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Climate action planning guidance

Guidance for development to help meet sustainable design policies when applying for planning permission.

Climate action supplementary planning document

If you're applying for planning permission, you must show how your development will follow our climate action planning policy, as outlined in the Local Plan. The climate action supplementary planning document helps residents, businesses and developers to do this with detailed guidance.

Read the Climate Action Supplementary Planning Document (PDF)

Tools and templates

To help complete the sustainable design and construction statement for different types and scale of development, use these tools and templates:

Supporting documents

Read the adoption statement and a consultation statement for the supplementary planning document. These explain the representations and changes made to the supplementary planning document:

Read summaries of evidence which informed the supplementary planning document:

Retrofitting existing buildings

Read retrofitting guidance to help you understand the options, costs, effectiveness and advice on the planning permissions you may need.

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