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	Town Investment Plans – Accept Funding
Brief description of proposal	To accept grant funding of up to £1.2million from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) to support the costs of developing investment plans up to 32 possible towns and key service centres across North Yorkshire.
Directorate	Community Development
Service area	Economic Development, Regeneration, Tourism and Skills (EDRTS)
Lead officer	Sharon Sunter, Principal Regeneration Officer (Skipton and Ripon)
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	No effect on emissions	No Effect on emissions	No effect on emissions
Waste	No effect on waste	No effect on waste	No effect on waste
Water use	No effect on water usage	No effect on water usage	No effect on water usage
Pollution (air, land, water, noise, light)	No effect on pollution	No effect on pollution	No effect on pollution
Resilience to adverse weather/climate events (flooding, drought etc)	No effect on 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	The subject of this proposal is to accept grant funding of up to £1.2million from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) to support the costs of developing investment plans up to 32 possible towns and key service centres across North Yorkshire. There is the possibility that the development of the investment plans could lead to an increase in travel.  The impact of this will be mitigated by encouraging car sharing and use of public transport.  Events will be hosted in places that are accessible by public transport and start/finish times scheduled to fit with bus and rail timetables. All projects identified as part of the development of the investment plans will be required to undergo an environmental impact screening assessment as part of the prioritisation process.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	K Daly
Date	7 April 2025