Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has commissioned LUC to develop a Climate Impacts Framework.

The planning authority will use the framework in pre-application discussions with developers and to guide development management decisions.

The framework will cover key issues including:

• sustainable transport
• identifying and reducing climate risks
• increasing carbon sequestration linked to habitat enhancement
• building and site layout
• achieving energy efficiency

We are developing it in partnership with Blackburn with Darwen policy and development management planners before testing it on several real-life examples. The aim is to create an easy-to-use tool that will help deliver Local Plan policy commitments.

This appointment follows our work last year helping the council achieve its commitment to achieving net-zero whilst addressing the ecological emergency.

Learn more about Strategic Planning & Assessment.