Climate Resilient Streets

The first ever Climate Resilient Streets conference and exhibition is taking place in London on 30th November.

Three huge changes are about to transform the policy, practice and funding framework supporting the climate resilience of our streets. This timely event will provide insight and explanation, explore stakeholder perspectives and examine opportunities for delivery innovation, including the win-wins which can be achieved by smart collaboration. 

Three reasons why you should attend Climate Resilient Streets:

1. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) rules are coming. Developers in England will be required to deliver 10% BNG from January 2024 when building new housing, industrial or commercial developments. This means that, by law, they must deliver a ‘net positive’ for the local environment, for example by creating new habitats and green spaces.

To support the implementation of BNG, the Government has pledged more than £15m to assist local planning authorities to prepare. The Government will publish all guidance and the regulations for BNG by the end November.

2. Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) will become mandatory for new developments at the start of 2024. This will reduce the risk of surface water flooding, pollution and help alleviate the pressures on our traditional drainage and sewerage systems, says the Government.

The new approach to drainage will ensure sustainable drainage systems are designed to reduce the impact of rainfall on new developments by using features such as soakaways, grassed areas, permeable surfaces and wetlands.

3. The need for interventions has become more pressing as extreme weather events become a regular occurrence. In the past month parts of the UK have been hit by heavy rain and flooding twice: first Storm Babet and then Storm Ciarán just weeks later.

Climate scientists have amassed evidence that the UK is becoming more prone to extreme weather events, and in the past decade there has been more flooding. This has led to increasing demands for more green spaces and water storage areas in urban areas as well as the removal of hard surfacing to enhance drainage and tree planting.

Climate Resilient Streets will attract hundreds of national and local government practitioners, landowners and developers, utilities companies and water experts, urban planners and landscaping architects to discuss and debate the future of climate resilient streets.  

Book your ticket now HERE

TPS members now also get a 25% discount, follow the steps below to claim it!

1. Visit: https://www.transportxtra.com/tx-events/2687/climate-resilient-streets
2. Select relevant ticket
3. Enter promocode TPS
4. Enter attendee name & job title
5. Complete purchase