Number of planning applications refused on flood risk grounds. 3.3 We will work with communities Advise residents on steps to Number of people signing up to flood Emergency On going and businesses to increase increase resilience, e.g. warning. Planning resilience to future changes in signing up to flood warning, climate planting & shade coverage Number of residents benefiting from & water usage in the home climate change advice. Develop community resilient Number of new plans prepared. Emergency On going plans with parish councils Planning 3.4 We will ensure emergency Work with partners to Test emergency plans Emergency On going planning at Charnwood Borough ensure operations, estates, Planning Council are resilient to climate assets and equipment are impacts resilient to climate change / severe weather 3.5 We will ensure that Council Protect and enhance native Number of priority actions in the Open Cleansing and On open spaces and habitat are species and habitats to Spaces Strategy implemented. Open Spaces well adapted to the changing prepare for potential losses Adoption of the Core Strategy & Planning and On going climate monitoring the implementation of Regeneration policies such as CS11 Landscape and Countryside, CS12 Green Infrastructure and CS13 Biodiversity and Geodiversity Promote the planting of Number of priority actions in the Open Cleansing and On trees and vegetation that Spaces Strategy implemented. Open Spaces prevent rapid water run-off and therefore protect areas from flooding Explore the potential for the Number of priority actions in the Open Cleansing and On going use of waste wood from Spaces Strategy implemented. Open Spaces council owned land and operations Support the implementation Number of priority actions in the Open Cleansing and On going of the Leicestershire Spaces Strategy implemented. Open Spaces Biodiversity Action Plan
Number of planning applications refused on flood risk grounds. 3.3 We will work with communities and businesses to increase resilience to future changes in climate Advise residents on steps to increase resilience, e.g. signing up to flood warning, planting & shade coverage & water usage in the home Number of people signing up to flood warning. Number of residents benefiting from climate change advice. Emergency Planning On going Develop community resilient plans with parish councils Number of new plans prepared. Emergency Planning On going 3.4 We will ensure emergency planning at Charnwood Borough Council are resilient to climate impacts Work with partners to ensure operations, estates, assets and equipment are resilient to climate change / severe weather Test emergency plans Emergency Planning On going 3.5 We will ensure that Council open spaces and habitat are well adapted to the changing climate Protect and enhance native species and habitats to prepare for potential losses Number of priority actions in the Open Spaces Strategy implemented. Cleansing and Open Spaces On Adoption of the Core Strategy & monitoring the implementation of policies such as CS11 Landscape and Countryside, CS12 Green Infrastructure and CS13 Biodiversity and Geodiversity Planning and Regeneration On going Promote the planting of trees and vegetation that prevent rapid water run-off and therefore protect areas from flooding Number of priority actions in the Open Spaces Strategy implemented. Cleansing and Open Spaces On Explore the potential for the use of waste wood from council owned land and operations Number of priority actions in the Open Spaces Strategy implemented. Cleansing and Open Spaces On going Support the implementation of the Leicestershire Biodiversity Action Plan Number of priority actions in the Open Spaces Strategy implemented. Cleansing and Open Spaces On going
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