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Renewables Planning Policy and Advice

Renewables Planning Policy and Advice. Placements Presentation Allen Hughes National and Territorial Planning Scottish Government. Renewables : Context. Climate Change (S) Act 2009 - Mitigation Targets : 42% GHG emissions reduction in Scotland by 2020, 80% by 2050 Public Body Duty

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Renewables Planning Policy and Advice

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  1. Renewables Planning Policy and Advice Placements Presentation Allen Hughes National and Territorial Planning Scottish Government

  2. Renewables : Context • Climate Change (S) Act 2009 - Mitigation • Targets : 42% GHG emissions reduction in Scotland by 2020, 80% by 2050 • Public Body Duty • Sustainable Economic Growth (N.B. current consultation)

  3. Electricity, Heat and Community and Locally Owned Renewables Targets 2020 Routemap for Renewable Energy in Scotland Draft Electricity Generation Policy Statement 2010 Draft Outline Heat Vision, RH – EE – DH Action Plans, emerging Heat Generation Policy statement (end of year) DECC - Electricity Market Reform Renewables – Policy Context

  4. Renewable energy applications : route Consenting Route:- • S36/S37 Electricity Act Applications if >50MW electricity • All heat only applications in planning National / Major / Local :- • Major if capacity of generating station exceeds 20MW • No threshold for heat only applications in hierarchy (but may be other trigger)

  5. Wild Land (current SNH consultation) Wind farm spatial frameworks Perceived ‘disconnect’ national and local Wind farm visualisation Community ownership Community benefits Peat and the carbon calculator Before & after impacts study Additional resources for PAs Onshore Wind – Hot Topics

  6. Expert Commission on District Heating, Sustainable Heat Partnership & RH Task Group Heat mapping projects Highland, Fife and P&K – development of national heat map Deep geothermal study and workshop Possible synergies with heat recovery, e.g. AEA fossil fuel plant study Renewable Heat – Hot Topics

  7. NPF3 & Draft SPP – Onshore Wind • Supports further deployment, but balances with commitments on protecting nationally important ‘landscapes’ & residential amenity • Wind farms in NPs and NSAs not supported • Consults on SNH ‘core areas of wild land’ maps and community separation of 2.5km within spatial planning • Onshore infrastructure for offshore & grid & Aberdeen Harbour Expansion national developments

  8. NPF3 & Draft SPP –Heat • Highlights broader energy context and energy hierarchy (efficiency, recovery, generation) • LDPs to use heat mapping to co-locate heat supply and demand . • LDPs to support heat networks. Where not viable, individual property solutions • Expectations on deep geothermal

  9. Suite of Online Advice

  10. PD for Renewables? • Solar photo voltaic & solar thermal panels • Flues for biomass heating system • Flues for combined heat and power system • Ground and water source heat pumps • Free-standing wind turbines and air source heat pumps • Ground and water source heat pump pipes • Solar photo voltaic and solar thermal panels • Biomass boilers and furnaces • Anaerobic digestion systems …Subject to limitations and restrictions

  11. Key action in RAP (2009): to provide leadership and an investment plan for offshore wind, wave and tidal sectors About securing manufacturing, installation, operation & maintenance operations for the offshore renewables industry within Scotland N-RIP Stage 1 report (Feb2010) spatial framework of 11 first phase port & harbour sites, creating clusters of economic activity N-RIP Stage 2 report (July 2010) investment required for 11 sites N-RIP Stage 3 implementation N-RIF (Nov 2010) £70M Ongoing advisory group meetings with stakeholders Encourage PAs to be geared up in development plans and DM to support as proposals arise, streamlining consenting. NRIP (National Renewables Infrastructure Plan)

  12. Ministerial: Briefings, speeches, correspondence, parliamentary questions, summer tours and support Government: Ensuring planning interests are covered in work of other Directorates Territorial:Comments to territorials on MIRs, SDPs, LDPs and SG, supporting territorials on visits Research – commissioning & steering research External Work e.g. SNH steering groups, good practice events, liaison Scottish Renewables, presentations / panel members at conferences, talks to placements Legislation / Circular / Advice – Drafting & reporting NPF and SPP drafting and engagement Branch Duties / Interventions

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