Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Comprises guidance on how the planning system can assist in dealing with climate change. Provides an introduction to the key policy areas involved in planning for climate change, covering introduction and context, climate mitigation and climate adaptation. The specific areas are: legal and policy background for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; carbon literate planning; accelerating the delivery of net zero buildings - operational energy, legal opinion and embodied carbon; promoting sustainable transport through planning; planning for renewable energy; promoting resource efficiency and the circular economy through planning; planning to support retrofit; planning for long-term adaptation; planning for flood risk; using planning to manage coastal change; planning for water scarcity; designing places for climate resilience and planning to mitigate overheating.
History
Supersedes: 4th edition (TCPA/RTPI, 2023). Last updated: December 2025. Document type: guide. First published: May 2018. Relationships: one of 18 documents making up the 5th edition of 'Planning for the climate crisis. A guide for local authorities'. Jointly published with: Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
Subjects
- Planning and development
- Environmental planning/land
- Climate change
- Sustainable development
- Other planning disciplines
- Residential development
Publisher History
The Town and Country Planning Association campaigns for the reform of the UK’s planning system to make it more responsive to people’s needs and to promote sustainable development.