Energising Peterborough Planning for Low Carbon Growth

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Energising Peterborough Planning for Low Carbon
Growth

• Philip Harker
• Director of Technical Operations and
  Sustainability
• Opportunity Peterborough

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Planning Policy
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Peterborough

• Located in East of England
• Original Bronze age settlement
• Anglo Saxon established cathedral
• C19 saw rapid growth (with railway)
• Designated as New Town in 1967
• _at_ 170,000 population
• Unitary Authority
• Established as Growth Area in 2004
• Sustainable growth
• 25,000 homes (_at_50,000 more people)
• 20,000 jobs
• Environment Capital aspiration

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EU 2020 Climate Energy Package

• December 2008, EU leaders and the European
  Parliament agreed measures to deliver a
  unilateral commitment to reduce greenhouse gas
  emissions by 20 by 2020 compared to 1990
  emissions.
• They also made a clear commitment to increase
  this target to 30 in the context of an
  international climate agreement.
• There are 4 parts to the Package
• EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
• Effort Sharing Decision in sectors not covered by
  the EU ETS. In the UK this will equate to a 16
  reduction from 2005 levels by 2020.
• Renewables Directive to share effort in
  delivering the EUs 20 renewables target by
  2020. The UKs national target is 15 of all
  energy to come from renewables.
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
• The UK is now working on transposing these
  changes into UK law.

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Addressing Climate Change Role of Planning

• The Government is examining ways to enhance the
  role of the planning system in tackling climate
  change UK Climate Change Programme (March 2006).
• Barker (March 2004) and Stern (October 2006)
  Reports make it clear that planning is one of the
  key elements required in a successful response to
  climate change.
• Planning is of fundamental importance to the
  quality of peoples lives White Paper Planning
  for a Sustainable Future (May 2007).
• Tackling climate change is a key Government
  priority for the planning system Supplement to
  PPS1 (December 2007).

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Addressing Climate Change at the Local Level

• National Policies and Regional and Local
  Development Plans provide the framework for
  planning for sustainable development and for that
  development to be managed effectively Planning
  Policy Statement 1 (January 2005).
• Action by local authorities is likely to be
  critical to the achievement of Governments
  climate change objectives UK Climate Change
  programme (March 2006).
• Local Authorities have a crucial role to play in
  tackling climate change White Paper Planning
  for a sustainable future (May 2007).

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Addressing Climate Change through Sustainable
Development

• Local Planning Authorities should ensure that
  development plans contribute to global
  sustainability by addressing the causes and
  potential impacts of climate change Planning
  Policy Statement 1 (January 2005).
• The planning system also needs todeliver
  sustainable development including economic
  growth White Paper Planning for a Sustainable
  Future (May 2007).
• Planning shapes the places where people live and
  work and the country we live in. It plays a key
  role in supporting the Governments wider social,
  environmental and economic objectives and for
  sustainable communities Supplement to PPS1
  (December 2007).

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NATIONAL LEGISLATION POLICY AGENDA

• Climate Change Bill 2008
• three carbon budgets alongside the (fiscal)
  Budget 2009
• Planning Policy Statement 1 Delivering
  Sustainable Development
• Promote and encourage renewable energy
• Code for Sustainable Homes
• All new homes zero carbon by 2016.
• All non-domestic buildings zero carbon by 2019.
• Consultation on the Definition of Zero Carbon
• Energy hierarchy energy efficiency, on- or
  near-site carbon reduction, and allowable
  solutions for dealing with the remaining
  emissions.

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REGIONAL POLICY AGENDA East of England Plan

• ENG1 - Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Energy
  Performance
• ENG2 - Renewable Energy Targets.
• Local Authorities to set viable proportions of
  energy supply from decentralised, renewable and
  low-carbon sources.
• In the interim new development of more than 10
  dwellings or 1000m2 of non-residential floorspace
  should secure at least 10 of their energy from
  decentralised and renewable or low-carbon
  sources, unless this is not feasible or viable.
• Aim that by 2010 10 of the regions energy
  and by 2020 17 of the regions energy should to
  come from renewable sources (excluding offshore
  wind supplies).

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LOCAL POLICY AGENDA Peterborough Core Strategy

• Setting advanced Resource Efficiency Policies for
  new
• development in keeping with Environment Capital
  aspirations.
• Robust evidence base for policies
• - Peterborough Energy Study
• - Resource Efficiency Viability Study
• Establishing local Energy Action Zones for
  decentralised renewable / low-carbon energy
  production.
• Setting demanding but viable minimum carbon
  reduction standards for different development and
  investigating potential for a carbon-offset fund
  (where standards cannot be met on-site) to be
  ploughed back into local decentralised energy
  infrastructure.
• Taking a holistic view i.e. taking into account
  wider cost pressures on developers (affordable
  housing, planning obligations etc.) when setting
  policies.

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Peterborough Energy Strategy
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Why?

• Sustainable Growth (IGS)
• 25,000 new homes
• 20,000 new jobs
• Regeneration Development
• Creating the UKs Environment Capital
• Meeting exceeding national targets
• Reducing CO2 emissions
• Security of supply
• Sustainable Energy Infrastructure

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Developing a vision
Working vision Peterborough will, through
strong partnership working, become a leader in
renewable and low carbon energy delivered
locally, whilst maximising the efficient use of
energy
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• Stages of the Energy Study

• Reliable baseline providing firm foundations for
  the study
• Translated into GIS spatial data
• A stakeholder-informed vision
• Defining energy action zones
• Proposals for local low carbon energy
  technologies
• Realistic and practically-focused implementation
  plan

Community focus Managed risk Secure
Infrastructure Sustainable Growth Environment
Capital
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Understanding the data building construction
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Understanding the data heating fuel system
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Understanding the data interpreting
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Factoring in growth
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Total Energy 2008 2026
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Total Density 2008 2026
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From Baseline to Implementation
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Developing the PEAZs

• Mapping the PEAZs
• Understanding appropriate technologies
• Creating business model

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• Implementation

• Assess the spatial characteristics
• Consider the technological characteristics
• Shortlist options that address social, economic
  and environmental issues
• Identify site-specific priorities into PEAZ
  programmes
• Develop proposals to Business Plan

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The Future?

• A series of city wide energy solutions
• Providing cleaner, cheaper energy
• Interconnected to provide security of supply !
• Funding a rolling programme of energy efficiency
  enhancements ?

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Energy Action Zone

• South Bank inc. Carbon Challenge

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Why raise standards?
Carbon Challenge

• Climate Change Challenge
• Encourage home builders to construct more
  sustainable homes
• Stimulate market demand
• The direction of future regulations

Number of new dwellings built to 2050 (Housing
Statistics ODPM 2004)
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Why is it a Challenge?

• Economic
• replicable across Peterborough and the wider
  region
• cost effective construction and development
• financial return for landowners
• local business involvement
• Social
• Education, capacity building
• Social equity
• Lower running costs
• Shared-ownership wide range of for sales homes
  for different groups
• Affordable homes
• Environmental
• Remediation costs (C. 2.5 million)
• Sustainable Travel (accessibility footbridge
  connecting South development across railway
  lines public transport, walking cycling)
• Possible flood risk implications for part of the
  site

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Key Challenges of Delivering Sustainable, Low
Carbon Development

• The ability to connect up the following
• Skills Knowledge (Human Capital)
• Products, Technology Expert/Specialist Services
  (Supply Chain)
• Innovation Research (Continual Improvement in
  Products Technologies)
• Finance, Business Management Skills/Expertise.
  New ways of partnership working Public/Private
  Sector (Specialist Business Support)
• Design Excellence (Skills Demonstration)
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Key Challenges of Delivering Sustainable, Low
Carbon Development

• Our ability to engage with the public
• Facilitate Voluntary Behavioural Change
• Demonstrate/Market the Benefits of Low Carbon
  Homes