Initial Climate Change Impact Assessment (Form created August 2021)

The intention of this document is to help the council to gain an initial understanding of the impact of a project or decision on the environment. This document should be completed in consultation with the supporting guidance. Dependent on this initial assessment you may need to go on to complete a full Climate Change Impact Assessment. The final document will be published as part of the decision-making process.

If you have any additional queries, which are not covered by the guidance please email climatechange@northyorks.gov.uk

Title of proposal	Transfer of part of the former Lower Graham school
Brief description of proposal	NYC will be transferring land to the Coast and Vale Learning Trust, or another nominated Trust, subject to Executive Approval, to be used for a new secondary school to replace the existing Scalby School that has structural issues due to RAAC.
Directorate	Resources
Service area	Property Service
Lead officer	Philip Cowan
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment

The chart below contains the main environmental factors to consider in your initial assessment – choose the appropriate option from the drop-down list for each one.

Remember to think about the following;

· Travel

· Construction

· Data storage

· Use of buildings

· Change of land use

· Opportunities for recycling and reuse

Environmental factor to consider	For the council	For the county	Overall
Greenhouse gas emissions	Decreases emissions	No Effect on emissions	No effect on emissions
Waste	Decreases waste	No effect on waste	No effect on waste
Water use	Decreases water usage	No effect on water usage	No effect on water usage
Pollution (air, land, water, noise, light)	Decreases pollution	No effect on pollution	No effect on pollution
Resilience to adverse weather/climate events (flooding, drought etc)	Decreases resilience	No effect on resilience	No effect on resilience
Ecological effects (biodiversity, loss of habitat etc)	No effect on ecology	No effect on ecology	No effect on ecology
Heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape

If any of these factors are likely to result in a negative or positive environmental impact then a full climate change impact assessment will be required. It is important that we capture information about both positive and negative impacts to aid the council in calculating its carbon footprint and environmental impact.

Decision (Please tick one option)	Full CCIA not relevant or proportionate:	x	Continue to full CCIA:
Reason for decision	This proposal is simply to transfer land out of NYC’s portfolio to the Coast and Vale Learning Trust, or another nominated Trust. The land will be brought back into use as a new secondary school. It is considered that the proposal will have a positive effect on those factors listed from NYC’s perspective, but only because they will transfer over to the DFE. The proposal will have no overall impact from the point of view of the County. However, once the school is operational there may be some efficiencies that benefit the wider County due to the investment from the DFE. These are not yet know and cannot be quantified for the purpose of this assessment.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)
Date