affected by the proposed development Ensuring that commitments made at Development Plan level and in respect of Masterplans are followed through at Development Management Level Point source pollution -
SUDS)
Diffuse pollution. Appropriate provision for SUDS and Buffer strips along watercourses Policy requirements to address problems associated with nutrient enrichment. Ensuring appropriate siting and management of fishery and forestry
Abstraction:Work with Scottish water and SEPA to ensure pressures associated with abstraction and flow regulation arising from development are minimised. water treatment; golf courses, distilling, agricultural irrigation, aquaculture Avoid consenting proposals which put undue pressure on water resources Consider cumulative impact of hydro and the impact of windfarms on wetland habitat.. Physical changes – Requiring opening up of culverts, removal of barriers to fish passage (e.g. redundant weirs), use of open space areas to allow channel recovery and improvement of bankside habitat; Safeguarding land to enable restoration to take place at a future date. Social and economic benefits should attract developer contributions. Invasive Non-native species Require construction industry to follow best practice guidance preventing the introduction of INNS. Contribute to catchment scale eradication programmes Require developers to use native species along active travel routes & in restoring riparian margins.
Incorporating and enhancing blue-green infrastructure – one of the best ways Authorities can help address water pressures. Green Infrastructure “includes the “green” and “blue” (water environment) features of the natural and built environment….”SPP glossary An understanding of a site’s current and potential contribution to the green network should inform decisions on scale, location and layout.The way in which this has been considered in the placemaking process should be explained in the Design Statement” “Development should be carefully designed to contribute positively to development of green networks, and all proposals will be assessed in terms of their consideration of connectivity between green infrastructure components and their contribution to national and local green network and open space objectives” (Section 3.1 Edinburgh Design Guidance)
Open space requirements should be considered in the context of existing blue-green networks with consideration given to extending and improving these. Well recognized benefits of blue-green networks /infrastructure in delivering land use planning, objectives, ecosystem services, climate change adaptation and mitigation . Greenspace around watercourses can: - contribute to sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), provide space for cycle and walkways in support of sustainable travel
provide resilience to flooding. Urban environment - restoration of water bodies can contribute to regeneration objectives by providing landscape and amenity benefits. “ Like other infrastructure, effectiveGI is essential to the healthy functioning
95% of developers and consultants across Europe believe that
On average, developers would be willing to pay at least 3% more for land in close proximity to open space with some putting the premium as high as 15-20%. Birmingham City Council - Canal Redevelopment: - 50% respondents considered presence of the canal was a factor in determining the location of their business 39% felt canal was “important” or “very important” to their business revenue.
“Green Infrastructure’s contribution to economic growth a review” – Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) & Natural England.
Blue-green infrastructure=critical infrastructure for successful “placemaking”
Consider hydrology on, adjacent to site and further downstream from
The Connswater Community Gateway Project is an excellent example of just how much blue-green networking projects can
has been estimated that the project will deliver 14 times what it cost and will result in the:- Creation of 9km linear park for walking and cycling 16km of foot and cycle paths 26 new or improved bridges and crossings Provision of active travel networks to 23 schools and colleges Cleaning up to 5 km of rivers Creation hubs for education, interpretation points and tourism and heritage trails Creation of a C.S. Lewis Civic Square for celebrations and events Provision of wildlife corridor from Belfast Lough to the Castlereagh Hills
SEPA-LA Partnership usingWEF funding Water Environment Fund Before After
Please be aware of our requirements and recommendations from the outset of any discussions on design. If you need clarification please feel free to ask Remember the value of blue-green infrastructure – socially, economically and environmentally. It is vitally important to consider the context of the site in terms of associated water environment from the outset of design. How can you ensure protection and put in place improvements. DP requirements need to filter down effectively to DM level Please do share best practice – examples of achievements elsewhere carry significant weight in demonstrating what is possible We all have a lot to gain by close collaborative working
Elaine Fotheringham andAngela Burke – Senior Planning Officers
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now influencing all of our weather to some degree & heavy rainfall events, which can cause flooding in the UK, likely to become more frequent in the future due to climate change.
Mental and physical health can suffer as a result of flooding
include stress and depression We can expect the number of properties and the annual flood damages to increase as changes to the climate & how we live and use land bring more and more people and property into flood risk. 60,000 properties not at risk now, but are predicted to be put at risk in future due to climate change. ABI estimates fully repairing and restoring a flooded home can cost between £20,000 and £45,000
Where does flooding occur? Avoid these areas!
Is the land use appropriate? Some are more vulnerable than others … Think about flood processes – what are the impacts? How can we reduce the impact – access/egress, freeboard, resilient design etc.
14 Local Plan Districts across Scotland. Each has a FRM Strategy published December 2015. Local Flood Risk Management Plans published June 2016 provide more detail on the delivery of agreed actions to manage flood risk
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Regulations 3 (1) & 10 (1) of the Town & Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (as amended)
Ailie Callan – Senior Planning Officer
Scottish Government ambitions for low carbon heat and district heating SEPA Planning guidance – District Heating and Heat Networks
Scottish Government support a transformational change to a low carbon economy, targets include: – 30% of overall energy demand from renewable sources by 2020; – 11% of heat demand from renewable sources by 2020; and – the equivalent of 100% of electricity demand from renewable sources by 2020;
The ClimateChange (Scotland)Act 2009 (‘the Act’) sets targets to reduce Scotland’s emissions of greenhouse gases by at least 42% by 2020 and 80% by 2050, compared to the 1990/1995 baseline. Decarbonisation of Scotland’s heating by 2050
Total final energy consumption by sector, Scotland, 2014 Primary heating fuel for households, Scotland, 2015
NPF (paragraph 3.5) outlines the significance of heating/cooling energy demand, indicating the growing opportunity, scale and variety of heat networks and district heating systems and, subsequently, their ability in achieving Scottish Government targets for renewable heat. Current Scottish Heat Policy (reiterated in SPP) targets for 2020 : 40,000 homes heated by district heating 1.5TWh district heating delivered to business, industry and domestic premises 11% of heat demand from renewable sources Equivalent of 100% electricity demand from renewable sources
All new development will have an energy demand, nearly all a heat demand. Plan for this– planning policies can reduce the demand through requirements for increased insulation & more efficient energy use Once energy demand is reduced, look at how to deliver what energy is needed. Plan for heat – where will heat come from? Where should it be located? How will the heat get to the end user?
Statutory Purpose Climate change duties Position Statement on Energy Regulatory roles – requiring use of heat generated by industrial facilities Information and advice role
Planning authorities Developers/planning applicants
Development Plan Development Management Background Paper
Requirement to include policy wording that supports low carbon district heating networks Requirement for all substantial developments to ensure their heat demand is met through district heating network Requirement for new development adjacent to existing or proposed heat networks or significant heat sources to be designed to be capable of connecting to the heat supply. Land required for the heat network infrastructure should be protected Recommendation using heat mapping, design capability and water environments.
Requirement that all significant/anchor or substantial developments (allocated and non-allocated sites) ensure their heat demand is met through district heating networks, subject to the outcomes of a feasibility statement. Requirement that all new developments, including linear infrastructure developments, not covered by the above that are located adjacent to an existing or proposed heat network or heat source will be designed to enable connection (subject to the
Recommendation that developments not covered by the requirements aim to meet their heat demand through district heating networks, subject to a feasibility statement.
Landowner is developer and energy company Biomass (90% heat) and gas source boilers Operational since 2012 Heat for 500 houses (102 currently complete), office, industrial units, micro distillery, car wash.
Katherine Lakeman – Principal PolicyOfficer
If you’d like to contact us about anything you’ve heard today, please email Katherine.Lakeman@sepa.org.uk.