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SPECIAL Training Week and PPC1 Meeting
Partners Briefing Pack of Training Information and Materials
Monday 22 April - Friday 26 April 2013
London
Hosted by
Diane Smith
European and Corporate Affairs Manager
M: 07920 280370
Alex House
Policy and Projects Officer
M: 0786 7398 407
Town & Country Planning Association (TCPA)
17 Carlton House Terrace
London, SW1Y 5AS
T: 0207 930 8903
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Content of materials
TRAINING INFORMATION AND MATERIALS .................................... 4
Module 1: Challenges of Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Supply in the UK............ 4
Module 2: Framework of Spatial Planning and Sustainable Energies Policies in the UK ...... 6
Overview of energy policy drivers at the EU and UK level ..................................................... 6
Overview of England’s planning system ................................................................................ 7
Structure of the English Planning System .............................................................................. 8
Local Plan: Process .............................................................................................................. 9
Planning Applications: Process ........................................................................................... 9
Module 3: Strategies, Tools and Instruments for Integration of Spatial Planning and
Sustainable Energies in the UK ........................................................................................ 10
Overview of sustainable energy technologies ..................................................................... 10
Energy opportunity mapping and heat mapping ................................................................. 11
Renewable energy capacity studies ..................................................................................... 12
TCPA Sustainable Energy by Design Guide ........................................................................... 13
Module 4: Detailed possibilities for Implementation of Sustainable Energy Supply and
Infrastructure in Spatial Planning at Regional and Local Level ......................................... 14
London Nine Elms Vauxhall (incorporating Battersea Power Station)............................. 14
District Heating Manual for London Planners .................................................................. 15
Site visits to East of England ................................................................................................. 16
Milton Keynes’ Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant .................................................. 17
‘Tomorrow’s Garden City’, Letchworth ............................................................................ 17
Stop 1: Cambridgeshire County Council’s Cambridgeshire Renewable Infrastructure
Framework ........................................................................................................................ 18
Step 2: Gamlingay village Eco Hub and Community Turbine, South Cambridgeshire .... 19
Stop 2: Cotton Farm Wind Farm, Graveley, St Neots ....................................................... 19
Stop 3 and 4: Cambourne, South Cambridgeshire .......................................................... 20
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Module 5: Stakeholder Inclusion, Participation Processes and Communication ............... 21
Coalition building and communications: Planning and Climate Change Coalition .......... 21
National Grid, Powering Britain’s Future campaign ......................................................... 22
Energy Saving Trust (EST) ................................................................................................. 22
TRAVEL AND VENUE INFORMATION ............................................. 24
London Travel Information ............................................................................................. 24
Information and maps on hotels and restaurants ............................................................ 24
Monday 22 April: The Shard and The Garrison Public House ............................................ 24
The Shard .............................................................................................................................. 24
The Garrison Public House ................................................................................................... 24
Tuesday 23 April: Parliamentary reception...................................................................... 26
Thursday 25 April: Site visit to East of England ................................................................ 27
University Arms Hotel, Regent Street, Cambridge ............................................................... 27
Browns Bar & Brasserie ........................................................................................................ 27
Additional materials
In your SPECIAL bag:
Planning and Climate Change Coalition, April 2012, Planning for climate change – guidance
for local authorities. See www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/climate-coalition.html
TCPA, January 2006, Sustainable energy by design. A TCPA ‘by design’ guide for sustainable
communities. See www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/sustainable-energy-by-design.html
Cross Sector Group on Sustainable Design and Construction, August 2012, Good Practice
Guidance: Sustainable Design and Construction. See www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/good-practice-
guidance-sustainable-design-and-construction.html
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TRAINING INFORMATION AND MATERIALS Module 1: Challenges of Climate Change and Sustainable Energy
Supply in the UK Module 1 will highlight the key scientific data on the impacts of climate change using evidence
from the UK Climate Impacts Programme. These impacts include severe weather and flooding,
sea level rise and areas prone to water deficiencies, especially in the south of England. These
impacts, as well as the economic benefits of renewable energy, are the key drivers for policy
change. Some areas are well placed to take proactive action through promoting renewable
and low carbon energy as regional energy capacity studies demonstrate. To achieve low
carbon climate resilient communities, we need to act to address challenges around:
• Climate change
• Economic opportunity
• Fuel poverty, and
• Population growth.
What role does spatial planning have in tackling climate change?
Spatial planning allows us to integrate a wide variety of factors in a single strategy to
maximise the public good and economic efficiency. In its simple form it allows for new
development to be planned in ways which maximise the capacity of renewable energy
technologies while meeting the social and environmental requirements for new housing.
The UK planning system also provides the consent regime for most kinds of renewable
energy and is therefore the gateway to achieving a low carbon economy. The diagram below
illustrates the central role of spatial planning.
In the English context, ‘spatial planning’ is used to describe planning as a process of place shaping
and delivery and not just land use management. It aims to create a positive framework for action
on climate change; and contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development.
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Module 2: Framework of Spatial Planning and Sustainable Energy
Policies in the UK
Overview of energy policy drivers at the EU and UK level Module 2 will consider the legislative and
policy drivers for sustainable energy
generation and supply at EU and UK
level. This will include understanding the
energy supply (primary production) mix
at the EU and UK levels and the four
energy policy goals, which are:
1. Emissions reductions
2. Reliable energy supply
3. Competitive markets
4. Affordability for domestic
consumers
Module 2 will provide an overview of the
key legislative drivers for sustainable
energy at the EU and UK levels which are
presented in four parts:
1. Targets – global (Kyoto Protocol), EU (Renewable Energy Directive) and UK
(Climate Change Act)
2. Emissions – EU Directives and how these relate to UK policy
3. Energy – fiscal support for renewable energy in the UK (Renewables Obligation,
Feed-in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive
4. Energy Efficiency – policy in the UK from national levys to building regulations
Module 2 will then consider the relationship between the energy policy legislation and
delivery through the spatial planning framework in England (specifically focused on England,
rather than the UK because planning is the responsibility of the devolved administrations).
The planning systems in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, although similar, have
different legislation and policy guidance.
Key Energy Planning Documents from the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
1. The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan. National Strategy for climate and energy, 2009
2. UK Renewables Energy Roadmap, 2011 (Updated December 2012)
3. National Policy Statements on Energy Infrastructure , July 2011
4. Microgeneration Strategy, July 2011
5. The Carbon Plan: delivering our low carbon future, December 2011
6. The future of heating: A strategic framework for low carbon heat, March 2012
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Overview of England’s planning system The English planning system is subject to requirements of legislation, such as the Town and
Country Planning Act 1990, Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and Localism Act 2012.
The statutory scope of the English town and country planning system is ‘the use and
development of land’. Its application is supported by Government guidance – the National
Planning Policy Framework (April 2012). The planning system is the key delivery mechanism for
a number of renewable energy policies (as explained in the diagram on page 6).
10. Meeting the challenge of climate change,
flooding and coastal change
97. To help increase the use and supply of renewable
and low carbon energy, local planning authorities
should recognise the responsibility on all
communities to contribute to energy generation from
renewable or low carbon sources. They should:
● have a posiJve strategy to promote energy from
renewable and low carbon sources;
● design their policies to maximise renewable and low
carbon energy development while ensuring that
adverse impacts are addressed satisfactorily, including
cumulative landscape and visual impacts;
● consider idenJfying suitable areas for renewable and
low carbon energy sources, and supporting
infrastructure, where this would help secure the
development of such sources;
● support community-led initiatives for renewable and
low carbon energy, including developments outside
such areas being taken forward through neighbourhood
planning; and
● idenJfy opportuniJes where development can draw
its energy supply from decentralised, renewable or low
carbon energy supply systems and for co-locating
potential heat customers and suppliers.
Under the Planning Action 2008, there is a separate system for major infrastructure
planning for developments known as nationally-significant infrastructure projects, including
energy installations. There are also separate planning systems for building regulations and
control, heritage consents, transport and highways consents, and environmental consents,
related to SPECIAL.
Key references
Department for Communities and Local Government, April 2012, National Planning Policy
Framework, www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2
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Structure of the English Planning System
EUROPEAN
EU Directives
Renewables Energy
Energy Efficiency
• Member State national authorities
have to adapt their laws to meet
these goals.
NATIONAL
Central Government
Climate Change Act 2008 • Sets a target for 2050 for reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions.
National Policy Statements
(NPS)
• Planning decisions to be taken within
the policy framework set out in
Energy NPSs for major energy projects
National Adaptation Programme
• Sets out what government,
businesses and society actions are
needed to become more resilient to
climate change effects. It has an
Energy theme.
National Planning Policy
Framework (NPPF)
• Sets out planning policies and
provides guidance for Local Planning
Authorities and decision-makers in
planning applications.
REGIONAL
Regional Planning Body
(RPB)
Regional Strategy (RS)
• Provided the statutory regional
framework for development and
investment across the eight English
regions. Abolished in 2013.
LOCAL
Local Planning
Authority
Local Plan
• Addresses the spatial implications of
economic, social and environmental
change, including renewable energy.
AREA
Parish councils, or
Neighbourhood Forums
Neighbourhood Plan
• Gives communities direct power to
set planning policies to determine
decisions on planning applications.
Development
Applicant Planning Application
• Planning applications for the control
of development and the use of land.
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Local Plan: Process
Evidence gathering
Public participation
• Gathering evidence and background studies and analyses, including
energy studies. There is public participation.
Publication of Draft
plan
• Draft Local Plan is published for public consultation. It has a draft
vision, strategy and policies, development issues and allocations.
SA/ SEA
Environmental Report • SA/ SEA is undertaken as part of the process.
Submission • Draft Local Plan is submitted to the Government’s Planning
Inspectorate.
Representations • Public consultation is undertaken again.
Examination in PINS
Soundness Test
• The Planning Inspectorate holds an ‘Examination in Public’ based on
format of a debate on compliance to national policy requirements.
Adoption • Once approved by the Planning Inspectorate, the Local Plan is
adopted formally by the Local Planning Authority.
Monitoring and review • Annual monitoring and review is undertaken by the Local Planning
Authority and published.
Planning Applications: Process
Pre Application • Applicant can talk to the Local Planning Authority for advice before
submitting application on how policies and guidance will be applied.
Submission of
application • The Applicant submits planning application with support information.
EIA Report • An EIA is undertaken and submitted with the planning application.
Consultation with
statutory bodies
• Local Planning Authorities may consult other council departments, or
outside bodies. Consultees have 21 days to reply.
Public consultation • Notification and public consultation is carried out.
Officers Report and
Recommendation
• A decision is based on information contained in the application public
consultation and against the Local Plan.
Planning Committee • The Planning Committee of local elected councillors meets regularly
to determine those planning applications with number of objections.
Appeal • Applicants may appeal to the Secretary of State if unhappy with the
resulting decision
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Module 3: Strategies, Tools and Instruments for Integration of Spatial
Planning and Sustainable Energies in the UK Module 3 will highlight how spatial planning can ensure that individual buildings and smaller
developments (including individual dwellings, apartment blocks or commercial buildings) can
benefit from an integrated and spatial approach to sustainable energy by connecting into, or
around, buildings. Detailed attention will need to be given to the design of buildings and their
surrounds in order to maximise current and future sustainable energy potential. Developments
of groups of buildings, including a mix of uses, offer similar opportunities at the city and
neighbourhood scales for creating sustainable energy networks. Greater consideration will need
to be given to site analysis and microclimate.
Overview of sustainable energy technologies
This section provides an overview of the low- and zero-carbon technologies that are available,
the type of energy generated and examples of planning issues faced in the UK.
Technology Energy Generated Example of planning Issues
Wind Electricity • Planning permission required
• Potential impacts include noise, visual, ecological
and heritage or archaeological
Solar
Photovoltaics
Electricity • Does not generally require planning permission for
domestic use (GDPO 2008)
• Ground-mounted and non-domestic systems will
need planning permission and EIA screening
(>0.5MW)
Biomass Heat, hot water and/or
electricity
• Potential air quality impacts. Suitable, accredited
appliances needed in smoke control areas
• Flue is permitted development for domestic
properties
Hydro Electricity • Impact on natural and marine environments
Solar thermal Heat and/or hot water • Does not generally require planning permission for
domestic use (GDPO 2008)
Heat pumps
(Air/ Ground/
water source)
Heat and/or hot water • Does not generally require planning permission for
domestic use (GDPO 2008)
• Approval from the Environment Agency may be
needed if surface or ground water used
Combined heat
and power
Electricity, heat and hot
water
• Potential air quality and noise impacts
• Flue is permitted development for domestic
properties
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Energy opportunity mapping and heat mapping
Energy maps are ideal for coordinating and presenting information. They are already being
prepared by planning authorities across England in response to national planning policy, which
demands evidence to support planning policies; they also provide information for local
infrastructure plans.
Increasingly, project developers are using them too, as a starting point for energy strategies for
new developments, regeneration and as a way to highlight possible or priority projects. They
can help to identify suitable technologies and approaches; show where it is possible to link to
other projects or share energy centres, and help in decisions about phasing. Energy maps are
normally GIS (Geographical Information System)-based and prepared at the neighbourhood,
local authority or sub-regional scale. They show -
• District heating network: a map might reveal an opportunity to create a district heating
network as part of a regeneration scheme.
• Energy strategy: a map could form the starting point for the energy strategy for a
development by identifying energy options.
• Identifying energy solutions: a map may be used by a registered social landlord (RSL) to
identify likely energy solutions for clusters of poorly-insulated and hard-to-treat
properties.
• Priority projects: the map might point to possible investment opportunities for a project
developer.
• Inform growth options: energy maps provide information that can aid decisions on the
allocation of development sites
Key references
LDA Design, 2010, Community energy: planning, development and delivery,
www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/community-energy-urban-planning-for-a-low-carbon-future-.html
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Renewable energy capacity studies The Government developed a consistent methodology for assessing the opportunities and
constraints for deploying renewable and low-carbon energy development in the English regions
and set out a commitment in the UK 2009 Renewable Energy Strategy to support the regions in
reviewing their assessments and targets for renewable energy. A renewable and low carbon
energy study has the following objectives:
• To assess the regional potential for providing renewable energy to contribute to national
statistics. This should include the likely potential by 2020 considering both natural and
technical limitations, and uptake considerations.
• To establish the opportunities and constraints to the development of renewable and low
carbon energy at a local scale (local authority level) to enable delivery at a local level.
• To establish the potential for renewable and low carbon energy generation at a local
level to allow an understanding of the role which each local authority can play in
contributing to regional and national generation.
Key references Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), January 2010, Renewable and Low-carbon Energy
Capacity Methodology. Methodology for the English Regions, see
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121217150421/http://decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/what%20w
e%20do/uk%20energy%20supply/energy%20mix/renewable%20energy/ored/1_20100305105045_e_@
@_methodologyfortheenglishregions.pdf
AECOM, 2011, Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Capacity Study for Yorkshire and Humber. Final report
AECOM, 2011, East of England Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Capacity Study,
www.sustainabilityeast.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=92
SQW, 2011, Renewable energy capacity study for the West Midlands
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TCPA Sustainable Energy by Design Guide
Reduce energy demand
Reducing the energy demand of an individual
building or group of buildings through passive
design techniques (such as massing, daylighting or
form) will generally offer a sound basis for
implementing low- and zero-carbon technologies
cost effectively. In addition, choosing energy
efficient heating systems can reduce carbon
emissions.
Generate low carbon and renewable energy
Roofs, facades, gardens and open space in urban
and suburban locations offer opportunities for
renewable technologies. Rural areas, where
densities are lower and the possibility of connecting
to energy networks is limited, provide different
opportunities. Large-scale renewable energy
technologies can be cost effective and contribute
significantly to the energy needs of new and
existing communities. When choosing a technology
(or combination of technologies) consideration will
need to be given to the location and scale of the development.
Low carbon and renewable energy technologies
Technologies suited to integration into the planning of new communities include biomass, wind,
hydroelectric and solar. Each will have particular attributes that make them more or less suited
to different situations; their application, and combination of applications, should be considered
accordingly.
Key references
TCPA, January 2006, Sustainable energy by design. A TCPA ‘by design’ guide for sustainable
communities, www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/sustainable-energy-by-design.html
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Module 4: Detailed possibilities for Implementation of Sustainable
Energy Supply and Infrastructure in Spatial Planning at Regional and
Local Level Wednesday 24 April
London Nine Elms Vauxhall (incorporating Battersea Power Station)
In South West London, the Nine Elms
Vauxhall Partnership - a dozen separate
landowners controlling 95% of the land
involved - have teamed up with the
London Boroughs of Wandsworth and
Lambeth and the Greater London
Authority (GLA) to deliver their vision for
the area. The Vauxhall Nine Elms
Battersea Opportunity Area Planning
Framework was formally endorsed by
the London Mayor Boris Johnson in
March 2012. Private sector commitment
to the project already exceeds £12
billion. On the public sector side, the two
boroughs expect to spend £250 million
on associated infrastructure over a 20-
year period. In addition, the Government has confirmed that it will underwrite up to£1 billion of
GLA borrowing to extend the Northern Line into the opportunity area.
Key references
Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership website www.nineelmslondon.com/category/area
Greater London Authority, March 2012, Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area
Planning Framework, www.london.gov.uk/priorities/planning/publications/vauxhall-nine-elms-
battersea-opportunity-area-planning-framework
Market Towers
1 Nine Elms Lane
SW8 5NQ
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District Heating Manual for London Planners
The 'District Heating Manual for London'
provides practical guidance for developers,
network designers and planners with the aim
of creating a consistent framework for
delivering efficient, interconnecting, district
heating networks. It is also designed to help
guide local planning authorities. The
document, developed in collaboration with
Arup, supports a range of initiatives provided
by City Hall to promote the Mayor's target to
achieve 25 per cent of London’s energy supply
from decentralised energy sources by 2025.
The programme initially focused on identifying
opportunities for district heating networks
through heat mapping and energy
masterplanning as well as building
capacity within local authorities to deliver DE
projects and to secure planning policies that
encourage and where appropriate require DE in
new developments. This initial programme,
which ran from 2008 to 2010, was called the
Decentralised Energy Master Planning (DEMaP) programme. The DEMaP programme identified
the stages of development required to progress a project from heat mapped opportunity,
through feasibility and finally procurement to market. The Decentralised Energy for London
programme was set €3.3m funding, 90% of which was secured from the European Investment
Bank’s ELENA facility, and provides London boroughs and other project sponsors with technical,
financial and commercial assistance to develop and bring decentralised energy projects to
market.
Key references
Mayor of London, February 2013, District Hearing Manual for London,
www.londonheatmap.org.uk/Content/DHManual.aspx
Mayor of London, London Heat Map, www.londonheatmap.org.uk/Mapping
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Site visits to East of England On Thursday and Friday, Partners will visit places in the East of England to learn about the
planning and delivery of sustainable energy projects. The key locations are Milton Keynes,
Letchworth Garden City, and Cambridge:
Thursday 25 April
• Milton Keynes CHP
• Letchworth Garden City
Friday 26 April
• Cambridge County Council
• Gamlingay Village, South Cambridgeshire
• Cotton Wind Farm, Graveley, St Neots
• Cambourne, South Cambridgeshire
Map of Study Visit locations in the East of England
Milton Keynes
Letchworth Garden City
Cambridge
London
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Thursday 25 April Milton Keynes’ Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant Located on Avebury Boulevard/Midsummer Boulevard, Central Business Exchange (CBX II).
Milton Keynes Council is committed to reducing its ‘eco-footprint’. This means taking immediate
and long-term measures to improve energy efficiency and reduce resource use and waste. The
council aims to achieve this through a strategy of ‘smart growth’; encouraging large-scale
development that meets the above aims, and by regularly monitoring the area’s changing eco-
footprint and adapting its environmental strategy. In 2006, English Partnerships and Thameswey
set up a special purpose company, Thameswey Central Milton Keynes Ltd (TCMKL), to develop
CHP on a larger scale in partnership with the Homes and Communities Agency. At the heart of
the scheme is a GE Jenbacher CHP unit with a 20-cylinder engine. It is fuelled by natural gas and
has an electrical output of 3.2 MW.
Key references
Milton Keynes CHP, www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/milton-keynes-chp
‘Tomorrow’s Garden City’, Letchworth
Located at Hartington Place, Letchworth Garden City, Tomorrow’s Garden City is a
revolutionary new development of 2-bed and 3-bed homes by Rowan Homes. Drawing on the
visionary Garden City principles, it offers modern style properties in a stimulating living
environment. Situated on the edge of Letchworth, the development features an individual
collection of one and two bedroom apartments and three bedroom homes all benefiting from a
unique architectural style and impressive green open spaces. Leading-edge construction
methods and environmental and sustainable features, including green roofs and solar panels,
put Tomorrow's Garden City at the forefront of new home development in England.
Key references
Rowan Homes, Tomorrow’s Garden City, http://www.tomorrowsgardencity.co.uk/
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Friday 26 April The itinerary for the Friday visits to South Cambridgeshire includes information on individual stops.
Stop 1: Cambridgeshire County Council’s Cambridgeshire Renewables
Infrastructure Framework The Cambridgeshire Renewables Infrastructure Framework (CRIF) project examines the
potential opportunities to generate renewable energy in Cambridgeshire. It had already mapped
where energy is used in the county and started to look at where it could be generated using
renewables such as solar panels, wind turbines, and biomass combined heat and power plants.
The framework took into account the need to make effective use of public assets such as land;
to involve local communities in energy projects, and to attract investment in the low carbon
economy into the county. It has been created to inform the development of planning policies
and demonstrate Cambridgeshire's commitment to meeting national targets for zero carbon
homes and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The key messages are:
• Creating a framework to facilitate co-operation and participation In the provision of
renewable energy projects in Cambridgeshire
• Exploring new forms of community engagement
Key references
Sustainability East, 2012, Building a Renewable Infrastructure Framework. Digital engagement
and complex decision making,
www.sustainabilityeast.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99:cambridgeshire-
renewables-infrastructure-framework&catid=75:skills-fund&Itemid=91
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Step 2: Gamlingay village Eco Hub and Community Turbine, South
Cambridgeshire The aim of the Eco Hub is to
provide the village with a multi-
functional facility that meets the
needs of the whole community
and benefits the environment by
utilising systems and technologies
which have been carefully chosen
to minimise environmental impact
and damage and to give best
value for money.
The community has a wind turbine which was granted planning permission in April 2012. The
machine chosen for the Gamlingay Community Turbine is an Enercon E-33. This is a 330 kW
capacity turbine (capacity means its maximum output; because of calm periods the actual
averaged output over the year will be less than this). It will reach full power at a wind speed of
37 km/h (23 mph). Gamlingay Community Turbine Ltd proposes to give 10% of the net income,
after all running costs, to a community fund for the duration of the period of the Government’s
Feed In Tariff.
Key references
The Gamlingay Community Wind Turbine, www.gamlingay-community-turbine.co.uk/index.htm
Stop 2: Cotton Farm Wind Farm,
Graveley, St Neots
In December 2010, the development was
granted planning permission for eight
turbines, each with a maximum height to
blade tip of 127m. It is estimated that
Cotton Wind Farm will meet the annual
power needs of between 6,900 to 10,000
households within the district of
Huntingdonshire. Each turbine has a rated
capacity of between 2.0 and 3.0 MW.
The Cotton Farm Community Benefit Fund
will be available over the lifetime of the wind farm and will invest directly into local community
and charitable projects within 3km of the site. The developer will provide an annual fixed sum
over the lifetime of the wind farm, amounting to over £300,000.
Key references
Cotton Farm Wind Farm, www.renerco.co.uk/194-0-Cotton-Farm.html
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Stop 3 and 4: Cambourne, South Cambridgeshire
Cambourne is a new small market town of around 3,000 homes, eight miles west of Cambridge,
planned as three villages, each with its own identity and centred around its own village green,
with a neighbouring business park and a settlement centre including shops, offices, a health
centre, library, schools, and other community facilities. All of these are linked by semi-natural
pedestrian pathways - Greenways - which preserve the original hedgerow network.
The community of Cambourne is to benefit from a significant investment in green technology by
housebuilder Taylor Wimpey. Taylor Wimpey Cambridgeshire is demonstrating its commitment
to promoting renewable energy by handing over more than £630,000 to set up a Parish Energy
Fund at Cambourne. Under this project, a number of community buildings and public properties
in Cambourne have been fitted with solar panels, including South Cambridgeshire District
Council's offices, The Hub community centre, the Sports Pavilion and Cambourne Sports Centre.
Key references
South Cambridgeshire District Council, www.scambs.gov.uk/content/cambourne
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Module 5: Stakeholder Inclusion, Participation Processes and
Communication
Coalition building and communications: Planning and Climate Change Coalition The Planning & Climate Change Coalition,
which has been brought together
by Friends of the Earth and the TCPA,
includes over 60 cross-sector organisations
and individuals. The Coalition has worked
hard to ensure that the planning system
makes a full contribution to meeting the
climate change challenge. As such, we have
developed planning guidance and model
policies on climate change for local
authorities in England. The aim of the
Coalition is to build a consensus amongst a
wide range of stakeholders on the benefits of
guidance on planning for climate change,
working with local authorities, Local
Enterprise Partnerships and communities.
The Coalition has no core funding and no
political or corporate affiliations.
The Coalition developed Planning for climate
change – guidance for local authorities
(document provided), designed to respond to
this agenda and is aimed primarily at local
authorities, private sector practitioners, Local
Enterprise Partnerships and Local Nature
Partnerships who want both to tackle climate
change and to reap the positive economic
benefits that solutions such as renewable
energy, sustainable transport and building
flood resilience can bring.
Key references
Planning and Climate Change Coalition, April 2012, Planning for climate change – guidance for
local authorities, www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/climate-coalition.html
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National Grid, Powering Britain’s Future campaign
National Grid is an international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-
owned energy companies in the world. Powering Britain’s Future (@nationalgridPBF) is a
nation-wide conversation, led by National Grid, about some of the unprecedented energy
challenges we face in the UK. It covers three main themes:
• communicating the need for new energy infrastructure;
• community investment; and
• developing the best ways to involve communities.
Key references
National Grid, Powering Britain’s Future, www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Community/powering-
britains-future
Energy Saving Trust (EST) The Energy Saving Trust was formed in 1992 and
the Energy Saving Trust Foundation was formed
in November 2011 as a social enterprise with
charitable status. The Energy Saving Trust
Foundation gives impartial, accurate and
independent advice to communities and
households on how to reduce carbon emissions;
how to use water more sustainably, and how to
save money on energy bills. The organisation’s
activities include:
• delivering or managing government
programmes
• testing low-carbon technology
• certification and assurance for businesses
and consumer goods
• developing models and tools.
Trigger points: a convenient truth takes a wholly
fresh look at how we promote energy efficiency in
homes. British people invest billions each year in home improvements. They make those
improvements to improve space, value and décor. How can we build from that enthusiasm and
investment to encourage them to address energy efficiency in their homes at the same time.
Key references
Energy Saving Trust, February 2011, Trigger points - a convenient truth,
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Publications2/Corporate/Research-and-insights/Trigger-points-
a-convenient-truth
Energy Saving Trust, Communities how-to guides,
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Communities/Support-and-guidance/How-to-guides
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TRAVEL AND VENUE
INFORMATION
London Travel Information There are many ways to travel around London during
your free time.
London Underground
Travelling by London Underground is fast and convenient. A map of the Underground is
provided to you.
London Buses
For more scenic method of public transport around London, you can try taking London Buses.
Buses are subject to road traffic.
Cycling – Barclays Cycle Hire
You can hire cycles at various points around London. Depending on where you want to go and
are staying, go to https://web.barclayscyclehire.tfl.gov.uk/maps to find the nearest cycle dock.
Taxis
You can travel by London’s Black Cab taxis. They can pick up passengers from any street. Go to
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/taxiprivatehire/default.aspx if you wish to book a taxi
in advance or ask at your hotel reception.
Plan Your Journey
Go to http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/user/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en to plan your journey
and how to get around London.
Fares Fares vary between the Underground and Buses. It is cheaper to travel in London through an Oyster Card
compared to using Cash. You can buy an Oyster Card in any Underground Station. Go to
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14416.aspx to check your fares.
Information and maps on hotels and restaurants
Monday 22 April: The Shard and The Garrison Public House
The Shard
The Shard, opened in 2012, is the tallest building in Western Europe, its crystalline façade
transforming the London skyline with a multi-use 310 m (1,016 ft) vertical city of high-quality
offices, world-renowned restaurants, the 5-star Shangri-La hotel, exclusive residential
apartments and the capital's highest viewing gallery. It is set next to London Bridge Station, a
major public transport interchange. See http://the-shard.com/shard/explore-the-
shard/connections.
The Garrison Public House
A restaurant located close to London Bridge Station. See http://www.thegarrison.co.uk
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Tuesday 23 April: Parliamentary reception
Map of House of Commons, Westminster
TCPA
Entrance
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Thursday 25 April: Site visit to East of England
University Arms Hotel, Regent Street, Cambridge
In the heart of medieval Cambridge, set back from the hustle and bustle of the town and
bathed in green lawn lies this rather special historic hotel. It’s an education in quirky British
charm and is famous for its hospitality, not to mention its guests over the years from the
Beatles to the Krays. See www.devere-hotels.co.uk/hotel-lodges/locations/university-
arms.html
Browns Bar & Brasserie
Browns Cambridge is in a converted wing of the old Addenbrooke’s Hospital, which originally
opened in 1766. See http://www.browns-restaurants.co.uk/locations/cambridge/
Map of Brasserie and Hotel
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Town and Country Planning Association
17 Carlton House Terrace
London, SW1Y 5AS
www.tcpa.org.uk
t. 0207 930 8903
April 2013