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	North Yorkshire Council’s consultation response to York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s draft Retrofit Strategy.
Brief description of proposal	The draft Retrofit Strategy is a co-created regional strategy produced by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA), with input from stakeholders across the region, including North Yorkshire Council (NYC) officers and members.
Directorate	Environment
Service area	Climate Change
Lead officer	Hannah Nutsey
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	Decreases 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	Increases 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	Increases protection of heritage and landscape	Increases protection of 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 report is to request permission to submit a consultation response to the draft Retrofit Strategy and it does not have any direct impact on emissions. However, the Retrofit Strategy (once finalised) will outline regional delivery for retrofit and it is intended to reduce emissions across the region.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	Michael Leah
Date	14/11/2025