Local Plan Part Two: Development Management (climate emergency review) DPD
The Development Management Development Plan (climate emergency review) Document (DPD) sets out a series of generic planning policies which will be used by us to determine planning applications, the DPD contains policies relating to economic, environmental and social matters.
The Local Plan Part Two: Development Management (climate emergency review) DPD was adopted by the Council on the 22 January 2025. This document now forms a key part of the new Local Plan for Lancaster District 2011 – 2031. Upon adoption this document superseded the previous 2020 adopted Development Management DPD.
The Local Plan Part One: Strategic Policies & Land Allocation (climate emergency review) DPD was also adopted by the Council on the 22 January 2025. This document now forms a key part of the new Local Plan for Lancaster District 2011 – 2031. Upon adoption this document superseded the previous 2020 adopted Strategic Policies & Land Allocations DPD.
Carbon Calculator - Policy DM30a: Sustainable Design and Construction
PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN LANCASTER DISTRICT
Since the adoption of the Lancaster City Council Local Plan (climate emergency) in January 2025, any planning applications for residential development within the Lancaster District area have required the calculation of carbon reductions over the 2013 Part L Building Regulations (as required by planning policy DM30a). A new Carbon Calculator has now been developed to assist with calculating reduction figures to make the application process in relation to Policy DM30a of the Local Plan as simple as possible.
Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) reports
This does NOT replace the results of a SAP report, rather, it is a method of combining the percentage reduction in carbon emission provided by the SAP report with the further percentage reduction in carbon emissions over 2013 regulations implicit in the 2021 regulations baseline.
How it works
If you are in the process of (or are at any point in the future likely to be) applying for permission for construction of residential development, you can take your SAP result for carbon reduction, put it into the carbon calculator, and immediately find the reduction your design has achieved over the 2013 building regulations. This will enable you to easily check your design in the pre-application stage, and to proceed with confidence that your scheme is able to satisfy the carbon reduction requirements of planning policy DM30a.
Why is this needed?
Since the adoption of Local Plan Policy DM30a, there have been instances in which the carbon reduction requirements have been calculated incorrectly in the application process. The Carbon Calculator has therefore been developed to make this process as easy as possible. Please be aware that alternative methods of calculation (including simply adding 31% onto the SAP output) do not satisfy the requirements of Policy DM30a.
Supporting documents
- Adoption Statement
- Receipt of Local Plan Inspector's Report & Local Plan Examination documents
- Sustainability Appraisal Post Adoption Statement
Archived documents