Stockport Climate Change & Energy Evidence Study

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Stockport Climate Change &Energy Evidence Study

Angie Jukes

Health & Environment Advisor

(Planning)Stockport Planning Policy Team

[email protected]

www.stockport.gov.uk/planningsustainabledevelopmentwww.stockport.gov.uk/planningsustainabledevelopment



Drivers• Need to reduce carbon

emissions• National & Regional Policy

• Local Drivers

• Planning opportunities

• Social benefit

• Economic prospects

• Consolidation & Clarification

www.stockport.gov.uk/planningsustainabledevelopmentwww.stockport.gov.uk/planningsustainabledevelopment

Source: North West Sustainable Energy Strategy 2006





Draft Planning Policies

Stockport Core Strategy



Making improvements to existingdwellings

• Planning applications for

existing dwellings will berequired where possibleand practical to undertake

reasonable improvementsto the energyperformance of the

existing dwelling.



Delivering the Energy OpportunitiesPlan – Option 1

The council recognises thatdifferent energytechnologies and CO2reduction strategies will suitdifferent parts of theBorough anddevelopments, therefore

two types of spatial areahave been designated:

•• Network Development AreaNetwork Development Area

•• Microgeneration AreaMicrogeneration Area

• Planning applications

for new developmentin the borough willneed to demonstratehow they contribute todelivery of theopportunitiesidentified in the

current EOPMin domestic 40%; commercial 30%

Max domestic 85%; commercial 45%

Min domestic 40%; commercial 30%Max domestic100%; commercial 75%



Targets* % Beyond2006 TER – thepercentage ofcarbon

reductionover and

above theminimumTarget

EmissionsRate (TER).

This can bedeterminedusing the

results fromthe Part L

calculation.



Policy Application Flowchart



Delivering the Energy OpportunitiesPlans - Option 2

• All new buildings in

Stockport will be subjectto a financial paymentinto a carbonmanagement investmentfund, unless they aremaking an equivalent,direct contribution todelivering low carbon andrenewable energy onsite

or other opportunitiesidentified in the EOPoutside the site boundary.



District Heating - NetworkDevelopment Areas

• The council is keen totake advantage ofopportunities to installdistrict heating across theborough. New

development in theNetwork DevelopmentAreas, where possible,should contribute to thisobjective by consideringdistrict heating as theirfirst option for meetingthe requirements ofPolicy 2.



Community Owned Energy

• The Council recognises the important role that community owned energygeneration will play in reducing CO2 emissions and increasing installed lowcarbon and renewable energy capacity.

PeakPeakDistrictDistrict

NationalNational

ParkPark

AirportAirport





Delivery & Beyond• Delivery

• Financing & Skills• Recommendations

• Monitoring



Resources

• PPS 1 Guidance Tool:

http://www.hcaacademy.co.uk/planning-and-climate-change

• Dover Example:www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=9560694&aspect=full

• UK CHP Association:http://www.chpa.co.uk/

Documents

Stockport Climate Change & Energy Evidence Study