TCPA Planning for Climate Change
This Town & Country Planning Association Guide provides an overview of policy and legislation which can be used to address climate change at a local level, overcoming the barriers faced by many local authorities in England.
How local plans are being changed by councils’ climate emergency declarations
Many councils have declared “climate emergencies”, with some reviewing their local plans to introduce policies aiming to cut carbon emissions. But practitioners have warned that such local changes are constrained by national policies and guidance which conflict with...
The Role of Planning
Diane Neville, Senior Planning Policy Officer from Lancaster City Council talked about their current Local Plan Review to address the climate emergency. Diane works as a Principal Planning Policy Officer at Lancaster City Council within the Planning Policy and Housing...
Why Kirklees Council’s Local Plan could put a block on fracking
Green campaigner Andrew Cooper believes plan could set a national precedent. Kirklees Council’s massive planning blueprint has been approved by a Government planning inspector. But as it signs off on tens of thousands of new homes across the borough it also puts up...
Planning for Climate Change – A Guide for Local Authorities
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) have come together to produce a guide which helps planners, politicians and communities tackle climate change through the planning system. They say that the revised National...