Planning policy

Planning Policy: on renewable and low carbon energy is set out for regional and local planning bodies in the following Planning Policy Statements:

PPS1: Planning and Climate Change (Supplement to PPS 1)

• Encourage greater use of decentralised and renewable or low carbon supply systems and networks
• Identify sites for decentralised and renewable or low carbon energy
• Set area and site specific targets for decentralised and renewable or low carbon energy
• Policies must be based on sound evidence and set out in DPDs
• Progress should be reported in annual monitoring reports

www.hcaacademy.co.uk/planning-and-climate-change

PPS22: Renewable Energy

• Recognise the full range of renewable energy sources, their characteristics, locational requirements and potential
• Encourage integration of small scale renewables in new developments (requirements superseded by PPS1 Supplement)
• Regional targets should be set as minimum of installed capacity
• Does not apply to offshore renewables or CHP developments (unless fuelled by a renewable resource)

www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/planningrenewable

Comparison:

The PPS1 Supplement focuses on the built environment while PPS22 focuses on stand-alone renewable energy  systems.