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	Community Housing Fund
Brief description of proposal	Following consideration from the Affordable Housing Fund Panel, a proposal has been made to use £94,835 from the Community Housing Fund to support Craven CLT in the acquisition of 2 x 106 properties on Stackhouse lane, Giggleswick.
Directorate	Community Development
Service area	Housing Strategy and Partnerships
Lead officer	Angela Walmsley – Senior Housing Enabler
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	Increases emissions	Increases emissions
Waste	No effect on waste	Increases waste	Increases waste
Water use	No effect on water usage	Increases water usage	Increases water usage
Pollution (air, land, water, noise, light)	No effect on pollution	Increases pollution	Increases pollution
Resilience to adverse weather/climate events (flooding, drought etc)	No effect on resilience	Increases resilience	Increases 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	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	If approved at the panel the construction of these homes would be subject to planning permission. Therefore a full CCIA is not relevant. The panel will consider environmental and sustainability credentials of the proposals and factor this into decision making, including how the properties could be built to passivhaus standard or the future homes standard and whether properties can be fitted with rooftop solar.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	A Rowe
Date	06/03/2026