Zero Carbon Futures Symposium The Greater Cambridge context 21 May - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Zero Carbon Futures Symposium The Greater Cambridge context 21 May 2019

Overview of presentation 1. Growth overview 2. Policy context – National – Local 3. What does net zero carbon mean for planning?

Growth overview 2011 - 2031 • tTotal housing requirement Total housing requirement uirement Cambridge: South Cambs: 14,000 homes 19,500 homes • al housing requirement Total: 33,500 homes Total jobs requirement Cambridge: South Cambs: 22,100 jobs 22,000 jobs Total: 44,100 jobs

Policy context - national • National Planning Policy Framework • Emerging context: – Green New Deal

Policy context - local • Zero carbon by 2050 declared supported by corporate policy; • Local Plans adopted in late 2018; • Emerging SPD to support policy implementation; • Joint Local Plan

Strategy-making context Cambridge-Milton C/P Independent Keynes-Oxford Corridor, incl. Economic Review East-West Rail Local Industrial Strategy Joint Local Non-Statutor Plan y Strategic Local Spatial Transport Framework Plan Cambridge-Norwich Tech London-Stansted Corridor Cambridge Corridor

What does net zero carbon mean for planning? • Net zero carbon buildings; • Transport; • Infrastructure to support net zero carbon; • Links to wider issues such as green infrastructure and retrofit (offsetting); • How to keep policies up to date; • Collaboration with industry.

Any questions? emma.davies@cambridge.gov.uk