…. Progress on adaptation to climate change is less clear, due to the challenges in placing a figure or value on this. However, significant progress has been made towards tackling the biggest climate change risk to the County, that of making the county more flood resilient. This has been achieved through advice on sustainable urban drainage systems on new developments, community flood resilience…
… nature conservation/biodiversity; Flood and coastal erosion risk management and sustainable drainage systems; 1 The Single Data List is a list of all the data that local authorities are required to submit to central government departments in a given year - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/single-data-list…
… in Northamptonshire and wider South East Midlands area. This strategy sets out specific interventions to address local productivity challenges, to realise innovation, further improve connectivity and create a balanced environment that provides opportunity for our businesses and enhances our vibrant, sustainable communities. The strategy identified opportunities for the area to take a leading role…
…/ 18 and thus urban temperatures, and planning policy is a critical component of the mechanism through which this can be achieved. In response to these risks, the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy36 has adopted a number of policies to influence development over the coming decades. Policy 9 – Sustainable Buildings, sets out that “The layout and design of sites, buildings…