Including the closely related terms local plan, and local.
… Plan must balance NZ30 and NZ40 commitments against competing targets and commitments. However, more sustainable planning can unlock opportunities in other areas such as economic development and community wellbeing. Introduction of further SPDs relevant to climate change – SPDs can elaborate on Local Plan policies, giving developers additional technical guidance, speeding up applications…
… Key actions 2021/22 Challenges / opportunities THEME: BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Summary: The Rotherham Local Plan Core Strategy review recognises the continuing challenges of climate change and the need to move towards a net zero carbon approach with climate change a continuous theme throughout the strategy. Planning • A series of supplementary planning documents (SPDs) relevant…
… to climate change (e.g. Air Quality and Emissions; Equal and Healthy Communities) were introduced in June 2020. Partial update to the Local Plan Core Strategy, ensuring relevant climate issues (e.g. flood risk) continue to be considered in determining the amount and broad location of new development. Given the wide-ranging effect of planning policy on the built environment, updates to the Local…