As part of the Climate Change Skills for Planners programme Your Climate hosted a free event for Local Authority Officers and offers the opportunity to discuss forthcoming planning updates with speakers from Arup, Fortismere Associates, Sean Rendall (ECSC) and Chris Cousins from BRE.

Break out sessions provided a chance for officers to be updated on key climate change challenges and discuss issues relating to planning for climate change with experts to available to answer your questions on viability, energy statements and sustainable construction.

Presentations from the day are available to download from Your Climate at http://www.yourclimate.org/pages/climate-change-follow-seminar .

Programme

• Welcome and Overview of Climate Change Skills for Planners programme
• Update on emerging changing since the end of the training programme
• Sean Rendall - from ECSC, Perspective on current legislative changes
• Chris Cousins - from BRE, offering their viewpoint
• Discussion groups and Q&A on viability, allowable solutions, energy statements
• C-Plan - presentation and update - Sean Rendall (ECSC)