Protect our environment
| 2025-2027 Actions | Key dates | Outcomes | Lead Officer & Portfolio Holder |
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| Adopt the new Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, including: Publish BCKLWN carbon audits for 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026. Update current climate change action plan with a position statement on the existing plan (2025/2026). Draft a new climate change strategy and action plan for consideration by Environment and Community Panel and Cabinet. Action plan implementation for projects to be completed in 2025/2027. |
March 2027 | Confirmation of Council decarbonisation target and actions that will contribute towards decarbonisation. Transparency of Council progress with climate change. |
Assistant Director, Environment and Planning Climate Change and Biodiversity, Cllr M de Whalley |
| Householder group-buying scheme Promote solar panels, battery storage and electric car chargers |
August 2027 | Quantifiable increase in community energy generation through uptake and participation in the scheme. CO2 equivalent reduction related to renewable energy generation. |
Assistant Director, Environment and Planning Climate Change and Biodiversity, Cllr M de Whalley |
| Procurement Strategy on net zero Design tenders, where relevant and proportionate, to include quality questions that place sufficient weighting on carbon reduction so as to have an impact on the outcome. Include the Council’s Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan in all tender packs to send a clear message to bidders that we expect them to support our aims and objectives. For specific and identified higher-value tenders, request bidders submit their own climate change and/or carbon reduction strategies with their bids. Ensure that, where relevant and proportionate, contracts include clauses on carbon reduction and scope 3 emissions. Manage contracts proactively and monitor suppliers’ performance in this area to ensure they deliver on any promises made in their tender submissions (development of appropriate KPIs). |
March 2027 | Supporting our net zero ambitions 2035. The profile and application of sustainable procurement is increased. Establishment of mechanisms to track and report on environmental impact and risk of the Council’s contracts. |
Assistant Director, Governance / Monitoring Officer Finance, Cllr C Morley Climate Change and Biodiversity, Cllr M de Whalley |
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Air Quality Action Plan and Strategy Published June annually (2025-2027). Review and assess air quality across the district, and complete annual air quality report and submit to DEFRA. |
June 2027 | Better air quality across the Borough. | Assistant Director, Environment and Planning Climate Change and Biodiversity, Cllr M de Whalley |
| Implement the Hunstanton Coastal Management Plan Work jointly with Environment Agency to review and update Wash East Coast Management Strategy. Complete Geotechnical Study of Hunstanton sea defences. Implement outcomes of the Geotechnical Study as necessary. Complete ongoing essential repairs to Hunstanton sea defences and groynes. Complete biennial Hunstanton cliff regression study. |
August 2028 | Maintenance of the sea defences for the benefit of the community. A new Wash East Coast Management Strategy (WECMS) for the future. |
Assistant Director, Environment and Planning Environmental and Coastal, Cllr S Squire |
| New Local Plan Stage 1 - Plan visioning and strategy development. Stage 2 - Council formally submits the Local Plan and associated documents to the Secretary of State for its examination in public. |
March 2028 | Gain feedback from formal public consultation to develop strategic options for growth and issues and opportunities for the Borough. Completion of the Local Plan and associated documents. |
Assistant Director, Environment and Planning Planning and Licensing, Cllr J Moriarty |
| Hold a climate change-focused business expo in both 2025 and 2027 To engage with businesses around climate change. |
November 2027 | Support to business sector on climate change activities. Encouagement of investment in green skills, jobs and local supply chains. |
Assistant Director, Environment and Planning Climate Change and Biodiversity, Cllr M de Whalley Environmental and Coastal, Cllr S Squire |