Question 11. Are there any other things we should be doing to adapt to climate change? We want to hear your ideas!

4.10 The Local Plan should form a flexible policy framework, so as not to stifle the benefits of new technology or modern methods of construction.

4.10 To form a flexible policy framework, so as not to stifle the benefits of new technology or modern methods of construction.

4.17 The overall approach to development should be considered with an emphasis on how existing settlements can also be supported and improved. With the current emphasis on large scale, standalone developments, this does not provide the opportunity for improvements to existing settlements.

4.17 The overall approach to development should be considered with an emphasis on how existing settlements can also be supported and improved. With the current emphasis on large scale, standalone developments, this does not provide the opportunity for improvements to existing settlements.

Page 31 of the consultation document states: “Climate change adaptation means ensuring that our communities can evolve as our climate changes – to more extreme weather, a hotter climate, and a changing ecology. This includes: • Ensuring that we are safe from flood risk and extreme weather events. • Designing buildings and places so that they are easy to keep cool in a warming climate without using increasing amounts of energy for air-conditioning, and without increasing the heat island effect. • Being efficient in our use of water and ensuring that we have enough water resources to meet our needs. • Ensuring food security and the adaptation of agriculture and food growing to our changing climate. • Ensuring that trees and plants are selected to be resilient to a warmer and drier climate.” It is clear that the new Local Plan aspires to make big commitments to planning for and tackling climate change. A key focus of AgriTech is how, by using technology, agriculture can tackle the challenges to meet the global demand for a plentiful and secure supply of food and to reduce the effects of climate change moving forwards. Therefore, it is clear that the new Local Plan should recognise this important sector and plan for it, if it wants to meet its outlined climate related objectives. Currently, the UK does not have a dedicated AgriTech park that focuses on bringing innovations of this type to market. By supporting the development of a dedicated AgriTech Park, the Greater Cambridge Local Plan will be directly tackling this key challenge to the benefit of not only the region but the whole of the UK and globally. There are a number of key local, regional and national strategies that identify AgriTech as a key sector and also connects it to the issue of climate change and climate resilience. For example, The Committee on Climate Change report Reducing UK Emissions (2018) put agriculture at the centre of efforts to mitigate climate change.

This Plan needs to focus on the impact of land use choices on Climate Change, and on the adaptation of new developments to facilitate radical changes in, for example, vehicle use and modal shift in transport, and in sources of energy. These decisions must enable us to meet employment and housing needs and to maximise our use of public transport or zero-carbon modes of transport. In the immediate future, this will require development to be concentrated in urban areas, and on public transport corridors. A failure to meet demand, especially for affordable housing, in proximity to employment will inevitably lead to more distance commuting and car use by families who would otherwise avoid it. Developments should also be designed to adapt to Climate Change- driven changes in, for example risks of extreme weather events; and to support future-proofing of mobility, employment and transport. There will be no unique answers in predicting this, so the Planning Authority needs to engage developers in a continuing debate about these issues and ensure the Local Plan is sufficiently flexible to be able to accommodate and adapt to the fast-paced evolution of technology. The Climate change impact of poorer energy performance housing will remain very substantial unless and until we can retro-fit energy efficiency in the existing housing stock. We would want to see policies which would give support to developments which will bring zero-carbon sources of energy to existing settlements by virtue of the investment in new homes or offices and industry. Similarly, if householders are able to adapt their homes to meet a zero-carbon standard, they should benefit from a permitted development right. The Government’s consultation on a Future Homes Standard is setting an ambitious timetable for improving the environmental performance of new homes; this should be reflected in Building Regulations and should not be duplicated through the Planning processes.

4.13 The Local Plan should form a flexible policy framework, so as not to stifle the benefits of new technology or modern methods of construction. 4.14 As set out above, the redevelopment of the Travis Perkins site can contribute towards adapting to climate change and achieving net zero carbon by providing more energy efficient buildings on site. The opportunities for achieving the Council’s climate change targets are more achievable through the allocation of higher density development in central locations such as the Travis Perkins site as investment can be made into achieving high standards of sustainability on site.

3.17 Biodiversity monitoring can help identify challenges, set targets and measure progress towards climate change related targets. Embodied carbon offset can be achieved through rich and multifunctional green/blue infrastructure and increased tree cover. 3.18 Adaptation measures can be implemented at a variety of scales and should consider architectural approaches to design out issues such as overheating, the use of SuDS, the role of green infrastructure such as increasing tree coverage and implementing resilient architecture to promote zero carbon homes.

4.12 To form a flexible policy framework, so as not to stifle the benefits of new technology or modern methods of construction. 4.13 The development of land at Papworth can contribute towards adapting to climate change and achieving net zero carbon by providing more energy efficient housing and commercial buildings together. For reference as to how Land at Papworth could contribute towards adapting to climate change and achieving net zero carbon, please refer to Section 2 of these representations, the Transport Appraisal prepared by EAS and the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal prepared by Ecology Solutions.

• Flood risk measures could include: - Promotion of SuDS, which can improve green space and promote biodiversity while also reducing flood risk and helping communities to adapt to climate change. - Promotion of Natural Flood Management schemes - long term solutions to adapt to flooding. - Retrofitting existing buildings with Property Level Resilience (PLR) measures, to ensure existing buildings are adapted to flood risk as well as new buildings. - Strategic tree planting and use of wetlands and other techniques in areas with key groundwater aquifers to enhance ground interception of water • Adapting to strong winds through measures such as resilient infrastructure and trees WITH REFERENCE TO 4.1.3 In May 2019, Cambridgeshire County Council declared a Climate and Environment Emergency and has prepared a draft strategy outlining how the Council plans to reduce its carbon footprint and how it can collaborate with others. Climate change is therefore a high priority with both local and central government and will impact the delivery of our services, including Education. A change to the Building Regulations on 1 January 2019 requires all new buildings owned and occupied by public authorities must be ‘Nearly Zero Energy Buildings’. The County Council will demonstrate compliance with the Regulations and will amend its policies and specification to require all new buildings to be Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB).

3.17 Biodiversity monitoring can help identify challenges, set targets and measure progress towards climate change related targets. Embodied carbon offset can be achieved through rich and multifunctional green/blue infrastructure and increased tree cover. 3.18 Adaptation measures can be implemented at a variety of scales and should consider architectural approaches to design out issues such as overheating, the use of SuDS, the role of green infrastructure such as increasing tree coverage and implementing resilient architecture to promote zero carbon homes.

Biodiversity monitoring can help identify challenges, set targets and measure progress towards these targets. Embodied carbon offset can be achieved through rich and multifunctional green/blue infrastructure.

REFERENCE TO PARA 4.1.3. There is no reference to the Circular Economy, (the principle of designing out waste and pollution, and keeping materials in use), in the First Conservation report or in the Sustainability Appraisal Framework. It is suggested that this should be included.

The development at Land to the South East of Cambridge will support the emerging Local Plan’s aims with regards to the theme of climate change, most notably through its location. It is a highly accessible site that can encourage low-carbon transportation use: building on existing habits in this location and enhancing local cycling and walking networks to limit private car use. CEG would also pursue on site elements to bring forward a scheme where homes are high-quality, energy efficient, and well-designed to promote low-carbon lifestyles. This is all to promote a potentially net zero carbon scheme.

See response to Q10. We recommend that a more future-proof option is to require that developments respond to the most up to date risks identified by the Climate Change Committee and demonstrate a clear adaptation strategy including a risk assessemnt and mitigation measures to be adopted. response to Q10: Yes, somewhat agree. We recommend that a more future proof option is to require that developments respond to the most up to date risks identified by the Climate Change Committee and demonstrate a clear adaptation strategy including a risk assessment and mitigation measures to be adopted.

10. Are there any other things we should be doing to adapt to climate change? We want to hear your ideas! The plan should prepare more frequent and more intense flood events, the Environment Agency has previously warned about the impacts of Climate Change on flooding events, see here. Furthermore, as indicated in the plan, ensuring buildings are designed to cope with hotter summers will be an important. The plan should also take into account the water stress in the region. The Water Cycle Study supporting the GCLP (or other appropriate evidence base) will be an important document that should consider the impacts of development on water supply, including extraction from aquifers and on chalk streams in the area.

2.19 As per comment 2.13. Ideally, all new permanent developments over 500sqm will be required to undertake full operational energy and comfort modelling in line with CIBSE TM54 for operational energy and TM 59 for overheating risk, using 2050 climate data. Projects should demonstrate that they pass future climate data requirements.

The development at Land to the South East of Cambridge will support the emerging Local Plan’s aims with regards to the theme of climate change, most notably through its location. It is a highly accessible site that can encourage low-carbon transportation use: building on existing habits in this location and enhancing local cycling and walking networks to limit private car use. CEG would also pursue on site elements to bring forward a scheme where homes are high-quality, energy efficient, and well-designed to promote low-carbon lifestyles. This is all to promote a potentially net zero carbon scheme.

4.13 The Local Plan should form a flexible policy framework, so as not to stifle the benefits of new technology or modern methods of construction. 4.14 As set out above, the redevelopment of the Travis Perkins site can contribute towards adapting to climate change and achieving net zero carbon by providing more energy efficient buildings on site. The opportunities for achieving the Council’s climate change targets are more achievable through the allocation of higher density development in central locations such as the Travis Perkins site as investment can be made into achieving high standards of sustainability on site.

4.6.1 To form a flexible policy framework, so as not to stifle the benefits of new technology or modern methods of construction.

4.10 The Local Plan should form a flexible policy framework, so as not to stifle the benefits of new technology or modern methods of construction.

Biodiversity monitoring can help identify challenges, set targets and measure progress towards climate change related targets. Embodied carbon offset can be achieved through rich and multifunctional green/blue infrastructure and increased tree cover. Adaptation measures can be implemented at a variety of scales and should consider architectural approaches to design out issues such as overheating, the use of SuDS, the role of green infrastructure such as increasing tree coverage and implementing resilient architecture to promote zero carbon homes.