Planners’ Toolkit

This was one of the projects in the Climate East Midlands Skills Programme, funded by the Department of Communities and Local Government, and designed to support the decentralisation of power to the local level by enhancing the skills that local authorities, their leaders and their local communities need to take positive action on climate change. 

CAG consultants delivered a series of identical events across the five sub-regions, using a climate change toolkit initially developed for planners in the South West. Content included current procedures and the policy context, developing an evidence base, translating evidence in to policy and monitoring and review. These were workshop based and focused on real life examples. Further events will be available, subject to demand.

A summary of the project, and related projects, can be found in the following flyer: A Changing Climate for Planning

Feedback from the events was positive – that the training had effectively demonstrated the link between planning policy and the achieving of the national climate change targets.  It illustrated the difference between mitigation and adaptation, evidencing that both should be given equal weight, and the different policy approaches needed.  The training provided a national policy update, and included many helpful case studies and tools. 

Resources including the slides from the workshops are downloadable.

Contact: Mike Peverill  E: [email protected] M: 07854 284 588