Initial Climate Change Impact Assessment

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	Local Planning Enforcement Plan
Brief description of proposal	•   Adoption of the Local Planning Enforcement Plan
Directorate	Community Development
Service area	Development Management
Lead officer	Ann Rawlinson & Rachel Robinson
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment	N/A

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	Decreases pollution	Decreases 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	Positive impact on ecology	Positive impact on ecology
Heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape	Increases protection of heritage and landscape	Increases protection of 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:	a	Continue to full CCIA:	X
Reason for decision	The Local Enforcement Plan will set out how the planning enforcement service is delivered across the Council area. The Council’s approach to planning enforcement outlining what formal action can be taken is set out in the Local Enforcement Plan. It is not envisaged that the delivery of planning enforcement will impact the criteria outlined above. It is not anticipated that there would be an impact on staff mileage as a result of the local planning enforcement plan. However, the availability of data relevant to North Yorkshire is limited and a full CCIA would be disproportionate and of limited value.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	Kathryn Daly
Date	22 October 2025