Energy Planning the Oldham Way

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Climate change in Oldham

Adam Hackett - Environment Coordinator Regeneration Directorate OMBC

Renewables and Planning in Oldham

25/06/2008



The Borough of Oldham

�Oldham Metropolitan Borough covers approximately 55 square miles and is home to around 219,000 people living in approximately 90,000 households. The Borough’s population is younger than the national average, and has a greater proportion from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups compared with regionally.

�Projections show a picture of strong household growth over the coming years due to newly forming households

�General national trend towards smaller households.



Spatial Portrait of Oldham Borough

Area (1) 11,166 Hectares

Green Belt (1) 6,255 Hectares

Protected Areas of Nature Conservation 546 Hectares

Other Protected Open Land 331 Hectares

Land Reserved for Future Development 40 Hectares

Total Population 219,000

Male : Female 48% : 52%

Black and Minority Ethnic 14% (North West - 6%; England - 9%)

Young People (5-19 years) 21% (North West - 20%; England - 19%)

All Household Dwellings 91,435 Occupied Household Dwellings (4) 87,824

Average House Prices £105,157 (North West - £137,803; England - £192,274)

Percentage of Households with No Car or Van 34.37% (North West – 30.21%; England – 26.84%)

Average Weekly Wages £405 – Oldham (North West - £422; UK - £450)

Percentage of those of working age economically active (7) 76.4% (North West – 76.5%; GB – 78.4%)

Unemployment 3.2% - Oldham (Greater Manchester - 2.9%; North West - 2.8%; UK - 2.6%)

Life Expectancy in Years Men - 73.1; Women - 78.6 (England: Men - 75.6; Women - 80.3



Climate Care

•So what's happing in Oldham to help

combat and adapt to Climate Change?



Signatory to the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change, 2005

+ North West Climate Charter, 2006

See http://www.oldham.gov.uk/living/clean_and_green/environmental_sustainability.htm



Carbon Management Plan 2005-2010

See http://intranet.oldham.gov.uk/carbon-management-action-plan2005-10.pdf

15% Cut in CO2 by 2010

From corporate Fleet,

street lighting, Buildings

and business mileage



•Environmental management system

•Corporate wide and accredited by

March 2009 (to ISO14001)

•Bulk now completed

•Setting environmental programmes

•Preparing for verification



Affordable Warmth Strategy 2004-2010

For more information see http://www.oldham.gov.uk/affordable-warmth-strategy-web.pdf



Corporate Buildings

Oldham Central Library

£13m Development

• BREEAM Very good

• High thermal mass

• Rainwater Recovery



Schools Procurement

•Blackshaw Lane School School (Rating V good)

•Medlock Valley J&I School (Rated V

good)

•Lyndhurst School (Excellent Standard)

•2 PFI Secondary Schools built with

Biomass boilers –Very good rating

•New Chadderton health and well-being

centre- CHP plant using waste food oil



Renewable Energy Planning in major new developments.

•10% Renewable energy policy in major new

developments

94 schemes now conditioned to meet this

requirement



• Provides advice on the content of an assessment

required by Policies NR3.1 and NR3.2 regarding

the environmental effects of a development.

• Assesses how the Council will implement Policy

NR3.3 on renewable energy in major new

development.

Renewable Energy SPD



Expands on:

�Residential/workplace amenity or human health;

�Visual Amenity of the Local Area, including Landscape Character;

�Local natural resources;

�Biodiversity, nature conservation or historical/archaeological

interests;

�Statutory purpose of Peak District National Park;

�Public access to the countryside; and

�Openness and visual amenity of the Green Belt.

NR3.1 Renewable Energy Developments



�Policy covers both stand-alone wind turbines & micro wind turbines.

Expands on the criteria, which includes:

�Landscape;

�Highway or aviation safety;

�Existing transmitting or receiving systems;

�Ensuring no significant nuisance to public;

�Restoring redundant turbines, plant, transmission lines and access

roads.

Policy NR3.2 - Wind Developments



• What renewable technologies are feasible for a particular

development and site;

• The detailed requirement of the policy;

• Providing appropriate information as part of the planning

application;

• Implementing and assessing Energy Statements, proposals

and applications; and

• Pre application discussions to ensure that the policies have

been fully understood.

NR3.3 Renewable Energy in Major New Developments







Other partners/ HMR/Great Places Housing Association

•18 large family homes

•Selwyn Close

• Mixed tenure

• Eco-homes Excellent

• 9 Wind turbines

• 18 Solar thermal panels

• Passive Solar features

• Sustainable Construction materials & design features





Up and coming projects

Housing in Werneth - c.230 homes of mixed size to meet Code level 3 and 1,700 sq m of commercial space with additional 10% energy sourced from on site renewables. Starting now.

Triangle development- Hathershaw 100+ properties

Limehurst village- 105 new properties – solar /air source and CFSH 3 minimum



Next steps-Challenges

•Climate change implementation plan-pull prioritised actions together.

•Local area Agreement priorities-National indicators

•Further work on Adaptation and risk



Contacts:

Adam Hackett – Senior Sustainability Officer e: [email protected] t: 0161 770 3438

www.oldham.gov.uk

Environmental Policy UnitStrategy & Resources Directorate Level 14, PO Box 335, Civic Centre

West Street Oldham, OL1 1XL

Energy Planning the Oldham Way

Documents

oldham north west

oldham greater manchester

north west climate charter

percentage of households

national average

years men

smaller households

occupied household dwellings