This will help the Devon Climate Emergency partners understand in more detail how engaged different parts of Devon have been in the consultation.

This will help the Devon Climate Emergency partners understand in more detail how engaged different parts of Devon have been in the consultation.

Our Proposed Response (points a & b are addressed in the two subsequent responses): New action proposed, Cross Cutting Themes chapter: "Provide high quality, objective information and education for communities about the crisis nature of the climate emergency and the need for, and benefits of, renewable energy production."

Our Proposed Response (point b is responded to by a later response): New action proposed, Energy Supply chapter : “Identify suitable locations for renewable energy, informed by the emerging Land Use Framework and environmental and social sensitivities, ensuring community involvement, and look to allocate these in Local Plans as appropriate.”

Our Proposed Response (focusing on point b): New action proposed, Energy Supply chapter : “Provide practical support for communities wishing to develop their own energy infrastructure.”

Our Proposed Response: No action required because this condition is already addressed by the IDCP.

Our Proposed Response: New action proposed, Energy Supply chapter : “Local Plan updates will look to include policies that give positive weight to renewable and low carbon energy initiatives which have clear evidence of local community involvement and leadership.” This wording reflects existing Planning Practice Guidance. Going further than this would risk planning decisions being overturned or Local Plans being found to be unsound by planning inspectors.

Our Proposed Response: Incorporated into Response B, Cross Cutting Themes chapter , "Provide high quality, objective information and education for communities about the crisis nature of the climate emergency and the need for, and benefits of, renewable energy production."

Our Proposed Response: Incorporated into Response F, Energy Supply chapter , “Local Plan updates will look to include policies that give positive weight to renewable and low carbon energy initiatives, which have clear evidence of local community involvement and leadership.”

Our Proposed Response: Incorporated into Response C, Energy Supply chapter , “Identify suitable locations for renewable energy, informed by the emerging Land Use Framework and environmental and social sensitivities, ensuring community involvement, and look to allocate these in Local Plans as appropriate.”

Our Proposed Response: New action proposed, Energy Supply chapter, “Work with government to amend national planning legislation, in particular footnote 54 which requires complete community support, to make it more straightforward for onshore wind developments to get planning consent, especially those that are community owned."

Our Proposed Response: Incorporated into Action E), Energy Supply chapter , “Provide practical support for communities wishing to develop their own energy infrastructure.”

Our Proposed Response: Addressed by Response C, Energy Supply chapter , “Identify suitable locations for renewable energy, informed by the emerging Land Use Framework and environmental and social sensitivities, ensuring community involvement, and look to allocate these in Local Plans as appropriate.”

Our Proposed Response: Incorporated into Response F, Energy Supply chapter , “Local Plan updates will look to include policies that give positive weight to renewable and low carbon energy initiatives, which have clear evidence of local community involvement and leadership.”

Our Proposed Response: Incorporated into Response F, Energy Supply chapter : “Local Plan updates will look to include policies that give positive weight to renewable and low carbon energy initiatives, which have clear evidence of local community involvement and leadership.” And Response J: “Work with government to amend national planning legislation, in particular footnote 54, which requires complete community support, to make it more straightforward for onshore wind developments to get planning consent, especially those that are community owned.”

Our Proposed Response: We will incorporate into the supporting text of the Transport chapter that the Assembly has said that significant progress should be made on the active and public transport provision before proposals to discourage car use are introduced. This will guide future transport policy and infrastructure decisions. But, there may be circumstances where proposals to discourage car use are necessary to raise funds, to put the active and public transport measures in place.

Our Proposed Response: No action proposed. By law (Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984) the money raised from on-street parking is only allowed to be spent on transport projects. In 2021/22 Devon County Council spent the £4.48m raised from on-street parking on improving active and public transport. Each year this information is published online here. Money raised from off-street car parking is used to fund council services which would otherwise require council tax increases to pay for them. The finances of local authorities are public and are subject to formal Overview and Scrutiny processes and independent, external audit as required by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

Our Proposed Response: No action required because this resolution is already addressed by the IDCP.

Our Proposed Response: No action required because this resolution is already addressed by the Interim Devon Carbon Plan (IDCP).

Our Proposed Response: Update one of the goals in the Transport chapter of the IDCP which includes relevant actions to: “Our streets are safe for all and using active, shared and public transport is efficient and affordable.”

Our Proposed Response: Update existing action in the Transport Chapter, T33, to say “Modernise and create car parks at strategic points to encourage car sharing and onward journeys by active travel or public transport."

Our Proposed Response: No action required because this condition is already addressed by the IDCP.

Our Proposed Response: New action proposed, Transport chapter : “Explore opportunities to set fares to support equal opportunities to access mobility for all.”

Our Proposed Response: New action proposed, Transport chapter , "Investigate the concept and mechanisms of a Tourist Levy, including careful consideration of its impact on local businesses, to enable visitors to contribute to the transition to net-zero."

Our Proposed Response: No action proposed as not supported by more than 50% of the Devon Climate Assembly.

Our Proposed Response: Some local authorities in Devon are already reducing the space available for parking to make streetscapes and active travel more attractive. This must continue where appropriate. New action proposed, Transport chapter : "Reduce the space available for parking where appropriate to make streetscapes and active travel more attractive."

Our Proposed Response: No action proposed as this condition is already being met through existing legislation. By law (Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984) the money raised from on-street parking is only allowed to be spent on transport projects. In 2021/22 Devon County Council spent the £4.48m raised from on-street parking on improving active and public transport. Each year this information is published online here. Money raised from off-street car parking is used to fund council services which would otherwise require council tax increases to pay for them. The finances of local authorities are public and are subject to formal Overview and Scrutiny processes and independent, external audit as required by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

Our Proposed Response: No action proposed, as there is little evidence that having more expensive parking charges for more polluting vehicles leads to people changing their behaviour. Such a system would be expensive to implement and enforce. Parking solutions to support people with specific needs are already available.

Our Proposed Response: Workplace parking levies are not progressed as they did not receive majority support from the Devon Climate Assembly. But we are offering an alternative action, as employers, including anchor institutions, can voluntarily help achieve the social, economic and health benefits from more active and less polluting transport without the need for a workplace parking levy and the perceived negative impacts for employees. New action proposed, Transport chapter: “Employers to be encouraged and supported to make commuting by active, shared and public transport more attractive.”

Our Proposed Response: Workplace parking levies are not progressed as they did not receive majority support from the Devon Climate Assembly.

Our Proposed Response: Whilst this condition received strong support, it is not being taken forward as Resolution 6 on workplace parking levies did not receive majority support from the Devon Climate Assembly.

Our Proposed Response: Whilst this condition received a good level of support, it is not being taken forward as Resolution 6 on workplace parking levies did not receive majority support from the Devon Climate Assembly.

Our Proposed Response: New action proposed, Transport chapter, “Review the potential for the introduction of congestion charges and low emission zones in appropriate areas across Devon on a place-by-place basis, giving consideration to local impacts and likely effectiveness.”

Our Proposed Response: Incorporated into Action Ag, Transport chapter : “Review the potential for the introduction of congestion charges and low emission zones in appropriate areas across Devon on a place-by-place basis, giving consideration to local impacts and likely effectiveness.”

Our Proposed Response: Incorporated into action Ag, Transport chapter : “Review the potential for the introduction of congestion charges and low emission zones in appropriate areas across Devon on a place-by-place basis, giving consideration to local impacts and likely effectiveness.”

Our Proposed Response: Resolution 1 is addressed by Response Ak: “Explore opportunities to enhance financial support available for people to retrofit their properties, both locally and with national government.”

Our Proposed Response: We will replace the existing action B3 in the Interim Devon Carbon Plan (IDCP) with: “Explore opportunities to enhance financial support available for people to retrofit their properties, both locally and with national government.”

Our Proposed Response: To fulfil this supporting recommendation, the monitoring indicators for the Carbon Plan will be updated to include indicators for: “Amount of funding spent through dedicated public grants on domestic retrofitting in Devon” and “Amount of funding spent through dedicated public grants on commercial retrofitting in Devon.”

Our Proposed Response: No additional responses are proposed as, part A of this supporting recommendation is covered by proposed response B): “Provide high quality, objective information and education for communities about the crisis nature of the climate emergency and the need for, and benefits of, renewable energy production.” Part B is already delivered through the Devon Climate Emergency communication channels resourced by a full-time communications officer and new staff resources in the partner organisations. Part C is already included in the Built Environment Chapter of the IDCP by actions B5 and B6.

Our Proposed Response: No action required because this supporting recommendation is already addressed by the IDCP.

Our Proposed Response: No action required because this supporting recommendation is already addressed by the IDCP.

Our Proposed Response: Local authorities don’t have existing resources for retrofitting, so we will need to work with government on this. Therefore, this is addressed by proposed response Ak: “Explore opportunities to enhance financial support available for people to retrofit their properties, both locally and with national government.”

Our Proposed Response: New action proposed, Economy and Resources chapter: “Work with government to enhance the availability and awareness of green mortgages.”

Our Proposed Response: New actions proposed, Built Environment chapter : “Evaluate the use of planning conditions to require energy-efficiency upgrades at the time of extending a home, and any other local regulatory opportunities that arise.” And: “Work with government to explore additional mechanisms to require energy-efficiency upgrades.”

Our Proposed Response: This will be described in the supporting text for Response As), with the caveat that such schemes should also be means tested if they are to contribute to a just transition. Built Environment chapter, action As): “Work with government to explore additional mechanisms to require energy-efficiency upgrades.”

Our Proposed Response: We will update Principle 9a to say: “A just and affordable transition is required to ensure that vulnerable and low-income segments of society and rural communities are not disadvantaged.”

Our Proposed Response: No action required because this condition is already addressed by the IDCP.

Our Proposed Response: We will update action B6 in the Built Environment chapter of the IDCP to say: “B6. Establish a Devon-wide energy advice service that links home-owners, landlords and tenants with DIY guidance, independent assessors, skilled installers and market offers.”

Our Proposed Response: No additional response required, as this is addressed by the proposed Response Ar, Built Environment chapter: “Evaluate the use of planning conditions to require energy-efficiency upgrades at the time of extending a home, and any other local regulatory opportunities that arise.”

Our Proposed Response: No additional response required, as this condition is addressed by the proposed Response Ar), Built Environment chapter : “Evaluate the use of planning conditions to require energy-efficiency upgrades at the time of extending a home, and any other local regulatory opportunities that arise.” Conservatories will be mentioned in the supporting text for Response Ar). Permitted buildings by definition do not need planning permission and so could not be covered by this mechanism.

Our Proposed Response: We will address this condition by covering it in the supporting text for Response Ar), Built Environment chapter : “Evaluate the use of planning conditions to require energy-efficiency upgrades at the time of extending a home, and any other local regulatory opportunities that arise.”

Our Proposed Response: We will address this condition by covering it in the supporting text for Response Ar), Built Environment chapter: “Evaluate the use of planning conditions to require energy-efficiency upgrades at the time of extending a home, and any other local regulatory opportunities that arise.”

Our Proposed Response: New action proposed, Built Environment chapter: “Work with government to continue exploring the use of Council Tax and Business Rates to encourage energy efficiency upgrades of buildings.”

Our Proposed Response: No action required because this condition is already addressed by the IDCP.

Our Proposed Response: This would be essential to the operation of a successful scheme. This requirement will be mentioned in the supporting text for Response Bb), Built Environment chapter: “Work with government to continue exploring the use of Council Tax and Business Rates to encourage energy efficiency upgrades of buildings.”

Our Proposed Response: No action at this time as law changes are required for this to occur, which will be pursued by Response Bb), Built Environment chapter: “Work with government to continue exploring the use of Council Tax and Business Rates to encourage energy efficiency upgrades of buildings.” The promotion of such a scheme would be implemented by the Devon Energy Efficiency Advice Service if it were deemed appropriate after being explored further with government.