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	Section 19 Investigation Report on the 07 December 2024 affecting Kirkby Mills, Keldholme, Sinnington and Marton.
Brief description of proposal	That North Yorkshire Council, in its capacity as Lead Local Flood Authority publishes a formal report on the events on 07 December 2024 affecting Kirkby Mills, Keldholme, Sinnington and Marton, examining the action taken by risk management authorities following the flood events
Directorate	Environment
Service area	Highways and Transportation
Lead officer	Heather Lagan
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment	John Ward-Campbell

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)	Increases resilience	Increases resilience	Increases 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 is a statutory duty that is placed on NYC. The report provides a factual narrative of the events of 07 December 2024. Each of the recommendations will require further assessment when the scope and brief of each recommendation is understood at the time of implementation.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	Barrie Mason
Date	11/12/2025