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18th April, 2023 : 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Join Good Homes Alliance (GHA) and Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) for a joint online event showcasing the progressive work of Local Authorities in developing, and successfully adopting, net zero planning policies.
We will hear more about recent good news coming out of Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) and Cornwall Council, whose local plan updates have both been found sound and legally compliant by the Planning Inspectorate. Both policies set absolute energy targets for housing (energy use intensity) and seek to maximise renewable energy generation on-site. The policies use a different framework from the Building Regulations and cover both regulated and unregulated energy.
These announcements reaffirm the fact that forward-thinking councils can set their own ambitious targets that go above and beyond minimum national standards. The work at B&NES, Cornwall, Cambridgeshire and others will help set a precedent for other Local Authorities to follow in their footsteps and meet their climate emergency commitments.
We are also delighted to be joined by experts from the consultancies who have been supporting progressive councils in developing evidence bases to support their new policies, and providing guidance on how to implement the policies in practice.
Good Homes Alliance
This event builds upon previous GHA webinars with Bioregional, targeted at our Local Authority Vanguard Network members, on ‘Why we need zero carbon planning policies‘ and ‘Spatial implications of developing zero carbon local plans‘. The event also ties in with our ongoing Planning & Placemaking working group, chaired by GHA Chair Lynne Sullivan OBE, which has been running during 2022-23 as part of our Build Net Zero Now campaign phase two. The working group is open to GHA members and invited experts, and outputs for the group later in the year include a ‘mini-guide’, case studies and a database of progressive planning policies.
Town and Country Planning Association
In February, TCPA and RTPI held a webinar to launch a fourth edition of their joint guidance for local authorities on planning for climate change. This introductory level resource provides an overview of UK policy and legislation which can be used to address climate change (both mitigation and adaptation) through plan making and development management processes. The guide is accompanied by an online case study hub which features practical examples from across the UK and will be regularly updated to reflect current best practice.
Speakers
- Good Homes Alliance – Event chaired by GHA Chair Lynne Sullivan OBE
- Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) – Celia Davis, Projects and Policy Manager
- Bioregional – Marina Goodyear, Project Manager/Lewis Knight, Head of Sustainable Places (tbc)
- Etude – Thomas Lefevre, Director
- Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service – Emma Davies, Principal Sustainability Officer
- Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) – Alex McCann, Climate Policy Officer
- Cornwall Council – Emily Rubin, Principal Development Officer
Registration
- Free-to-attend for GHA members and TCPA local authority members
- £20 for members of GHA partner organisations
- Partner organisations include: AECB, Building Performance Network, Passivhaus Trust, SuperHomes, STBA, TCPA, The Green Register, The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, UKIEG, Woodknowledge Wales.
- £30 for non-members
