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Kaimes Renewable Energy Park Customer Ref: 01736 Response Ref: ANON-KU2U-GPGW-V Supporting Info Name Scott Hobbs Planning Email [email protected] Response Type Agent / Consultant On behalf of: Kaimes Renewable Energy Park Choice 1 A We want to connect our places, parks and green spaces together as part of a city-wide, regional, and national green network. We want new development to connect to, and deliver this network. Do you agree with this? - Select support / don't support Short Response Yes Explanation Yes. In principle this is a good approach to delivering a sustainable, active and connected city. However, it is considered that the Choices paper has not considered all matters which should be considered in the emerging development plan in relation to sustainable development, in particular renewable energy and energy storage. The City Plan 2030 states “our city must address the impacts of climate change whilst providing people with a great place to live” however, does not provide any reference to renewable energy. Instead the plan focuses on green and blue infrastructure, water management and green space. Whilst these will contribute to delivering a sustainable city, the contributions are small in comparison to the benefits offered by renewable energy developments (including solar). The National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3) sets out the vision for Scotland which includes being a successful, sustainable place, a low carbon place and a natural, resilient place. In relation to the vision to achieve a low carbon Scotland, NPF3 recognises that, for Edinburgh, “energy will be an increasingly important sector, centred on the city and at sites around the Forth”. It also sets out a target to achieve at least an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. There is currently a “call for ideas” out to consultation for NPF4 and meeting any targets relating to the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases is identified as one of the six high level outcomes to be addressed in NPF4. It is therefore critical that the emerging plan properly considers and addresses renewable energy development and storage as part of the policy context for creating a sustainable city. Scottish Planning Policy makes it clear that delivering a low carbon place is important and this must be supported by the planning system. Paragraph 155 of SPP clearly states “development plans should seek to ensure an area’s full potential for electricity and heat from renewable sources is achieved, in line with national climate change targets, giving due regard to relevant environmental, community and cumulative impact considerations”. It is appreciated that the majority of land within the City of Edinburgh Council boundary is urban and there are limited areas where renewable energy developments could be considered, particularly wind energy. However, there is scope for renewable energy development in the city which would make a valuable contribution to the ambition of the plan to create a sustainable city. It is considered the emerging plan should include a policy for renewable energy development and clearly set out how applications for renewable energy development will be assessed, considering the valuable contribution larger scale projects can make to carbon reduction and climate change. SPP, at paragraphs 167 and 168, also clearly requires development plans to consider areas which may be suitable for “other renewable electricity generating technologies and storage”. In relation to energy storage specifically, SPP states “energy storage schemes help to support development of renewable energy and maintain stability of the electricity network in areas where reinforcement is needed to manage congestion”. Energy Customer Ref: 01736 Response Ref: ANON-KU2U-GPGW-V Supporting Info Name Scott Hobbs Planning Email [email protected] Response Type Agent / Consultant On behalf of: Kaimes Renewable Energy Park storage is particularly important as renewable energy is intermittent and is not always generated when demand is high. Energy storage developments allow energy produced, but not required, to be stored and released when needed. Energy storage offers a sustainable solution to support the growth in renewable and clean energy technology. SESplan, although outdated, includes a requirement for LDPs to promote the use of renewable energy with policy 10b stating LDP’s will: “Set a framework for the encouragement of renewable energy proposals that aims to contribute towards achieving national targets for electricity and heat, taking into account relevant economic, social, environmental and transport considerations, to facilitate more decentralised patterns of energy generation and supply and to take account of the potential for developing heat networks.” As a growing city, the energy requirements will continue to grow and the electricity grid network will coming under increasing strain. It is important that CEC take this opportunity to incorporate polices to deal with renewable energy and energy storage. This representation is submitted on behalf of Kaimes Renewable Energy Park who have identified a site which is considered to be suitable for a mix of renewable energy and energy storage on the edge of the city. The site is located north of the City of Edinburgh Bypass and is adjacent to the Kaimes substation off Burdiehouse Road. The site offers a unique opportunity to deliver a scheme comprising a mix of solar, peaking gas and battery storage in the city. There is a scarcity of sites of this scale, within the city boundary, which could accommodate the scale of energy development proposed and within such close proximity to a substation of the scale at Kaimes. As stated above, the population in the city is growing and there are operationally efficiencies and environmental benefits that come with such facilities being located as close as possible to centres of demand. The developer has been engaging with CEC on this site since July 2019 and has recently submitted a formal request for pre-application advice. The site is currently in the greenbelt but it is impacted upon by urban development in close proximity including the existing substation, the Bypass and new housing development. The development can not be located within the urban area due to the land take required to facilitate the project. The site location has been selected due to its location adjacent to the Kaimes substation which has associated benefits in terms of grid connection and landscape and visual impacts. A landscape and visual appraisal has been carried out on the site and proposed development. The result of the assessment is largely positive with the majority of the site was classified as low-low/medium sensitivity following mitigation. The battery storage and peaking gas elements are sited closest to the adjacent substation to minimise visual impacts. This area of the site is well screened and siting adjacent to other energy infrastructure is advantageous. It is requested that this site (see map included at Choice 12) is considered for inclusion in the emerging plan as a potential site for energy development, subject to ongoing pre-application discussions with specific areas for development to be identified utilising results of the Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment. Choice 1 B We want to change our policy to require all development (including change of use) to include green and blue infrastructure. Do you agree with this? - Support / Object Short Response Not Answered Explanation No comment. Customer Ref: 01736 Response Ref: ANON-KU2U-GPGW-V Supporting Info Name Scott Hobbs Planning Email [email protected] Response Type Agent / Consultant On behalf of: Kaimes Renewable Energy Park Choice 1 C We want to identify areas that can be used for future water management to enable adaptation to climate change. Do you agree with this? - Yes / No Short Response Not Answered Explanation No comment. Choice 1 D We want to clearly set out under what circumstances the development of poor quality or underused open space will be considered acceptable. Do you agree with this? - Yes / No Short Response Not Answered Explanation No comment. Choice 1 E We want to introduce a new ‘extra-large green space standard’ which recognises that as we grow communities will need access to green spaces more than 5 hectares. Do you agree with this? - Yes / No Short Response Not Answered Explanation No comment. Customer Ref: 01736 Response Ref: ANON-KU2U-GPGW-V Supporting Info Name Scott Hobbs Planning Email [email protected] Response Type Agent / Consultant On behalf of: Kaimes Renewable Energy Park Choice 1 F We want to identify specific sites for new allotments and food growing, both as part of new development sites and within open space in the urban area. Do you agree with this? - Yes / No Short Response Not Answered Explanation No comment. Choice 1 F We want to identify specific sites for new allotments and food growing, both as part of new development sites and within open space in the urban area. Do you agree with this? - Upload (max size 3mb) Short Response No Explanation Choice 1 G We want to identify space for additional cemetery provision, including the potential for green and woodland burials. Do you agree with this? - Yes / No Short Response Not Answered Explanation No comment. Customer Ref: 01736 Response Ref: ANON-KU2U-GPGW-V Supporting Info Name Scott Hobbs Planning Email [email protected] Response Type Agent / Consultant On behalf of: Kaimes Renewable Energy Park Choice 1 H We want to revise our existing policies and green space designations to ensure that new green spaces have long term maintenance and management arrangements in place. Do you agree with this? - Yes/No Short Response Not Answered Explanation No comment. Choice 2 A We want all development (including change of use), through design and access statements, to demonstrate how their design will incorporate measures to tackle and adapt to climate change, their future adaptability and measures to address accessibility for people with varying needs, age and mobility issues as a key part of their layouts.
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