Local Strategic Energy Planning
Land Use Maps
Responsible stewardship with society’s prosperity
Imagine if society worked together to get what it wants, if policymakers had joined-up plans that work and if industry created prosperity as responsible stewards. At the moment, those statements don’t ring true. At least, not consistently yet. But they could. Right now, communities feel uninvolved or unheard, policymakers and planners grapple with a lack of joined-up policy and planning systems and industry tries to implement government policy where commercial incentives are misaligned to the land use preferences demanded by society.
But, there is a way forward. A way in which communities can become more engaged, more participative and more influential. Where policymakers have fit-for-purpose local planning tools and where industry has financial incentives to create green jobs and growth for sustainable development, responsible stewardship and increased prosperity.
That way forward is the new “Land Use Map” – a crucial piece of a complex planning jigsaw, enabling land use planning by local communities, councils and commerce in a way that helps them to reclaim their voice and be heard as active participants in the UK government’s “Clean Power 2030 Action Plan” and as enablers of the emerging national and regional strategic energy plans from the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
Please read the Executive Summary and watch the 10-minute video presentation to get an idea of what we are doing. There is also a library of related background documents if you would like to know more (see links below).
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Read the Executive Summary
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Watch the Overview Presentation
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Check Documents Library
Land Use Maps – Overview
(The Overview Video Presentation will be updated shortly with a voiceover)
Please do consider offering feedback to help us to make improvements.
Errors? We will correct these as a priority.
Changes? We would love to discuss how to make the model better.
Involvement? Please let us know if you’d like to get involved with making it happen.
We need trustees, volunteers and members with enthusiasm, commitment or insight to help us to make a difference. Any energy and land use expertise will also be gratefully received, and we’d love to collaborate with you or for you to join our team. Get in touch here: ourfuture@cpreleicestershire.org.uk
Documents Library
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Explore the proposed Local Strategic Energy Planning model, explaining why it matters, how it works, who is involved and the roadmap for delivery.
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Discover examples from around the world demonstrating how each of the 15 land use classes can support more sustainable planning and development.
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Follow a fictional day in the life of a Fosse Park shopper in 2035, illustrating how Local Strategic Energy Planning could shape everyday life.
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See how a Land Use Map could work in practice through a pilot 1 sq.km. case study around Loughborough Railway Station using real-world land use scenarios.
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Follow the progress of discussions with organisations exploring how Local Strategic Energy Planning and Land Use Mapping could be applied in practice.
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Access the project's technical documentation, outlining the objectives, scope, governance and delivery approach.
Taking Local Strategic Energy Planning from idea to action
Our Demonstrator Project is testing how Local Strategic Energy Planning could work in the real world.
Working with local councils and the University of Leicester, we're exploring how better planning, local decision-making and a new Land Use Map could help Leicestershire plan for future energy infrastructure while protecting the countryside.
Get involved with Local Strategic Energy Planning
Help shape the conversation around local energy and land use planning.
Additional Information
Presentation Notes
Further notes will be added beneath the presentation screen images where relevant to provide additional context and guidance.
Audio & Supporting Content
A soundtrack and voiceover will be added in due course. Storyboard content and supporting social media materials will also follow.
If you would like to discuss any of the information presented, please contact: ourfuture@cpreleicestershire.org.uk
Disclaimer
These presentations are provided for illustrative purposes only.
The high-level design statements set out aspirational goals aligned with the potential local implementation of UK government policy. Any policy deployment will be directed by the UK government and its relevant agencies.
While elements of the proposed approach have received support, no formal agreements or statements of intent have been made by stakeholders. Any future commitments will be made at the discretion of those stakeholders.
CPRE does not have the authority to direct or enforce changes by any stakeholder. Our role is to work collaboratively with interested parties to support our wider aim of promoting, protecting and enhancing green spaces.
No financial advice is given within these materials, and none should be assumed.
These documents will be updated periodically as further engagement takes place and as ongoing analysis and design work develops.