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Croydon Climate Change Adaptation Action PlanCroydon Environment and Climate Change Partnership

Contents

i. Foreword 3ii. Executive summary 4

1. Croydon’s vision 61.1. Background 7

2. Document structure 8

3. About Croydon 9

4. Risks posed by long term climate change in Croydon 10

5. Governance 135.1. Where we are now: The Environment and Climate Change Partnership 135.1.1. The structure of the Environment and Climate Change Partnership 14

6. What has been done 156.1. National Indicator 188, ‘Guidelines For Planning to Adapt To Climate Change’ 156.2. LCLIP summary: priority climate change risks in Croydon 156.3. CREW: Community Resilience to Extreme Weather 17

7. Behavioural change 187.1. What are our aims? 187.2. Actions 19

8. Actions Under NI188 guidelines 218.1. Level 1 NI188 228.2. Level 2 NI188 23

9. ‘Quick wins’: additional action plan 269.1. Where we are now 269.1.1. Flood and Water Management Act, April 2010 269.1.2. Drain London 27 9.1.3. Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 279.1.3.1. Managing flood risk 289.1.3.2. Flood resistance 299.1.3.3. Flood resilience 299.1.4. Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems 309.1.5. Biodiversity 319.2. Actions 33

10. Acknowledgements 38

11. Glossary of terms 39

12. References 41

2 Croydon Climate Change Mitigation Action Plan

3Croydon Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan

By Chair of the Croydon Environment and Climate Change Partnership, Cllr Jason Perry, cabinet member for planning, conservation and climate change

We can mitigate against the potential harmful effects of climate change by managing energy use and reducing green house gas emissions. Croydon has made a commitment to climate change mitigation in order to reduce the potential impact of climate change, taking advantage of the new low carbon economy and making a contribution to UK wide carbon reduction targets. This is set out in our Climate Change Mitigation Action Plan. However, it is inevitable that some climate change will occur over the next decade, affecting local communities, businesses and service providers. It is therefore essential to anticipate and adapt to the identifiable risks associated with climate change impacts. These include direct impacts such as extreme temperatures, flooding and drought as well as indirect impacts including the increased risk of weather damage to infrastructure and ground instability.

The Environment and Climate Change Partnership (ECCP) was established in 2008 as a successor to the Environment Partnership created in 2003 and is one of the themed partnerships within the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). The ECCP oversees the delivery of environmental priorities which address key themes of Croydon’s new vision and its translation through Croydon’s Sustainable Community Strategy including tackling climate change, improvements to local environmental quality and adapting to the risks associated with projected climate change. The ECCP recognises that there is a financial imperative to take action to adapt to climate change, as the impacts will undoubtedly incur significant costs as a result of disruption to local service provisions and businesses.

This Adaptation Action Plan aims to build adaptive capacity within the borough, putting in place the support systems, legislative and policy frameworks which will allow the borough to safeguard and increase the resilience of public services as well as encouraging local businesses to deliver adaptation action. All actions will be carried out within the principles of sustainable development, improving the wellbeing of local residents in the borough. The Adaptation Action Plan builds on the Croydon Environment and Climate Change Strategy. The implementation of this Action Plan will be overseen by the Adaptation Strategy Group within the ECCP.

If you have any questions about this strategy or the work of the ECCP please contact Croydon Council’s sustainable development service on 020 8760 5791 or email: [email protected]

iForeword


This document sets out the short and long term priorities and actions for climate change adaptation in Croydon. Actions have been produced to satisfy the guidelines for the National Indicator 188, ‘Planning to Adapt to Climate Change.’ This Action Plan is supported by the new Croydon State of the Environment report which will be annually reviewed, monitoring the progress of actions set out in this strategy document. The implementation of this strategy will be governed by the Environment and Climate Change Partnership (ECCP).

UKCP09 climate change projections show that temperatures are projected to rise up to 5°C by 2070 under a business-as-usual scenario. Under the same scenario, winter precipitation levels are forecast to increase by up to 40% by 2070 while summer precipitation levels are likely to decrease. Globally we have already seen a 0.7°C rise in temperature and this is set to rise as CO2 emissions will continue to increase from the current level of 430 parts per million (ppm). Exceeding a concentration of 450 ppm will mean that limiting temperature rise to below 2°C is unlikely to be achievable. Despite efforts to mitigate these climate change impacts it is, therefore, likely we will experience an increase in global temperature at or above 2°C. We must therefore plan to adapt in order to limit the risk posed to local service provision and the costs that the impacts of this climate change impacts may incur in the future.

Croydon signed the Nottingham Agreement in 2002, formally committing the borough to long-term climate change adaptation. Level 1 of the NI 188 guidance has been achieved through the development of the Croydon Local Climate Impacts Profile. This has identified impacts from weather related events on service provision in the borough and thus the priority climate change risks. The key outcome from this work has identified the borough’s vulnerability to surface water flooding as well as the impact of extreme temperatures on local infrastructure and biodiversity. The CREW (Community Resilience to Extreme Weather) research which is being conducted by 15 universities across the country is hoped to inform much of the forthcoming risk assessment work with regards to climate change adaptation.

A focus of the ECCP is developing a communications and marketing plan with the aims of:

• increasing local awareness of climate change risks and the requirement for adaptation in identified priority high risk areas

• consultation with residents about flood risk and related interventions

• encouraging ‘growing your own’ vegetables and fruit

iiExecutive Summary

5Croydon Climate Change Mitigation Action Plan

Executive Summary

The aim for the ECCP over the forthcoming year is to achieve Level 2 under the NI188 guidelines, the actions for which are defined in this document. A key aspect of this will be the development of a comprehensive assessment of climate threats and opportunities across the council and partners’ operations for specific periods in the future, identifying priority risks and adaptation options. Work on this will begin with a partnership risk workshop in late 2010.

In order to drive progress on climate change adaptation in Croydon over the next 3 years a ‘quick wins’ action plan has been developed which sets out the body of work that is currently already underway to support climate change adaptation. This also includes a number of actions that can be easily achieved and that will contribute to the body of work that is required under the NI188 guidelines.

The ‘quick wins’ action plan has been structured by risk type. This documents the work currently being carried out to measure and reduce flood risk in the borough, including actions for the Drain London project, the de-culverting of the River Wandle, Norbury Park and the soakaway cleansing programme. Actions to monitor and increase the provision of green roofs in the borough are of paramount importance as these measures will not only attenuate flood water levels but also have a local cooling effect and provide habitats and green corridors for species migration.

Croydon is characterised by its large area of green open space and areas of nature conservation. This Action Plan sets out the requirements to maximise the opportunities for biodiverse habitats in the borough and prevent habitat loss from development and unsympathetic adaptation activities. Arid roundabouts planted with drought-resistant species have already been trialled in the borough and it is important to consider species choice in the management of green spaces in order to maintain an environment that will be able to withstand future extremes in temperatures and precipitation levels.

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The ‘Imagine Croydon’ visioning exercise took place in 2009 to derive a long-term vision for the borough. This consultation with over 20,000 local people has set the overall vision for Croydon (http://www.croydon.gov.uk/planningandregeneration/croydons-planning-policy-framework/local-development-framework).

By 2040, Croydon’s vision is to be ‘London’s most enterprising borough – a city that fosters ideas, innovation and learning and provides skills, opportunity and a sense of belonging for all.’

‘A Sustainable City is a place that sets the pace amongst London boroughs on promoting environmental sustainability and where the natural environment forms the arteries and veins of the city’ (We Are Croydon; this is our vision’, 2010).

Croydon is committed to sustainable economic growth. In 2040 more people will be living and working in Croydon. Growth has been planned carefully so that the town centre benefits from regeneration while local character is conserved. There will be sustained investment in core infrastructure to enable this growth while also helping to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

But sustainability is not just about development. Residents and businesses will also be inspired to take greater pride in their environment and to take responsibility for their environmental impact. (We Are Croydon; this is our vision, 2010)

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1.1. Background

This document sets out the short and long term priorities for Croydon and defines the strategic framework through which the ECCP will conduct work to ensure that businesses and service providers across the borough adapt to climate change. All of the actions documented here are aimed at reducing the risk that climate change will pose to Croydon, and therefore the cost of climate change related damage, for example from flood events, heat waves and severe cold events during the winter.

In support of this Action Plan a State of The Environment Report (SER) has been produced. The SER is structured to provide information in support of both this Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan and the Climate Change Mitigation Action Plan. Indicators within the SER directly link to the actions set out in this Action Plan, thus allowing progress and the risks posed by climate change to be monitored. This will help the partnership to identify priority actions.

Emphasis is on long-term strategic work, taking into account changes in weather patterns in and around London over the next 50 years predicted to result from climate change.

The Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (CCAAP) Links in with a number of existing documents as shown below. Fundamentally one of the routes for delivery of this Action Plan is the Council’s Local Development Framework. The Core Strategy is the key document in the LDF that will set out the spatial vision for Croydon for the next 20 years or so and how it can be achieved. A further Regulation 25 consultation draft has been published that included the vision theme of Croydon as ‘A Place with a Sustainable Future’ and thematic strategies relating to ‘Climate Change, Energy, CO2 and Water Management’ and ‘The Green Grid and Rivers’. These attempt to ensure that the built and natural environment of the borough is capable of mitigating and adapting to climate change and ensuring residents have access to high quality usable green spaces rich in biodiversity. Spatial objectives to achieve this strategy support mitigation and adaption to climate change.

• LBC: Croydon’s Green Infrastructure Report (2010) (draft)

• LBC: Croydon’s Infrastructure Delivery Plan

• LBC: The draft Biodiversity Action Plan

• LBC: The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2008)

• LBC: Surface Water Management Plan. Phase 1 Scoping Study – Final Draft (2010)

• LBC: LCLIP

• London Climate Change Partnership, Adapting to Climate Change, Creating Natural Resilience, Technical Report

• City of London Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Rising to the Challenge

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This document first sets the scene for why a detailed Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan for Croydon is required, identifying key characteristics of Croydon and using regional London climate change projections, from the UKCP09, to assess requirements for adaptation.

The ECCP governance structure is described in Chapter 5, alongside the Climate Change Mitigation Action Plan and supporting State of the Environment Report, thereby setting out the strategic framework for the partnership.

Croydon’s activity under National Indicator 188 is documented in Chapter 6 and an action plan following the guidelines set out in NI 188 has been produced in Chapter 8. This sets out the strategic process through which actions will be implemented. These actions are documented in a ‘quick wins’ action plan in Chapter 9 which has been developed to drive progress forward.

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Croydon is the southern-most borough of London, bordered by Surrey to the south, Bromley to the east, Sutton and Merton to the west and the boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark to the north. To the south are the Surrey districts of Reigate, Banstead and Tandridge. It is one of the largest boroughs in London, covering an area of 8662 hectares, 2770 hectares of which is green belt.

Croydon has the second largest population out of all London Borough and it is the ninth largest unitary authority in the country. The borough has a population of 341,800, with an average population density of 39.6 people per hectare which is greatest in the north of the borough. The population size is projected to increase to 380,000 by 2031 (draft LBC Core Strategy 2010). Out of the existing 341,800, 82,000, almost 25%, are under the age of 18. 36% of Croydon residents are from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities predominantly focused in the northern wards. With respect to the diversity of the borough, over 100 languages are spoken. There are also signifi cant numbers of refugees and asylum seekers within Croydon. Around 40% of children and young people are from BME groups. The London Borough of Croydon ranks as the 15th least deprived Borough, out of 33 authorities in London.

Croydon is one of London’s largest retail and commercial centres and benefi ts from good rail, tram and road links. It is one of the country’s largest commercial centres and is home to more than 20 ‘blue-chip’ companies. The employment rate, at 74.6% is among the highest in London, but the borough as a whole has a relatively weak skills base in comparison to other London boroughs and wages are relatively low. Over the next fi ve years signifi cant developments (residential and commercial) are either planned or in the pipeline for Croydon.

Croydon benefi ts from over 120 parks and open spaces and has some of London’s most expensive housing. Large parts of the borough also have inner-city characteristics.

3About Croydon

There is common scientific consensus that the climate is changing. Climate change may pose potential risks to the economic activity and standards of living within Croydon; it is essential for local authorities and communities to act now to reduce carbon dioxide emissions if these risks are to be minimised. The cost of mitigation action now is small in comparison to the cost the impact of climate change will incur if action is delayed and average global temperatures exceed a 2°C increase.

To accompany this warming the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events will also increase, putting Croydon at a higher risk of floods and droughts. Therefore it is essential that Croydon develop a strategic action plan for the implementation of adaptation measures to limit the effect of an increase in temperature on local residents, and reduce the risk of flooding.

In 2009, the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) documented UK Climate Projections using models based on a range of emissions scenarios from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES). The projections for London, shown below, are based on a ‘medium emissions scenario’; they assume business-as-usual with no political intervention, while regional carbon emissions continue to increase. Due to the uncertainty attached to modelling climate change the graphs demonstrate the varying levels of probability of the projected outcomes. The table below defines what is meant by each probability level.


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Globally temperatures have already risen by 0.7°C and all but one of the warmest years on record has occurred since 1990. This rise in temperature has been accompanied by a rise in extreme weather events including the unseasonal localised flooding which occurred in Croydon during the summer of 2007 after drought during 2006.

Current average global CO2 concentrations are at 430ppm, a dramatic increase from the pre industrial concentrations of 285ppm. If concentrations are stabilised at around 500 to 550ppm the probability of a 2 to 3°C temperature rise is very high as demonstrated by the table shown below:

A cautious estimate of the consequences if we continue with businesses as usual will see CO2 concentrations reaching approximately 750 ppm. With emissions currently at 430ppm it is generally considered that we have missed the chance of stabilising CO2 concentrations at 450 ppm, this will give us a much higher probability of a 2°C increase in temperature which is often advocated as the acceptable limit, on the grounds that anything higher would be dangerous (Stern, 2009).

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5.1. Where we are now: the Environment and Climate Change Partnership (ECCP)

The ECCP is one of the themed partnerships within the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). The ECCP is comprised of environmental stakeholders including Transport for London, the Energy Saving Trust, local businesses, schools and representatives from the faith and voluntary sector. The ECCP works to deliver the key environmental priorities for Croydon, namely:

• tackling climate change by reducing CO2 emissions, including domestic emissions

• facilitating a modal shift to sustainable transport

• effective management of our natural resources to ensure climate resilience

• addressing waste and improving environmental quality

• effective communications and marketing for individual behaviour change

• supporting the low carbon economy

These environmental aims deliver wider benefits in terms of saving money and improving the health and wellbeing of local communities.

The ECCP co-ordinates environmental activity by partners at a strategic level and brings this together as part of a single integrated programme. This enables overarching work on communications and marketing for behavioural change to be co-ordinated by the partnership board and aligns timescales for different strategy work in relation to the long term carbon reduction targets for the whole borough.

The structure of the ECCP is presented in the table below, demonstrating the collaboration of work between strategic groups working on climate change mitigation within the residential housing, transport and waste sector, as well as district energy, carbon reduction in local schools and businesses and climate change adaptation.

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5.1.1. The structure of the Environment and Climate Change Partnership

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Meets every 18 weeks, Chaired by the Lead Member for Planning, Conservation and Climate Change, includes Business Planning Group, GLA, EST/CEN, CCURV, faith and

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This Action Plan will be monitored by the ECCP Executive Group on an approximately 6 weekly basis and updated and reported annually to the Croydon LSP and other regional and national bodies.


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6.1. National Indicator 188, ‘Guidelines For Planning to Adapt to Climate Change’

Croydon Council signed the Nottingham Declaration in 2002, thus formally committing to long-term climate change adaptation. The council’s approach to adaptation is underpinned by an emphasis on partnership. Through the Croydon ECCP the need for action can be communicated across different sectors within the borough. The Environment and Climate Change Strategy, written in 2008, sets out the implications climate change may pose to Croydon and outlines priorities for action.

Following the national guidelines, the ECCP has developed the essential foundations upon which a coherent strategy for climate change adaptation can be built. This includes building awareness of requirements for climate change adaptation across the borough and LSP partners, and assigning resources to the tasks defined in national guidance. The key climate change risks and vulnerabilities in Croydon have been identified to inform LSP partners and guide the next stages in adaptation actions. The ECCP has set a target of achieving the Level 2 of the national standard, NI 188, for ‘Planning to Adapt to Climate Change’ by April 2011. This will set out the strategic framework through which actions can be implemented.

Climate change projections are only forecasts and therefore contain uncertainties. Because of the natural variability of the climate and the uncertainty inherent in forecasting the future a risk-based approach is being adopted, as defined in the NI188 guidelines. This is therefore a continuous process marked by the monitoring of adaptation actions, climate change projects, weather events and associated impacts.

6.2. LCLIP Summary: priority climate change risks in Croydon

Scott Wilson’s Climate Change and Policy team was commissioned by London Councils to prepare a Local Climate Impacts Profile for the London Borough of Croydon, as part of the ‘Local Climate Impacts Profiles (LCLIPs) for the London’s Local Authorities’ project.

The LCLIPs for the London Local Authorities Project is part of a wider programme of work being delivered by London Councils and the London Climate Change Partnership (LCCP) which aims to gain a better understanding of weather-related impacts and their associated costs on infrastructure and services across London.

One of the key drivers for local authorities to address adaptation is the government’s national adaptation indicator (NI 188). Undertaking an LCLIP is recommended as one of the first steps that a local authority can undertake towards achieving Level 1.

The NI 188 guidance highlights that in order to understand current vulnerability, it is necessary to gather information on the following:

• the nature and the magnitude of the consequences of recent weather events

• the identification of the agency(s) and/or local authority service areas responsible for managing the consequences of events

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• the preparedness of responsible agencies and/or local authority service areas to deal with the consequences of local weather events

• the details of the weather events and impacts that caused these consequences

• together, this information will allow an initial judgement to be made on what were significant consequences for a local authority/organisation and its locality

Through this LCLIP Croydon observed a wide variety of impacts and consequences from weather events. Every service area interviewed was found to have been affected by weather events in different ways. The results from this are summarised below:

• the borough is vulnerable to surface water flooding which regularly caused disruption to transport (road closures, speed restrictions and lane restrictions); damage to property; and disruption to sporting events. Surface water flooding was regularly contaminated with sewage

• extreme heat events had significant consequences for the police force as there was an increase in burglaries where burglars took advantage of open doors and windows. Public transport links were affected by the heat as temperatures on all modes were unbearable. Sports events were cancelled; and dress codes were relaxed

• there has been an increase in damage to council infrastructure caused by weather events (e.g. trees, roads, pathways) and an increasing propensity for insurance claims against the Council. The cold weather experienced during the winter of 2009 to 2010 has caused an estimated £1,000,000 of damage to roads as a result of freeze/thaw weathering

• snow events, while less common, have a considerable impact on all service areas. Severe disruption on roads (affecting cars, buses, and emergency services), rail and tram lead to transport difficulties. This impacts services such as rubbish collection, hospitals and schools, which postpone appointments and operations, and close respectively

• high winds can affect the highways and drainage teams as leaves block gullies leading to surface water flooding. Fallen trees must also be attended to by the green spaces and highways teams to ensure main transport networks are not disrupted.

All the service areas questioned have adapted their response to events as well every day practices accordingly. For example:

• as a result of property damage caused by adverse weather, all new council stock will incorporate climate change adaptation features, such as flood resilience

• council-run passenger vehicles have started introducing climate control to reduce temperatures during hot weather

• the police have started to actively warn residents about the dangers of leaving doors and windows open during hot weather

• as a consequence of hot weather and prolonged periods of dry weather, Croydon actively collect rainwater for watering green spaces within the borough

• arid (i.e. with water-resistant plants) roundabouts have been trialled as a better option to cope with drought conditions and reduce water usage

• the council (green spaces team) request water resistant planting where possible within planning applications. Green roofs are actively encouraged by the council

• the highways team are training more gritter drivers and introducing a three shift system to increase standby capability and flexibility.

The results from the LCLIP study will now aid the progression towards Level 2 under the NI188 indicator and the development of a more comprehensive risk assessment in line with the corporate risk register.


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6.3 CREW: ‘Community Resilience to Extreme Weather’

The project ‘Community Resilience to Extreme Weather’ (CREW) is a research project, established to develop a set of toold for improving the capacity for resilience of local communities to the impacts of future extreme weather events. CREW consists of a consortium of researchers drawn from 14 universities around the country. Croydon is one of the areas for this research program and this is likely to aid the council in developing a comprehensive risk assessment of the borough and potential adaptation pathways.

The key objectives of this body of work have been to:

• gain a better understanding of the impacts of extreme weather events (current and future) on local communities, based on three community groupings: householders, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and decision makers

• integrate social and physical research to develop an improved understanding of risk from Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) at the community level

• study the complex inter-relationships between community groups in order to improve our understanding of the risks, vulnerabilities, barriers and drivers that affect the resilience of a local community to extreme weather events

• quantify and rank a number of technical and adaptive coping measures for reducing vulnerability to extreme weather

• develop web-based information dissemination tools for integrating the project outputs. This will deliver maps, reports and guidance on impacts and resilience measures for extreme weather

Those that will benefit from this work will include decision-makers for community resilience, property owners and insurance companies. The information will be of great use to the ECCP in the mapping of risk across Croydon and must be included in the Level 2 NI 188 risk assessment.


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It is important that the public are not misinformed about the degree of climate change and its potential impacts. Seasonal fluctuations in the climate’s natural behavioural patterns can mask the long-term climate changes. For example the winter of 2009/2010 was characterised by temperatures below average, and extensive snow and ice cover across the UK, which would not appear to the general public to be characteristic of a warming climate.

It is these short term fluctuations that may confuse people’s understanding of the long-term global warming trend - a reason why it is important to address behavioural change within this adaptation Action Plan.

7.1. What are our aims?

The work of the ECCP in Croydon provides opportunity for considerable outreach to many partner agencies that will be required to adapt to the changing climate to ensure the efficiency of their service is sustained.

The ECCP’s overarching communications aim is to achieve behavioural changes in Croydon, through:

• the identification of climate change impacts on the borough

• the identification of potential risks for energy security across the borough in relation to climate change impacts

• demonstrating the benefits of early action as it is through economic investment that the impact of future climate change and the additional economic costs this would incur can be minimised

• provide advice to residents and local businesses

With climate change it is expected that EWE will increase in frequency and magnitude. In order to increase the resilience of a community to weather events and the changing climate it is important that emergency services, businesses, individuals and local policy makers are aware of the risks that EWEs pose to service efficiency. Adaptation is about long term preparation for these changing weather patterns and the alteration of service planning to provide capacity to cope with extreme events, whether that is heavy rainfall and surface flooding or severe heat wave events.

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ross

th

e bo

roug

h fo

r a

num

ber

of r

isks

cau

sed

by e

xtre

me

wea

ther

eve

nts.

This

will

incr

ease

the

aw

aren

ess

of c

limat

e ch

ange

and

rel

ated

ad

apta

tion

app

roac

hes

that

indi

vidu

als

can

take

.

B2.

Ens

ure

that

the

com

mun

ity

is

awar

e of

the

pot

enti

al im

pact

s of

cl

imat

e ch

ange

and

aw

are

of t

heir

ow

n re

spon

sibi

litie

s to

war

ds b

uild

ing

pers

onal

res

ilien

ce t

o th

e ri

sks

Ong

oing

Cro

ydon

res

iden

tsIn

crea

sed

awar

enes

s an

d re

silie

nce

will

com

e fr

om:

• A

n aw

aren

ess

rais

ing

med

ia c

ampa

ign

laun

ched

in lo

cal p

aper

s by

20

12, t

his

can

be li

nked

wit

h th

e la

unch

of

the

CR

EW o

nlin

e re

sour

ce.

• In

form

atio

n bo

okle

t pr

oduc

ed

• A

n in

form

atio

n po

int

on t

he c

ounc

il w

ebsi

te w

ill b

e av

aila

ble

wit

h lin

ks

to t

he C

REW

onl

ine

reso

urce

B3.

Enc

oura

ge t

he u

ptak

e of

floo

d w

arni

ng a

ctio

n pl

ans

in h

igh

risk

ar

eas

Ong

oing

Cro

ydon

res

iden

ts in

are

as o

f ri

sk

from

fluv

ial a

nd s

urfa

ce w

ater

flo

odin

g

Incr

ease

d up

take

of

flood

war

ning

act

ion

plan

s fr

om:

• A

n aw

aren

ess

rais

ing

med

ia c

ampa

ign

laun

ched

in lo

cal p

aper

s by

20

12, t

his

can

be li

nked

wit

h th

e la

unch

of

the

CR

EW o

nlin

e re

sour

ce.

• In

form

atio

n bo

okle

t pr

oduc

ed fo

r ar

eas

in a

reas

of

high

ris

k of

sur

face

w

ater

floo

ding

•

An

info

rmat

ion

poin

t on

the

cou

ncil

web

site

will

be

avai

labl

e w

ith

links

to

the

CR

EW o

nlin

e re

sour

ce

B4.

To

enco

urag

e th

e us

e of

hea

t w

ave

acti

on p

lans

for

busi

ness

es a

nd

com

mun

itie

s

Ong

oing

Cro

ydon

res

iden

ts a

nd lo

cal

busi

ness

es

Incr

ease

d up

take

of

heat

wav

e w

arni

ng a

ctio

n pl

ans

from

:•

An

awar

enes

s ra

isin

g m

edia

cam

paig

n la

unch

ed in

loca

l pap

ers

by

2012

, thi

s ca

n be

link

ed w

ith

the

laun

ch o

f th

e C

REW

onl

ine

reso

urce

. •

Info

rmat

ion

book

let

prod

uced

•

An

info

rmat

ion

poin

t on

the

cou

ncil

web

site

will

be

avai

labl

e w

ith

links

to

the

CR

EW o

nlin

e re

sour

ce

Behavioural change


7A

ctio

nD

eadl

ine

Aud

ienc

eO

utco

mes

B5.

Eng

age

wit

h lo

cal b

usin

esse

s to

en

sure

ada

ptat

ion

mea

sure

s an

d an

ad

apta

tion

act

ion

plan

is e

mbe

dded

w

ithi

n bu

sine

sses

pla

ns, h

ighl

ight

ing

adap

tati

on a

nd c

limat

e ch

ange

re

silie

nce

mea

sure

s as

app

ropr

iate

Ong

oing

Loca

l bus

ines

ses

Prov

ide

a to

olki

t th

roug

h th

e co

unci

l ada

ptat

ion

web

page

pro

vidi

ng

guid

ance

thr

ough

whi

ch b

usin

esse

s ca

n de

velo

p ad

apta

tion

act

ion

plan

s an

d ad

opt

resi

lienc

e m

easu

res

whe

re a

ppro

pria

te

B6.

To

enco

urag

e ‘g

row

ing

your

ow

n’

to t

he lo

cal c

omm

unit

ies

incl

udin

g sc

hool

s an

d pr

ivat

e bu

sine

sses

th

roug

h ar

ticl

es in

‘You

r C

royd

on’

and

via

Envi

be

2020

Scho

ols

Bus

ines

ses

Res

iden

ts

This

will

enc

oura

ge m

arke

t la

nd s

hare

sch

emes

.

Mor

e lo

cal r

esid

ents

will

be

enco

urag

ed t

o gr

ow t

heir

ow

n in

the

ir

gard

ens

and

will

lear

n of

the

hea

lth

and

the

envi

ronm

enta

l ben

efits

in

doin

g so

.


This Action Plan table has been constructed to indicate key actions, deadlines and partners responsible for the completion of each action. Often there is more than one partner responsible for the completion of the action and when this is the case lead partners are identified. The success criteria as milestones for the completion of each action have been listed breaking up the work required for each action into a project plan; this will also help the partnership to monitor progress. Targets have been set for each action in consultation with the lead partner responsible. Any progress to date will be documented, again this allows progress to be continually monitored against the planned milestones and targets.

This action plan sets out the strategic process through which actions will be implemented in order to satisfy the guidelines as part of the National indicator 188.

8Actions under NI188 guidelines

Actions under NI188 guidelines


88.

1. L

evel

1 N

I188

Leve

l 1

Obj

ecti

ve:

Pub

lic c

omm

itm

ent

and

impa

cts

asse

ssm

ent:

ass

embl

ing

an e

vide

nce

base

Aim

s:

• to

dem

onst

rate

the

lead

ersh

ip r

ole

of t

he a

utho

rity

by

mak

ing

a pu

blic

com

mit

men

t (a

mon

gst

the

loca

l com

mun

ity,

LSP

par

tner

s, e

tc.)

to r

espo

nd t

o th

e th

reat

s an

d op

port

unit

ies

of a

cha

ngin

g w

eath

er a

nd c

limat

e

• to

dev

elop

an

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

cur

rent

vul

nera

bilit

y to

wea

ther

, inc

ludi

ng e

xtre

me

wea

ther

eve

nts

• to

iden

tify

sig

nific

ant

pote

ntia

l im

pact

s as

soci

ated

wit

h fu

ture

wea

ther

and

clim

ate,

par

ticu

larl

y th

ose

that

are

not

ade

quat

ely

addr

esse

d by

ex

isti

ng p

olic

ies

• to

ens

ure

that

rel

evan

t m

anag

ers

/ el

ecte

d m

embe

rs a

re a

war

e of

the

se a

nd o

ther

pot

enti

al im

pact

s, a

nd a

re p

repa

ring

to

addr

ess

them

• su

pple

men

tary

aim

; to

deve

lop

and

mai

ntai

n a

mon

itor

ing

syst

em t

o co

llect

info

rmat

ion

on t

he im

pact

s of

wea

ther

eve

nts,

par

ticu

larl

y re

cord

ing

the

impa

cts

on t

he d

eliv

ery

of a

utho

rity

ser

vice

s

Act

ion

Dea

dlin

e Pa

rtne

rs(T

hose

res

pons

ible

in b

old

)M

ilest

one

s an

d Ta

rget

sPr

ogr

ess

to d

ate

1.1.

Mak

e a

publ

ic c

omm

itm

ent

to id

enti

fy a

nd m

anag

e cl

imat

e re

late

d ri

sks

2010

• P

RC

: SD

S•

NH

S: p

ublic

hea

lth

• LB

C: S

ocia

l ser

vice

s

• D

efine

mile

ston

es, h

ow t

hey

will

be

achi

eved

and

whe

n•

Plac

e A

ctio

n Pl

an o

n w

ebsi

te

• Si

gned

Not

ting

ham

dec

lara

tion

200

2•

Act

ion

plan

com

plet

ed

1.2.

Und

erta

ke lo

cal r

isk-

base

d as

sess

men

t of

sig

nific

ant

vuln

erab

iliti

es a

nd o

ppor

tuni

ties

to

wea

ther

and

clim

ate,

bot

h no

w a

nd

in t

he fu

ture

.

2010

• P

RC

: SD

S•

Ris

k M

anag

emen

t an

d Em

erge

ncy

Pla

nnin

gLS

P:•

EA: e

xter

nal r

elat

ions

• Th

ames

Wat

er: w

ater

effi

cien

cy•

Nat

ural

Eng

land

: pla

nnin

g an

d ad

voca

cy

• To

pro

duce

a c

urre

nt

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

vu

lner

abili

ty a

nd a

n in

itia

l lis

t of

sig

nific

ant

thre

ats

and

oppo

rtun

itie

s in

pri

orit

y po

licy

/ se

rvic

e ar

eas

• W

inte

r se

rvic

es r

evie

w w

orks

hop

May

200

9•

Scop

ing

for

‘Dra

in L

ondo

n’, p

rodu

cing

floo

d da

taba

se•

Stra

tegi

c Fl

ood

Ris

k A

sses

smen

t•

Mul

ti A

genc

y Fl

ood

Plan

com

plet

ed M

arch

201

0•

Plan

ning

for

‘Exe

rcis

e W

ater

mar

k’ M

arch

201

1•

Floo

d R

isk

Adv

isor

y Se

rvic

e la

unch

ed A

pril

2009

• H

eat

Wav

e Pl

anni

ng

• G

reen

Infr

astr

uctu

re S

tudy

dra

fted

May

201

0

1.3.

Iden

tify

sig

nific

ant

impa

cts

as

a re

sult

of

futu

re w

eath

er e

vent

s20

10•

PR

C: S

DS

• R

isk

Man

agem

ent

and

Emer

genc

y P

lann

ing

LSP:

• EA

: ext

erna

l rel

atio

ns•

Tham

es W

ater

: wat

er e

ffici

ency

• N

atur

al E

ngla

nd: p

lann

ing

advo

cacy

• To

iden

tify

pri

orit

y im

pact

s an

d se

rvic

e ar

eas

that

may

re

quir

e im

med

iate

act

ion

• LC

LIP

draf

ted

Mar

ch 2

010

1.4.

Ris

k co

mm

unic

atio

n to

au

thor

ity

and

LSP

part

ners

Mar

ch

2010

• P

RC

: SD

S•

Ris

k M

anag

emen

t an

d Em

erge

ncy

Pla

nnin

gLS

P:•

Tham

es W

ater

: wat

er e

ffici

ency

• EA

: ext

erna

l rel

atio

ns•

NH

S: p

ublic

hea

lth

• N

atur

al E

ngla

nd: p

lann

ing

and

advo

cacy

• D

istr

ibut

e LC

LIP

stud

y w

ithi

n th

e co

unci

l and

to

LSP

part

ners

• LS

P W

orks

hop:

rai

sing

ris

k aw

aren

ess

date

M

arch

201

0


Actions under NI188 guidelines88.

2. L

evel

2 N

I188

Leve

l 2

Obj

ecti

ve:

Com

preh

ensi

ve r

isk

asse

ssm

ent

(wit

h so

me

prio

riti

sed

area

s)

Aim

s:

• to

ens

ure

that

the

aut

hori

ty n

ow h

as a

com

preh

ensi

ve a

sses

smen

t of

clim

ate

thre

ats

and

oppo

rtun

itie

s ac

ross

its

oper

atio

ns fo

r sp

ecifi

ed p

erio

ds in

th

e fu

ture

• to

iden

tify

usi

ng a

ris

k-ba

sed

met

hod,

pre

fera

bly

alre

ady

empl

oyed

by

the

auth

orit

y, t

he p

rior

ity

risk

s th

at n

eed

to b

e co

nsid

ered

• to

est

ablis

h m

etho

ds a

nd p

roce

dure

s fo

r id

enti

fyin

g ad

apta

tion

opt

ions

and

dev

elop

som

e pr

iori

ty ‘q

uick

-win

’ act

ions

• to

beg

in im

plem

enti

ng s

ome

prio

rity

act

ions

whi

ch w

ill in

clud

e bo

th ‘p

ract

ical

ada

ptat

ion

acti

ons’

and

‘bui

ldin

g ad

apti

ve c

apac

ity’

• to

enc

oura

ge a

ctiv

ity

amon

gst

LSP

par

tner

s to

und

erta

ke r

isk

base

d as

sess

men

ts o

f the

ir s

igni

fican

t vu

lner

abili

ties

and

opp

ortu

niti

es

Act

ion

Dea

dlin

e Pa

rtne

rs(T

hose

res

pons

ible

in b

old

)M

ilest

one

s an

d Ta

rget

sPr

ogr

ess

to d

ate

2.1.

Est

ablis

h ev

iden

ce b

ase

upon

whi

ch r

isk

prio

riti

sati

on a

nd

adap

tati

on d

ecis

ions

are

bas

ed:

• Es

tabl

ish

deci

sion

-mak

ing

crit

eria

for

risk

pri

orit

isat

ion

and

adap

tati

on p

lann

ing

• Sc

opin

g to

iden

tify

and

un

ders

tand

the

sec

tors

, pla

ces

and

com

mun

itie

s /

peop

le t

hat

will

be

the

subj

ect

of t

he r

isk

asse

ssm

ent

• Id

enti

ficat

ion

and

sele

ctio

n of

ev

iden

ce b

ase

mat

eria

l

Mar

ch

2011

• P

RC

: SD

S•

Ris

k m

anag

emen

t an

d Em

erge

ncy

Pla

nnin

gLS

P:•

Tham

es W

ater

: wat

er

effic

ienc

y•

EA: e

xter

nal r

elat

ions

• N

HS:

pub

lic h

ealt

h•

Nat

ural

Eng

land

: pla

nnin

g an

d ad

voca

cy

• Ev

iden

ce b

ase

in p

lace

by

Mar

ch 2

011

• To

be

revi

ewed

ann

ually

, or

follo

win

g an

ext

rem

e w

eath

er e

vent

or

emer

genc

e of

sig

nific

ant

evid

ence

• C

olla

te a

dat

a ba

se o

f w

eath

er e

vent

s an

d as

soci

ated

impa

cts

over

ti

me,

for

mon

itor

ing

purp

oses

• LC

LIP

draf

ted

Mar

ch 2

010

2.2.

Pro

duce

a c

ompr

ehen

sive

lis

t of

pot

enti

al im

pact

s in

eac

h de

part

men

t/se

rvic

e ar

ea/b

usin

ess

unit

/LSP

par

tner

, und

erta

king

in

divi

dual

impa

cts

asse

ssm

ent,

co

nsid

erin

g ti

mes

cale

s ov

er w

hich

im

pact

s ar

e as

sess

ed r

elat

ed t

o po

licy

chan

ges,

soc

io-e

cono

mic

ch

ange

s an

d pr

ovis

ion

of c

limat

e ch

ange

dat

a

Mar

ch

2012

• P

RC

: SD

S•

Civ

il C

ont

inge

ncie

s Te

am•

Ris

k m

anag

emen

t an

d Em

erge

ncy

Pla

nnin

gLS

P:•

Tham

es W

ater

: wat

er

effic

ienc

y •

EA: e

xter

nal r

elat

ions

• N

HS:

pub

lic h

ealt

h•

Nat

ural

Eng

land

: pla

nnin

g an

d ad

voca

cy

• A

ll ac

tive

uni

ts w

ithi

n th

e LS

P to

und

erta

ke a

n im

pact

ass

essm

ent,

usi

ng

a co

nsis

tent

ris

k ba

sed

met

hodo

logy

• Fl

ood

Ris

k A

dvis

ory

Serv

ice

• W

inte

r Se

rvic

es R

evie

w•

The

Bus

ines

s Im

pact

Ass

essm

ent

tem

plat

e,

used

as

part

of

Cro

ydon

Bus

ines

s C

onti

nuit

y M

anag

emen

t, is

to

be u

sed

to a

nsw

er q

uest

ions

th

at w

ould

be

rais

ed in

the

ris

k as

sess

men

t on

cl

imat

e ch

ange

. Thi

s w

ill b

uild

a p

ictu

re o

f th

e im

pact

s po

tent

ial r

isks

cou

ld h

ave

on s

ervi

ces

and

diff

eren

t bu

sine

ss a

reas

.

Actions under NI188 guidelines


8A

ctio

nD

eadl

ine

Part

ners

(Tho

se r

espo

nsib

le in

bo

ld)

Mile

sto

nes

and

Targ

ets

Pro

gres

s to

dat

e

2.3.

Ris

k ba

sed

asse

ssm

ent

appl

ying

dec

isio

n m

akin

g cr

iter

ia

to id

enti

fy p

rior

ity

risk

s to

be

take

n fo

rwar

d.•

Ass

essi

ng li

kelih

ood

and

seve

rity

of

occ

urre

nce

over

cle

arly

defi

ned

tim

e sc

ales

. •

Ris

k as

sess

men

t to

be

inco

rpor

ated

into

cor

pora

te r

isk

regi

ster

• Th

is s

houl

d be

out

com

e ba

sed

to

focu

s on

ris

k m

anag

emen

t

Mar

ch

2011

• P

RC

: SD

S•

Ris

k m

anag

emen

t an

d Em

erge

ncy

Pla

nnin

gLS

P:•

Tham

es W

ater

: wat

er

effic

ienc

y •

EA: e

xter

nal r

elat

ions

• N

HS:

pub

lic h

ealt

h•

Nat

ural

Eng

land

: pla

nnin

g an

d ad

voca

cy

• R

isk

wor

ksho

p fo

r EC

CP

• R

isk

asse

ssm

ent

fram

ewor

k to

be

deve

lope

d, p

opul

ated

an

d ri

sks

prio

riti

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This action plan is categorised by climate change risk, indicating the ‘quick win’ actions required for climate change adaptation in Croydon over the next 3 years, some of which are already underway. This ‘quick wins’ action plan has been developed in addition to the NI188 guidelines action plan to allow for progress to be made now and to document existing streams of work within the council that are already contributing to adaptation to climate change over the long term.

9.1. Where we are now?

9.1.1. Flood and water management act, April 2010

One of the priority risks in Croydon, as identified in the LCLIP is surface water flooding. The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and Flood Regulations 2009 have great implications for the management of water resources and infrastructure as well as the responsibilities of the water companies for surface water flooding. The Act introduces new requirements affecting the development and use of land. This will provide better, more comprehensive management of flood risk for people, homes and businesses. It will also help tackle bad debt in the water industry, improve the affordability of water bills for certain groups and individuals, and help ensure continuity of water supplies to the consumer.

The Act and Flood Regulations give local authorities statutory responsibility as the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), this means that attention to future flood risk is now of paramount importance. LLFAs will be responsible for ensuring coordinated management of flooding from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses (including lake, pond, and other areas of water which flow into an ordinary watercourse). This is the first time surface water flooding has been assigned in law. Responsibility for rivers, coast and reservoir remains with the Environment Agency.

Each LLFA has to deliver a Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA), this identifies areas where flood risk is significant. The LLFA must also produce Flood Risk / Flood Hazard Maps and ensure that a Flood Risk Management Plan is produced for its area in order to develop, maintain, apply and monitor a strategy for local flood risk management. In addition LLFA will have a role to investigate flooding events and develop and maintain a public register of Flood Risk Management Assets. The Environment Agency, Local Authorities and Internal Drainage Boards, are ‘designating authorities’ who may designate features with a Flood Risk Management role. This means that owners of structures included on a register of structures must seek formal approval prior to alteration, demolition or replacement. The LLFA will have a duty to assess applications and issue decisions in these circumstances. The LLFA is also now responsible for approving drainage systems. The LLFA will have to determine approval for drainage schemes linked to new development. This puts emphasis on the Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) as part of new developments.

Many of the new statutory requirements placed on the borough are being addressed through the borough’s involvement in the London-wide Drain London project. This project will help deliver on some of Croydon’s new responsibilities through the formulation of a Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP).

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9.1.2 Drain London

Drain London is a GLA led project focussed on surface water flooding. A SWMP will be produced for each of the London boroughs to help identify surface water flood risk and reduce the vulnerability of specific areas to this form of flooding. Organisations responsible for the management of surface water will all be involved in Drain London.

A SWMP is a framework through which key local partners with responsibility for surface water and drainage in their area work together to understand the causes of surface water flooding and agree the most effective way of managing surface water flood risk. The purpose is to make sustainable urban surface water management decisions that are evidence based, risk based, future proofed and inclusive of stakeholder views and preferences. This programme of work is not just about mapping features and assets but also capacity, condition and flood risk and how this will change in light of climate change.

There are a number of challenges inherent in developing a programme of work such as this in greater London. If all boroughs were to prepare SWMPs in isolation, it would risk duplication of effort and expense, plus solutions which simply transfer problems to neighbouring areas. To avoid this, Drain London has grouped boroughs into planning areas, which share physical features such as river corridors, key drainage infrastructure and/or administrative links. They will then coordinate the delivery of plans by the different areas, provide project support and encourage the sharing of best practice. A key objective is to avoid solutions to flooding in just one borough. Croydon has been grouped into a planning area with neighbouring Sutton, Kingston and Richmond.

9.1.3. Strategic flood risk assessment

The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) provides information on flood risk, which enhances what is currently available, and raises and informs a crucial debate involving spatial planning decision makers and their development management colleagues. In the near future the CREW research will provide a valuable analysis of how this flood risk will change in light of climate change projections.

Croydon has undertaken a joint SFRA with the boroughs of Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth, which was carried out in accordance with Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk (PPS 25).



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The objectives of the SFRA are listed below:

• Provide an assessment of the impact of all potential sources of flooding in accordance with PPS25 including an assessment of any future impacts associated with climate change and sea level rise

• Enable planning policies to be identified to minimize and manage flood risks for the whole of each borough

• Provide the information needed to apply the sequential test for the identification of land suitable for development in line with the principles of PPS25

• Provide baseline data to inform the sustainability appraisal of development plan documents (DPDs) with regard to catchment-wide flooding issues that affect the study area

• Allow each borough to assess the flood risk for specific development proposal sites thereby setting out the requirements for a site-specific flood risk assessments (FRAs)

• Enable each borough to use the SFRA as a basis for decision-making at the planning application stage

• Provide, where necessary, technical assessments and assistance to the authorities to demonstrate that developments located in flood risk areas are appropriate and in line with the requirements of the exception test.

9.1.3.1. Managing flood risk

There are a number of relatively simple measures that provide very effective flood alleviation as well as providing additional recreation, amenity and ecological improvements to an area. They range from the development of parks and open spaces through to river restoration schemes, for example the Norbury Brook and River Wandle de-culverting schemes. While an early prefeasibility study has been conducted for de-culverting the Norbury Brook in Norbury Park, de-culverting of the River Wandle in Wandle park is much closer to realisation with final funding being sought. These projects will provide wider ecological, biodiversity and sustainability benefits for the borough. The basic function of these techniques is to increase flood storage and the storage or conveyance of rainwater. Typical measures include various types of pools, ponds, and ditches which all have the added benefit of improving the ecological and amenity value of an area. They may also provide recreational areas and encourage activities such as walking, cycling or wildlife watching.

Where development in flood risk areas is unavoidable, the most common method of mitigating flood risk is to ensure habitable floor levels are raised above the maximum flood water level. The Environment Agency suggest a 300mm freeboard on the 1 in 100 year fluvial flood levels and 1 in 200 year tidal flood levels when setting finished floor levels in undefended areas (600mm freeboard is required for less precisely computed levels).

It is also necessary to ensure that proposed road levels are such that emergency access and evacuation routes are maintained where possible at the 1 in 1000 year flood level. As with the land raising option, it is imperative that any assessment takes into consideration the volume of floodwater potentially displaced by carrying out this work.



9.1.3.2. Flood resistance

Flood resistance measures aim to prevent floodwaters from entering a property and damaging its fabric. Following the UK floods in 2000, the use of demountable flood barriers and door flood guards for individual properties has become more common. If installed correctly, in advance of a flood event these measures can work effectively. This supports the requirement for a communications plan to run alongside the SFRA, targeting high risk priority flood risk areas.

The use of temporary resistance measures is considered appropriate for existing properties, however they are not recommended for new developments. This is because the temporary measures require human intervention and continued maintenance which cannot be guaranteed. Permanent flood resistance measures such as use of low permeability materials to prevent water ingress are therefore recommended for new developments.

9.1.3.3. Flood resilience

Increasing resilience to flood damage reduces the cost of flood events and ensures that buildings can be swiftly returned to normal use following a flood event. The DCLG has recently released the report ‘Improving the Flood Performance of New Buildings’ which provides guidance on appropriate measures for increasing flood resilience. These measures are applicable to both existing properties and new build and can reduce residual flood risk whilst also improving the insurability of homes in flood risk areas. The guidance identifies the key flood resistant measures as being:

• replace timber floors with concrete and cover with tiles

• replace chipboard/MDF kitchen and bathroom units with plastic equivalents

• replace gypsum plaster with more water-resistant material, such as lime plaster or cement render

• move service meters, boilers, and electrical points well above likely flood levels

• put one-way valves into drainage pipes to prevent sewage backing up into the house



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9.1.4. Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS)

SUDS are a key focus of the new Flood and Water Management Act 2010, through which the Secretary of State will publish National Standards covering the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Sustainable Drainage Systems.

Traditionally built developments have used piped drainage systems to manage surface water and convey surface water run-off away from developed areas as quickly as possible. Typically these systems connect to the public sewer system for treatment and/or disposal to local watercourses. Whilst this approach rapidly transfers surface water from developed areas, the alteration of natural drainage processes can potentially impact on downstream areas by increasing flood risk and reducing water quality. Receiving watercourses are therefore much more sensitive to rainfall intensity, volume and catchment land uses after a catchment or areas of a catchment have been developed.

Due to the difficulties associated with upgrading sewer systems it is uncommon for sewer and drainage systems to keep pace with the rate of development/re-development and increasingly stringent restrictions are also being placed upon discharges to watercourses. As development continues and/or urban areas expand these systems can become inadequate for the volumes of surface water that are generated, resulting in increased flood risk and/or pollution to watercourses. This may be exacerbated by the impacts of climate change on rainfall intensities, which may lead to flash floods in catchments and the overloading of piped systems. In addition, as flood risk has increased in importance within planning policy, a disparity has emerged between the design standard of conventional sewer systems (typically 1 in 30 years), and the typical flood design standard (1 in 100 years) that should be considered for residential development. This has resulted in drainage inadequacies for the flood return periods considered for new developments, often resulting in potential flood risk from surface water and combined sewer systems.

PPS 25 indicates that regional Planning Bodies and Local Authorities should promote the use of SUDS for the management of surface water runoff generated by development. PPS 25 requires that new development does not exacerbate flood risk elsewhere, which means there is a need to control drainage and runoff to ensure there are no increases in overland flow as a result of the new development.

The Code for Sustainable Homes requires that the pre-development surface water run off for a site is not exceeded by the post-development run off for all levels of the Code. Additional credits are available for reducing the surface water run off below a certain percentage of pre-development run off. The incorporation of suitably designed SUDS into a development thus can contribute to other assessment criteria under the Code for Sustainable Homes, including credits under the ecology category.



9.1.5. Biodiversity

Croydon is well regarded for its large expanse of open space, much of which is managed for nature conservation. Over one third of Croydon has been designated as Metropolitan Green Belt, the majority of which is ‘Heritage Land’. However, Croydon has seen huge development pressure in recent years and it is important that direct loss of habitat and species is not a result of this further growth and development in the borough. It is especially important that we prevent the fragmentation of these habitats in light of climate change as development can also impact negatively by isolating less mobile species.

With climate change projections forecasting a rise in average annual temperature and an increase in extreme weather events, species must be given opportunity to move from space to space enabling them to find suitable habitats that might provide more shelter and to avoid heat stress within a more dynamic climate. It is therefore essential that opportunities for enhanced biodiversity through initiatives such as habitat management and creation, SUDS and green roofs should be maximised.

These are objectives set out in the Croydon Council Biodiversity Action Plan (in preparation), and the overlapping themes have been documented in this Action Plan, expanding the targets to encourage more long term planning for climate change adaptation.

The proposed Green Grid and Rivers Strategy will also address many of these areas in providing new and/or enhancing existing public open spaces, reducing areas of deficiency. This strategy will provide better public access to green spaces and rivers for walking and cycling, providing more recreational areas through the promotion of healthy living. Many of the strands of work addressed in the Green Grid Rivers Strategy will target objectives related to climate change mitigation and adaptation in a holistic manner, incorporating all aspects of climate change adaptation as raised in this action plan, such as managing flood risk through the provision of multi-functional spaces.

Climate change will impact directly on biodiversity as well as people. For, example, hotter temperatures may lead to a change in species composition in certain habitats. Adaptation measures adopted to respond to flooding, drought and overheating could also benefit biodiversity. For example, measures to restore natural floodplain functions could restore habitats and benefit species, as could “urban greening” measures needed to keep London cool. However, if opportunities are not actively identified, such biodiversity benefits could be missed, or biodiversity benefits could be harmed by unsympathetic climate change adaption activities.



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It is essential to preserve green spaces as well as street trees and woodland through the enhancement of natural resilience thus preserving local ecosystem services. These include the provision of clean water, soil fertility, air filtration, climate regulation, health and wellbeing as well as areas to grow food and provide residents with a sense of place.

Private and communal gardens as well as school gardens and allotments in Croydon, many under 0.25ha, are the most common settings where people come into contact with wildlife on an almost daily basis- and furthermore can directly influence the success of local biodiversity. The borough’s network of private gardens also account for a large land area within the borough, and contain a number of ponds, grassland areas and flowering plant species. Estimates of the minimum total surface area of private gardens within the borough in 2003 placed these at 15.67 sq. km or 18% of the total borough surface area (86.46 sq. km), which represents a significant amount of land, and so potentially an important influence on the health or decline of local flora and fauna.

The face of the traditional ‘garden’ is changing, offering new opportunities for biodiversity to thrive with vertical gardens, habitat walls, and green roofs becoming increasingly popular. Gardening is an activity which can offer a wide range of rewards both to the gardener and to the physical and human environment. A challenge is to enable local gardeners and allotment holders to care for their patches in an environmentally sustainable manner.

In addition to this challenge one must consider the change in seasonality of rainfall as a result of climate change and how this will impact on the management of gardens for food growing and allotment sites. As a result on site water storage for allotments will need to be considered as well the marketing of drought resistant species.

There are 20 allotment sites in Croydon, all of which are of variable sizes and in high demand, with a two year waiting list for most sites. There are a number of sites which are of poor quality and would otherwise provide more productive space for growing. Addressing this would instantly free up more growing space for those on the 2 year waiting list.

Croydon has a long tradition of community action through the network of Friends of Park groups and other local conservation groups and societies. Local people are actively involved in looking after green spaces, woodlands and nature areas, as well as making wildlife improvements to local parks and other green open spaces. A monthly programme of free guided wildlife walks and events raises awareness and educates people about the importance of the variety of natural habitats found in Croydon and how they are managed. Newsletters, publications and illustrated talks are delivered by a variety of groups such as the Old Surrey Downs Project, Croydon Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society. It is important that this communication to the public is continued.


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epor

t (2

009)

and

the

Fur

ther

Reg

ulat

ion

25 C

ore

Stra

tegy

Rep

ort

(con

sult

atio

n)•

Lath

am’s

Way

was

iden

tifie

d as

bei

ng lo

cate

d in

Fl

ood

Zone

3a w

ith

a hi

gh p

roba

bilit

y of

floo

ding

1.2.

Dra

in L

ondo

n Su

rfac

e W

ater

M

anag

emen

t Pl

an

(Gre

en in

fras

truc

ture

rep

ort

refe

renc

e 30

06.0

01)

Mar

ch

2011

LBC

: Spa

tial

Pla

nnin

g /

Envi

ronm

ent

Age

ncy

/ Th

ames

W

ater

/ S

utto

n an

d Ea

st

Surr

ey W

ater

/ D

rain

Lon

don

/ ad

join

ing

boro

ughs

• Id

enti

fy p

oten

tial

cri

tica

l ar

ea p

roje

cts

to ju

stify

fu

rthe

r in

vest

igat

ion

of

pluv

ial fl

oodi

ng a

s pa

rt o

f ti

er 3

• D

evel

op C

riti

cal D

rain

age

Are

a A

ctio

n Pl

ans

for

high

ri

sk a

reas

•

Earl

y SW

MP

Aut

umn

2010

• M

id S

WM

P D

ec20

10/J

an

2011

• Fi

nal S

WM

P M

arch

201

1

• Ti

er 2

Pre

-qua

lifica

tion

que

stio

nnai

re c

ompl

eted

m

id J

une

• Ti

er 2

Invi

tati

on t

o te

nder

com

plet

ed la

te J

une

• A

ppoi

ntm

ent

of c

onsu

ltan

ts c

ompl

eted

Mid

Jul

y•

Surf

ace

Wat

er M

anag

emen

t Pl

an (

SWM

P)

Scop

ing

repo

rt c

ompl

eted

: 201

0•

Purl

ey t

own

cent

re h

as b

een

iden

tifie

d as

a

crit

ical

dra

inag

e ar

ea

1.3

De-

culv

erti

ng t

he R

iver

Wan

dle

Park

Earl

y 20

12LB

C: S

pati

al P

lann

ing

/ LB

C C

omm

unit

y Se

rvic

es /

En

viro

nmen

t A

genc

y, B

arra

tts

• R

emov

e cu

lver

ts a

nd r

etur

n ba

ck t

o a

wet

land

are

a an

d flo

odpl

ain

• H

erit

age

Lott

ery

fund

sec

ured

•

Arc

haeo

logi

cal s

urve

y st

arte

d



9A

ctio

nD

eadl

ine

Part

ners

Mile

sto

nes

and

Targ

ets

Pro

gres

s to

dat

e

1.4

Soak

away

cle

ansi

ng a

nd

refu

rbis

hmen

t pr

ogra

mm

e O

ngoi

ng

LBC

: Tra

ffic

and

Engi

neer

ing

/Pr

ivat

e co

ntra

ctor

sTo

tre

at p

rior

ity

area

s fo

r ac

tion

fro

m a

n an

cilla

ry

drai

nage

cle

anin

g pr

ogra

mm

e w

ithi

n th

e so

uthe

rn h

alf

of t

he

boro

ugh

and

area

s flo

oded

in

the

past

• 30

0 so

akaw

ays

trea

ted

by

end

of 2

010

• Pr

ogra

mm

e st

arte

d in

200

8/09

and

is w

ell

unde

rway

• Fi

nanc

e ha

s be

en in

crea

sed

for

2010

/11

1.5

De-

culv

erti

ng o

f N

orbu

ry P

ark

2013

LBC

: Spa

tial

Pla

nnin

g /

Envi

ronm

ent

Age

ncy

• R

emov

e cu

lver

ts a

nd r

etur

n ba

ck t

o a

wet

land

are

a an

d flo

odpl

ain

• Pr

e-fe

asib

ility

stu

dy a

nd r

epor

t co

mpl

eted

.•

Fund

ing

is c

urre

ntly

bei

ng s

ecur

ed. T

he

prog

ress

ion

of t

he p

roje

ct w

ill b

e su

bjec

t to

Lo

tter

y fu

ndin

g (J

uly

2010

)

1.6

Floo

d St

udy

of P

urle

y to

be

com

mis

sion

ed

Mar

ch

2011

LBC

: Tra

ffic

and

Engi

neer

ing

/ En

viro

nmen

t A

genc

y•

Stud

y to

be

com

plet

ed b

y M

arch

201

1

1.7

Purl

ey O

aks

pond

pum

ping

st

atio

n pu

mp

refu

rbis

hmen

t,

clea

nsin

g an

d de

-silt

ing

prog

ram

me

Mar

ch

2011

LBC

: Tra

ffic

and

Engi

neer

ing

/ En

viro

nmen

t A

genc

y•

Test

ing.

Sam

ples

fro

m p

onds

to

be

anal

ysed

in la

bora

tory

• A

pron

Cle

anin

g

1.8

SUD

S (S

usta

inab

le U

rban

D

rain

age

Syst

ems)

impl

emen

ted

into

sus

tain

able

wat

er m

anag

emen

t st

rate

gies

for

new

dev

elop

men

ts/

reno

vati

ons

/en

gine

erin

g w

orks

in

the

boro

ugh

(Gre

en In

fras

truc

ture

Rep

ort

refe

renc

e 30

06.0

03)

Ong

oing

LBC

: Spa

tial

Pla

nnin

g /

Envi

ronm

ent

Age

ncy

• D

evel

op a

form

al r

egis

ter

for

gree

n ro

ofs

in t

he b

orou

gh,

this

is a

req

uire

men

t un

der

the

Floo

d an

d W

ater

M

anag

emen

t A

ct 2

010

• En

sure

SU

DS

are

built

in

to p

lann

ing

polic

y fo

r ne

w d

evel

opm

ents

and

en

gine

erin

g w

orks

to

be

carr

ied

out

on e

xist

ing

infr

astr

uctu

re.

• Th

e Th

ames

Wat

er s

ewer

flo

odin

g re

cord

s sh

ow t

hat

part

s of

Cou

lsdo

n, S

outh

N

orw

ood,

Str

eath

am V

ale

and

Selh

urst

are

sus

cept

ible

to

sig

nific

ant

sew

er fl

oodi

ng.

SUD

S te

chni

ques

sho

uld

ther

efor

e be

app

lied

in t

hese

ar

eas

to e

nsur

e th

at e

xist

ing

sew

er fl

oodi

ng p

robl

ems

are

not

exac

erba

ted.


‘Quick wins’ additional action plan9R

isk

2. In

crea

sing

the

res

ilien

ce o

f C

royd

on’s

bui

lt e

nvir

onm

ent

to t

he e

ffec

t of

clim

ate

chan

ge

It is

ess

enti

al t

hat

the

built

env

iron

men

t ca

n be

dev

elop

ed t

o w

iths

tand

and

red

uce

the

risk

of c

limat

e ch

ange

impa

cts.

The

May

or o

f Lon

don

has

mad

e a

prop

osal

in t

he M

ayor

’s T

rans

port

Str

ateg

y (2

010)

to

wor

k w

ith

Tfl, D

ft a

nd o

ther

sta

keho

lder

s to

hel

p de

term

ine

the

vuln

erab

ility

of t

rans

port

ass

ets

and

exis

ting

infr

astr

uctu

re. G

reen

spa

ces

and

tree

s ca

n no

t on

ly p

rovi

de fl

ood

atte

nuat

ion

but

also

a c

oolin

g ef

fect

whi

ch w

ill r

educ

e th

e im

pact

of h

eat

wav

es. T

hese

spa

ces

will

impr

ove

the

conn

ecti

vity

of g

reen

spa

ces

wit

hin

the

boro

ugh.

Aim

s:

• ad

apta

tion

mea

sure

s m

ust

be in

corp

orat

ed t

o en

sure

tha

t th

e bu

ilt e

nvir

onm

ent

and

infr

astr

uctu

re c

an w

iths

tand

hot

ter

wea

ther

, dri

er s

umm

ers

and

incr

ease

d pr

ecip

itat

ion

leve

ls in

win

ter

• to

enc

oura

ge t

he d

evel

opm

ent

of g

reen

roo

fs a

nd w

alls

in n

ew b

uild

• pr

ovid

e st

reet

tre

es in

defi

cien

t ar

eas

• pr

omot

e ‘g

row

ing

your

ow

n’ t

hrou

gh t

he d

evel

opm

ent

of n

ew a

llotm

ent

site

, the

impr

oved

qua

lity

of e

xist

ing

allo

tmen

ts a

nd d

evel

op m

etho

ds t

o m

anag

e th

ese

site

s su

stai

nabl

y ta

king

into

acc

ount

the

impa

ct o

f clim

ate

chan

ge o

n w

ater

ava

ilabi

lity

Act

ion

Dea

dlin

e Pa

rtne

rsM

ilest

one

s an

d Ta

rget

sPr

ogr

ess

to d

ate

2.1

The

prov

isio

n of

gre

en r

oofs

. O

ngoi

ngLB

C: S

pati

al

Plan

ning

•

Dev

elop

met

hod

of d

ata

colle

ctio

n on

th

e nu

mbe

r of

gre

en r

oofs

in p

lann

ing

appl

icat

ions

• G

athe

r da

ta a

nd p

rovi

de a

n as

sess

men

t of

the

num

ber

of g

reen

roo

fs in

the

bo

roug

h•

Iden

tify

the

pro

visi

on fo

r ad

diti

onal

gr

een

roof

s an

d se

t ta

rget

s fo

r th

eir

incl

usio

n in

new

dev

elop

men

ts

• G

reen

roo

f fu

nd a

vaila

ble

to e

ncou

rage

gr

een

roof

dev

elop

men

t in

cri

tica

l floo

d ri

sk a

reas

.

• 4,

200s

qm o

f gre

en r

oofs

hav

e be

en m

appe

d so

far

The

follo

win

g de

velo

pmen

ts h

ave

inco

rpor

ated

gr

een

roof

s in

to t

heir

des

ign

• D

avid

son

Road

•

‘Bri

dge

Hou

se’ a

nd ‘t

he E

xcha

nge’

– S

urre

y St

reet

•

Impa

ct H

ouse

– E

drid

ge R

oad

• C

entr

e V

iew

Apa

rtm

ents

– W

hitg

ift S

tree

t •

May

day

Road

(Liv

ing

Roof

)•

Lond

on R

oad

• Ba

rrat

ts D

evel

opm

ent

– P

urle

y W

ay (d

eck

gard

en)

• Ll

oyd

Park

pav

ilion

2.2

The

prov

isio

n of

Gre

en W

alls

.O

ngoi

ngLB

C: S

pati

al

plan

ning

• D

evel

op m

etho

d of

dat

a co

llect

ion

on

the

num

ber

of g

reen

wal

ls in

pla

nnin

g ap

plic

atio

n•

Gat

her

data

and

pro

vide

an

asse

ssm

ent

of t

he n

umbe

r of

gre

en w

alls

in t

he

Bor

ough

.•

Iden

tify

the

pro

visi

on fo

r ad

diti

onal

gr

een

wal

ls a

nd s

et t

arge

ts fo

r th

eir

incl

usio

n in

new

dev

elop

men

ts



9A

ctio

nD

eadl

ine

Part

ners

Mile

sto

nes

and

Targ

ets

Pro

gres

s to

dat

e

2.3

To e

nsur

e th

at b

uild

ing

desi

gn

and

infr

astr

uctu

re is

dev

elop

ed t

o w

iths

tand

the

eff

ects

of

clim

ate

chan

ge in

clud

ing

incr

ease

d he

at

stre

ss a

nd p

reci

pita

tion

.

2012

LBC

: Spa

tial

Pl

anni

ng/

Tran

spor

t an

d En

gine

erin

g

• A

dapt

atio

n cr

iter

ia e

mbe

dded

into

th

e pl

anni

ng s

tage

for

new

bui

ld a

nd

infr

astr

uctu

re c

hang

es in

the

bor

ough

• H

erit

age

Lott

ery

fund

sec

ured

•

Arc

haeo

logi

cal s

urve

y st

arte

d

2.4

Tree

pla

ntin

g pr

ogra

mm

es

for

stre

ets

and

the

prov

isio

n of

sp

ecie

s th

at w

ill c

ope

wit

h ex

trem

e w

eath

er c

ondi

tion

s w

ith

rega

rds

to t

empe

ratu

re a

nd p

reci

pita

tion

le

vels

.(G

reen

Infr

astr

uctu

re R

epor

t re

fere

nce

3007

.001

)

2012

LBC

: Tre

es a

nd

Woo

dlan

d•

Agr

ee fu

ndin

g fo

r tr

ee p

lant

ing

prog

ram

me

in a

reas

of

defic

ienc

y an

d ne

w d

evel

opm

ents

: Nor

th W

ood,

A

23 N

orth

, Sou

th W

andl

e, C

MC

, New

A

ddin

gton

, Pur

ley,

Cou

lsdo

n to

wn

cent

res,

A23

Sou

th•

Iden

tify

whe

re t

here

are

sui

tabl

e sp

aces

w

ithi

n th

ese

area

s fo

r tr

ee p

lant

ing.

• Th

e G

reen

Infr

astr

uctu

re r

epor

t ha

s id

enti

fied

area

s de

ficie

nt in

tre

es p

rovi

ding

a c

oolin

g ef

fect

; th

is in

clud

es n

ew d

evel

opm

ents

whe

re p

riva

te

fund

ing

can

pote

ntia

lly b

e ga

ined

. •

Tree

pla

ntin

g pr

ogra

mm

e al

read

y ag

reed

for

Bro

ad G

reen

. 60

tree

s pl

anne

d fo

r pl

anti

ng.

Fund

ing

from

the

May

or o

f Lo

ndon

’s T

rees

for

Stre

ets

has

been

app

lied

for

(Jun

e 20

10).

2.5

Mak

e te

mpo

rary

spa

ces

on b

row

nfiel

d an

d de

relic

t la

nd

avai

labl

e fo

r te

mpo

rary

allo

tmen

ts

or g

row

bag

sch

emes

.(G

reen

Infr

astr

uctu

re r

epor

t re

fere

nce

3005

.003

)

2017

LBC

: Com

mun

ity

Serv

ices

• M

ap b

row

n fie

ld s

ites

acr

oss

the

boro

ugh

iden

tify

ing

pote

ntia

l sit

es,

depe

nden

t on

bio

dive

rsit

y va

lue

and

fert

ility

, for

tem

pora

ry le

ase.

•

Gre

enin

g br

ownfi

elds

: tem

pora

ry le

ase,

la

ndst

ock

data

base

ava

ilabl

e by

201

7

2.6

To e

ncou

rage

‘gro

win

g yo

ur

own’

to

the

loca

l com

mun

ity,

in

clud

ing

scho

ols

and

priv

ate

busi

ness

.(G

reen

Infr

astr

uctu

re R

epor

t re

fere

nce

3005

.002

/004

/001

)

2020

LBC

: Com

mun

ity

Serv

ices

• G

row

Gre

en: e

duca

tion

, gra

nt a

nd k

now

-ho

w s

uppo

rt fo

r ur

ban

agri

cult

ure

• En

cour

age

Mar

ket

Land

shar

e sc

hem

es

• A

ddin

gton

Foo

d Le

arni

ng C

entr

e

2.7

To p

rovi

de m

ore

area

s fo

r gr

owin

g in

den

sely

pop

ulat

ed a

reas

of

the

bor

ough

.(G

reen

Infr

astr

uctu

re R

epor

t re

fere

nce

3005

.005

)

2032

LBC

: Com

mun

ity

Serv

ices

• N

ew a

llotm

ent

site

s: S

outh

Nor

woo

d Pa

rk, P

olla

rds

Hill

, exp

and

Mic

klen

Way

• Pr

omot

e th

e us

e of

tem

pora

ry ‘G

row

ing

Bag

Allo

tmen

ts’

• To

intr

oduc

e pr

oduc

tive

veg

etat

ion

(fru

it

tree

s) in

pub

lic o

pen

spac

es

• N

ew a

llotm

ent

site

s id

enti

fied

in t

he G

reen

In

fras

truc

ture

Rep

ort

2.8

Impr

ove

the

qual

ity

of e

xist

ing

allo

tmen

ts.

(Gre

en In

fras

truc

ture

Rep

ort

refe

renc

e 30

05.0

06)

2017

LBC

: Com

mun

ity

Serv

ices

• O

ut o

f th

e 18

allo

tmen

t si

tes,

6 d

irec

t le

ts r

un b

y th

e co

unci

l, 10

wit

hin

priv

atel

y ow

ned

land

and

2 w

hich

are

be

ing

cons

ider

ed fo

r di

rect

man

agem

ent,

id

enti

fy s

ites

wit

hin

whi

ch t

here

are

em

pty,

poo

r qu

alit

y al

lotm

ents

.


‘Quick wins’ additional action plan93.

Bio

dive

rsit

y

Aim

s:

• en

sure

tha

t bi

odiv

erse

hab

itat

s an

d op

en s

pace

s ar

e pr

eser

ved

wit

hin

the

boro

ugh,

ens

urin

g th

at n

ew d

evel

opm

ents

and

oth

er a

dapt

atio

n m

easu

res

do n

o re

sult

in t

he lo

st o

f ope

n sp

aces

and

hab

itat

• pr

omot

e th

e co

nnec

tivi

ty o

f gre

en s

pace

s ac

ross

the

bor

ough

• en

cour

age

the

use

of s

peci

es t

hat

will

ada

pt t

o th

e ch

angi

ng c

limat

e, fo

r ex

ampl

e dr

ough

t re

sist

ant

plan

ts

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We would like to thank all Environment and Climate Change Partnership members for the information they have provided for this action plan and the valuable guidance they have offered. We wish to acknowledge the Environment Agency, Natural England, The Woodland Trust, Thames Water, Transport for London, Creative Environmental Networks, the GLA, the LDA, NHS Croydon, Mayday Hospital, Croydon Economic Development Company, John Laing, the BME Forum, The Diocese of Southwark and Al Khair School.

Thanks also goes to all council departments involved in providing information and guidance for the development of this strategy, among others the spatial planning, transport and engineering, community services, strategic transport, waste services, the pollution team, adult services, housing, risk management and emergency planning, The civil contingencies team and the sustainable development service. Acknowledgements are also made to the adaptation strategy group within the ECCP.

10Acknowledgements


11Glossary of terms

BAP Biodiversity Action Plan

BME Black and Minority Ethnic

CCAAP Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan

CREW Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (the project ‘Community Resilience to Extreme Weather’ (CREW) has been established to gain a better understanding of the effects of future climate change on extreme weather events, and to develop a set of tools for improving local-community resilience)

CMC Croydon Metropolitan Centre

The Code for Sustainable Homes A national standard for sustainable design and construction

DCLG Department of Communities and Local Government

DEFRA Department of Food and Rural Affairs

EA Environment Agency

ECCP Environment and Climate Change Partnership

EWE Extreme Weather Events

Freeboard Freeboard is a ‘safety margin’ to account for residual uncertainties in water level

prediction and/or structural performance. It is the difference between the height of a flood defence or floor level and the design flood level. Freeboard should account for uncertainty in hydrological predictions, wave action, modelling accuracy, climate change, topographical accuracy, final flood defence levels and quality of the digital elevation models.

GHG Green House Gas (gases in the atmosphere that absorbs and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone)

HEEP Home Energy Efficiency Programme (now known as RE:NEW)

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (This is a scientific intergovernmental body tasked with evaluating the risk of climate change caused by human activity. The panel was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme, two organisations of the United Nations)


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KtCO2 Thousand Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide

LAA Local Area Agreement (Local area agreements (LAAs) are three-year action plans for achieving better outcomes, developed by councils with their partners in local strategic partnerships (LSP)

LCE Low Carbon Economy

LCLIP Local Climate Impacts Profile

LDF Local Development Framework

LLFA Lead Local Flood Authority

LSP Local Strategic Partnership (A local strategic partnership (LSP) is a non-statutory body that brings together the different parts of the public, private, voluntary and community sectors, to work at a local level. The lead role in the LSP is taken by the local council)

NI National Indicator (the National Indicator Set is the only set of indicators on which central government will manage the performance of local government. It covers services delivered by local authorities alone and in partnership with other organisations like health like health services and the police)

NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Report

ppm Parts per million

PFRA Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment

PRC Planning Regeneration and Conservation

RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

SDS Sustainable Development Service

SER State of the Environment Report

SFRA Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

SRES IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios

SUDS Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (A sequence of water management practices and facilities designed to drain surface water in a manner that will provide a more sustainable approach than what has been the conventional practice of routing run-off through a pipe to a watercourse)

SWMP Surface Water Management Plan

UKCP09 UK Climate projections 2009 (http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/)

Glossary of terms


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City of London, 2010 update, Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Rising to the Challenge

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