Planning Policy Statements (PPS) set out the Government’s national policies on different
aspects of spatial planning in England. PPS1 sets out the overarching planning policies on
the delivery of sustainable development through the planning system.
This PPS on climate change supplements PPS1 by setting out how planning should
contribute to reducing emissions and stabilising climate change and take into account the
unavoidable consequences. It does not seek to assemble all national planning policy
relevant or applicable to climate change and should be read alongside the national PPS/G
series. Where there is any difference in emphasis on climate change between the policies in
this PPS and others in the national series this is intentional and this PPS takes precedence.
Tackling climate change is a key Government priority for the planning system. The
ambition and policies in this PPS should therefore be fully reflected by regional planning
bodies in the preparation of Regional Spatial Strategies, by the Mayor of London in
relation to the Spatial Development Strategy in London and by planning authorities in the
preparation of Local Development Documents. Similarly, applicants for planning
permission should consider how well their proposals for development contribute to the
Government’s ambition of a low-carbon economy and how well adapted they are for the
expected effects of climate change. Applicants and planning authorities should bear in
mind that the policies in this PPS are capable of being material to decisions on planning
applications.
A companion guide provides practice guidance and support for the implementation of the
policies in this PPS.
(Reproduced under Crown Copyright license from Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change – supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1, December 2007, ISBN 978 0 11 7539787)
