The Department for Communities (DCLG) has set out a vision for councils to tackle climate change. It appears that provisions for on-site renewables remain in place, despite earlier fears they had been deleted. But detail and targets are lacking. The Department for Communities' long-awaited planning policy statement (PPS) on planning and climate change was published at the end of December. It places comprehensive new duties on local authorities to tackle climate change when planning new developments, but leaves target-setting to authorities.
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