Project data page

ID	Theme	CERP3 Action Category	Reference	Action Title	Project Lead	Action Description	Target	Implementation Stage	Status	Progress Update	Expected Completion Date	Responsible Organisation(s)	Section/Team	Carbon Footprint Type	IF: Council Carbon Footprint	IF: Countywide Carbon Footprint	Actual Annual CO2 Saving	Cost	Funding Secured?	CarbonFootprintTypeCalc	CouncilWideCalc	CountyWideCalc	ImplementationStageCalc	StatusCalc
147	Waste and Resources	Sustainable Procurement	W1	Contract Environmental Considerations	Richard Carroll	Increase engagement with Service Areas to include environmental considerations within contracts (PEP's). Perform quarterly review of procurement pipeline, identifying forthcoming tenders and contracts that may have impact on our carbon emissions and other resource use. Subsequent engagement by LCE and Procurement staff to work with contract managers to improve contract specifications.	N/A	Define/Plan	On Track	Work with Strategic Waste to include carbon reporting as part of the Business Food Waste collection contract.

Work continues on distribution of procurement pipeline to key Officer across LCT and Ecology to target service areas. New Section included in Service Plan templates to improve pipeline knowledge."	46477	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		£0	No			0	2	2
131	Adaptation	Flooding Resilience	A2	Sustainable Drainage SuDS + Approach	Brian Weatherall	The Community Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) Innovation Accelerator is a multi-partner project, led by Durham County Council, exploring how SuDS can be used as a mechanisms to create more resilient, greener urban spaces which are shaped by their residents; we call this the SuDS+ approach.	Test innovative solutions to reduce flood risk while also giving residents what they would like to see in a space. At the end of the project a handbook will be produced to guide others as to how to use the SuDS+ approach elsewhere.	Deliver	On Track	Co-design process began and design underway, we have a design/estimate for Cleveland Terrace scheme. Site work to start shortly, Design underway for the Memorial Park and Millenium Green	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		£5800,000	Yes			0	3	2
176	Natural Environment	Nature Recovery	N1	Safeguarding land for nature	Anna Wills / Jack Marshall	Identify and safeguard land holdings across the Council's estate for nature recovery and carbon sequestration / adaptation through the review and approval of potential opportunities with the Land Use Change working group, to ensure that the Council's wider interests are holistically considered and there are no conflicts with existing commitments.	Increase in hectares safeguarded for nature	Define/Plan	On Track	Ongoing work through the Land Use Change Working Group	46477	Durham County Council		Council	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		n/a	Staff time which could incur potential outsourcing of other work	No				2	2
177	Natural Environment	Nature Recovery	N2	Council Estate Biodiversity Improvements	Anna Wills / Jack Marshall	Investigate opportunities to fund and deliver land use and management change across the Council's estate using mandatory Biodiversity Net Gains from January 2024.	Increase in hectares improved through BNG	Define/Plan	Slightly Off Track	On hold - pending review of options	45299	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	n/a	Staff time which could incur potential outsourcing of other work	No			0	2	1
130	Adaptation	Flooding Resilience	A1	Flood Plan	Laura Moss	LRF Multi Agency Flood Plan	Ensure the Plan is updated at least every 3 years or after incident	Deliver	On Track	N/A- awaiting review in 2026	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		0	Yes			0	3	2
148	Waste and Resources	Sustainable Procurement	W2	Themes Outcomes and Measures (TOMS) Methodology	Richard Carroll	Embed sustainability and carbon savings into major procurement exercises through the Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMS) methodology.

To identify (and regularly review) measures within the TOMS model to include opportunities for additionality with the Environmental space"	N/A	Define/Plan	On Track	Work to begin in early 2025 on new Social Value Policy and amended to DCC TOMs model. This will include increased consideration of environmental/carbon impacts relevant to the Local Needs Analysis noted on the DCC Insights page.

Carbon reductions included in DCC TOMs 23 version."	46477	Durham County Council		Both	Med (>50-200 tonnes)	Low (1-300 tonnes)		£0	No			1-300	2	2
78	Energy and Buildings	Domestic Energy Efficiency	E3	Home Upgrade Grant	Alan Hunter	Home Upgrade Grant funding to retrofit measures to private Off gas properties across the County.	250 measures installed	Deliver	Slightly Off Track	Project ongoing, expected works to around 25-30 properties by end March 2025. Funding was reduced by DESNZ to £620,000 capital for the retrofit works to properties across County Durham. Works due to commence at the end of January 2025.	45747	Durham County Council		Countywide		Med (>300 - 600 tonnes)		£5,100,000 (reduced to £620,00 capital by DESNZ)	Yes			301-600	3	1
76	Energy and Buildings	Domestic Energy Efficiency	E1	Managing Money Better Service	Alan Hunter	Managing Money Better Service to evolve and offer telephone triage service to help customers sooner. 4 additional members of staff to be trained in energy advice to give greater flexibility to the scheme. Target of 10 households assisted per month after April 2024.	10 household assessments per month	Deliver	Slightly Off Track	The Manging Money Better officer was on sick leave for over 12 months and subsequently left the authority in June 2024. The role was not filled and as a result the MMB service was outsourced to Groundworks NE (acting on behalf of NECA) as part of its general energy advice remit. Numbers of MMB referrals were falling anyway, mainly due to a perceived lack of fuel switching opportunities. 42 referrals from April to End December 2024. Average 4.6 per month.	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		Med (>300 - 600 tonnes)		£40,000	Yes			301-600	3	1
77	Energy and Buildings	Domestic Energy Efficiency	E2	Warm and Healthy Homes	Alan Hunter	Warm and Healthy Homes - Boiler repairs and services to customers with health conditions exacerbated by the cold	5 referrals per month	Deliver	Slightly Off Track	Funding secured from Public Health and match funded from Planning & Housing budgets. 11 applications received since April 2024 to date. Take up has been low and as a result the scheme has now been extended to private landlords who are part of the Durham Lettings Standard scheme. In addition, GP's have been written to again highlighting the scheme and it's benefits to patients in an attempt to encourage applications. Discussions currently ongoing with PH to explore future options for the scheme.	45747	Durham County Council		Countywide		Med (>300 - 600 tonnes)		£10,000	Yes			301-600	3	1
246	Transport and Connectivity	Buses	T30	Zero Emission Park and Ride Buses	Kieron Moralee	Engage further with Park and Ride operators to introduce Zero Emission (ZE) buses on park and ride routes and implement funding opportunities through liaison with Transport North East (TNE). (Links with Air Quality Action Plan No 5)	Number of zero emission buses at park and ride sites - to deliver by 2027	Early Concept/Scoping	Slightly Off Track	Soft Market Testing has been undertaken with bus service operators via the OPEN portal. A meeting is scheduled for early Q1 2025/26 to determine the market readiness and willingness to tender for a ZE service, as well as highlighting operational and feasibility issues with the procurement of a ZE service.

Current diesel contract is due to expire is October 2026."	46326	Durham County Council, Park and Ride operators		Countywide		Low (1-300 tonnes)		TBC (Soft Market Testing might give an indication of costs compared to current diesel contract)	No			1-300	1	1
226	Transport and Connectivity	Transport Policy and Air Quality Projects	T11	Idling Zones	Sean Barry	Work with Public Health, Children and Young People Services (CYPS), Road Safety and Community Protection to identify and introduce no idling zones and promotion of active travel at Early Years and education settings	Number of idling zones set up	Define/Plan	On Track	Corporate Air Quality Steering Group looking at idling zones as a regular item on the agenda. Common denominator of engagement and education to lead behaviour change. Proposing: 1. Some preliminary work to gauge interest in No Idling Zones within school areas and looking at those schools within the Air Quality Management Plan first, to gauge motivation.
2. Deliver a public awareness campaign regarding switching engines off at bus stations	taxi ranks and other drop off and pick up points etc.
3. Consider a 'No Idling' policy across the whole of the County Durham Footprint. "	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	has possibilities of reduce carbon emissions. 10,000??	Yes	Yes			0	2	2
253	Transport and Connectivity	Electric Vehicle Charging	T37	Derwent Valley Chargepoint Installation	Andrew Shiel	Install 8 electric vehicle (EV) Chargepoints (16 sockets) in suitable areas in Derwent Valley	100% of EVCPs delivered	Complete	Completed	completed Nov 24	45473	Durham County Council		Countywide		Low (1-300 tonnes)		0	Yes			1-300	4
247	Transport and Connectivity	Buses	T31	Park and Ride Extended Hours	Kieron Moralee	Investigate extending the existing number of days and/or hours of operation of all Park and Ride sites	Extra service in operation by end of 2024	Complete	Completed	Park and Ride services now run 7am-7pm on Sundays on PR1 (Belmont to Sniperley).

This was brought into effect on 1st April 2024"	45295	Durham County Council		Countywide		Med (>300 - 600 tonnes)		Bus Contract - £130,000 & Building/Staffing est - £76,000. Total £206,000	No			301-600	4
254	Transport and Connectivity	Electric Vehicle Charging	T38	Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargepoints	Andrew Shiel	Use Levelling Up funding to install more EV Chargepoints	100% of EVCPs delivered	Deliver	On Track	on track - 3 sites (6 EVCP - electric vehicle charge points) in place and commissioned Dec24 - Will over deliver as money saved compared to original expected quotes used to install additional Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, to be done by July 25	45869	Durham County Council		Countywide		Low (1-300 tonnes)		£0.5m	Yes			1-300	3	2
255	Transport and Connectivity	Electric Vehicle Charging	T39	Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) project	Andrew Shiel	LEVI Pilot project - Install 250 EV Chargepoints across the County - 190 fast and 60 rapid chargers (important national pilot project)	100% of EVCPs delivered	Deliver	Slightly Off Track	Some challenges have been encountered during the project processes but actions have been taken to resolve and move forward. Lessons continue to be learned and problems solved with first installations due to complete summer 2025
,46752,Durham County Council,,Countywide,,High (>600-1	000 tonnes)"		£8.4m	Yes			601-1000	3	1
256	Transport and Connectivity	Electric Vehicle Charging	T40	Social Housing EV Chargepoints	Andrew Shiel	Deliver 200 new EV Chargepoints on land belonging to social housing providers	100% of EVCPs delivered	Define/Plan	Slightly Off Track	NECA has received funding from OZEV (Office Zero Emission Vehicles) as of March 2025. Some challenges with regards to capacity to deliver and influence 3rd part land owners to partake, and legal complexities of leasing and subletting with revenue and funding streams and volume of leases required (over 200 for LEVI pilot plus potentially 150-200 for this project) conversations to work this through are ongoing.	46752	Durham County Council		Countywide		High (>600-1,000 tonnes)		£3m	No			601-1000	2	1
268	Business, Green Economy &Skills	Business Engagement	B4	Green Economy Events	Guy Bashford	Co-develop one green economy focussed event each year	One event per year	Deliver	On Track	Get Set Green event took place on the 19th Feb 2025. Over 220 businesses attended. 37 Mainly County Durham exhibitors - mix of sustainability innovators, sustainable solutions providers and meet the buyer. Extensive media coverage including the BBC Look North. Planning for 2026 has commenced.	45747	Business Durham		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		£5 to £10K per annum via DBG event budget	Yes			0	3	2
301	Agriculture & Sustainable Food	Food and Farming Project development	F12	Fast Followers	Ellie Grimes	Monitor progress and learn from Northumberland County Council's Fast Followers competition workstream which will see engagement with farmers across the County.	N/A	Define/Plan	On Track	Ongoing monitoring	46389	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		Unknown	No			0	2	2
289	Business, Green Economy &Skills	Business Engagement	B22	Delivery of environmental business support via the Durham Business Growth programme (DBG)	Guy Bashford	Supporting County Durham businesses to save energy and carbon through the Durham Business Growth Programme	100 decarbonisation plans, 100 tonnes of CO2 ( E) savings; recorded number of BEEP interventions (DBGP phase 1). For the one year extension for the programme (1st April 205 – 31st March 2026) we have a target to achieve carbon savings of 50 tonnes.	Deliver	On Track	There are 18 companies working on Decarbonisation Plans. The Business Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP) have completed 51 energy audits via the DBGP process. DBGP 1 was completed 1st April 2023-31st March 2025 (two years) and has achieved cumulative carbon savings of 202 tonnes from 10 companies. The DBGP has been extended until the 31st March 2026.	46112	Business Durham		Countywide		Med (>300 - 600 tonnes)	23	Within existing DBGP budget	Yes			301-600	3	2
300	Agriculture & Sustainable Food	Food and Farming Project development	F11	Farming Community Support	Ellie Grimes	Explore funding opportunities to support the farming community, actively working with partners such as the NFU, to promote the adoption of regenerative practises.	Increased number of farmers engaged with through successful funding bids	Early Concept/Scoping	On Track	No funding available at present, to our knowledge but we are working hard to develop relationships and project ideas to ensure when funding is available we are able to sign post and/or apply	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		Unknown	No			0	1	2
304	Agriculture & Sustainable Food	Food and Farming Project development	F15	Food Co-ordinator Support	Ellie Grimes	Support the post of Food coordinator by contributing financially, attending FDAG and developing projects in this area.	£5,000 to be provided during CERP period- completed. Regular catch ups held.	Deliver	On Track	Funding is ongoing.	46507	Durham County Council		Countywide		Low (1-300 tonnes)		£5,000	Yes			1-300	3	2
297	Agriculture & Sustainable Food	Knowledge Sharing	F8	Community Growing Support	Kate Burrows & Fiona Christian	We will provide ongoing support to the Community Growing and Food network which Durham Community Action (DCA) facilitates, which brings together like-minded organisations with projects or an interest related to growing and food. We will continue to work with Food Durham and support the development of local community initiatives addressing food poverty and food insecurity.	Number of networking events held and number of attendees: Quarterly meetings of the Community Growing and Food network, with 20 attendees per event.	Deliver	On Track	Around 170 contacts receive regular information around community growing and food including access to a Facebook group and regular mailings. 5 networks are held every year (Jan-Dec) often at venue to showcase and/or provide practical skills with 2024/5 attendance to date:
Apr 2024: 16
Jul 2024: 19
Sept. 2024: 18
Nov. 2024: 22
Feb 2025: 11"	46390	Durham Community Action		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		N/A	Yes			0	3	2
102	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E26	Council estate - increase wind energy generation in suitable locations	Tracy Millmore	Following learnings from Hackworth Road project take forward additional sites.		Define/Plan	Off Track, Action Needed	Looking at potential wind turbine at Joint stocks depot, however currently there is no funding available. We are implementing solar PV on site to support energy.	46478	Durham County Council		Council	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action			TBC	No				2	0
97	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E21	Council estate - Tanfield solar farm project	Stephen Beresford/Tracy Millmore	Review and upscale solar farm at Tanfield to match demand from nearby building by 2025. Explore commercial potential of project	Extension delivered	Early Concept/Scoping	Slightly Off Track	On hold pending demand estimates from adjacent building and prospect of utilising renewable electricity at other DCC sites	46477	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)			£750,000	No				1	1
306	Engagement	Partner Engagement Activity	C2	Promotion of best practice in green volunteering	Fiona Christian/ Kate Burrows	As the accredited Volunteer Centre for County Durham, Durham Community Action will support the ongoing development of green skills for volunteering. We will utilise our networks such as the Volunteer Coordinator Forum to enhance good practice and provide peer learning and support for green volunteering.	Proposed metric: Number of organisations using volunteers who engage with green volunteering: 20 contacts each quarter attending the Volunteer Forum	Deliver	On Track	We continue to connect with over 500 contacts who receive regular information about volunteering gaining peer support, development opportunities and to share ideas and insight. Network meetings rung 4 x per year both in person or online. Attendance from April 24 – March 25:
Apr. 2024:27 attendees (in person)
Jul. 2024: 23 attendees (in person)
Oct. 2024: 25 attendees (online)
Jan. 2025: 39 attendees (online)

Attendees included organisations such as Wear Rivers Trust	Shildon Alive	National Trust	Recyke Y'Bike	The Auckland Project	Durham "	46752	Durham Community Action		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		£0	Yes			0	3	2
313	Engagement	Strategic Communications and Marketing	C9	Thematic Communications Campaign	Andriana Christou	3 year communication and marketing campaign broken down into 12 month intervals rotating around the themes of the Climate Emergency Response Plan (CERP)	Monthly communications, marketing ad where appropriate PR activity	Deliver	On Track	The 2025 campaign planning is complete, and we are now in the fourth month of delivery across all communication channels. We continue to monitor and evaluate engagement and impact, adjusting our messaging and approach where needed to ensure alignment with the CERP themes and audience needs.	46568	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	£3,000	Yes			0	3	2
315	Engagement	Strategic Communications and Marketing	C11	Multimedia Use	Andriana Christou	Multimedia use for communications and engagement activity to ensure increased engagement via audience preferred medium	Use at least 5 different forms and methods of media, materials and channels. Quarterly evaluations of methods and related data	Deliver	On Track	We are actively using all available communication channels and continuously monitoring and evaluating their performance. This allows us to adapt our approach and identify the most effective formats and platforms for engaging with our varied audiences	46568	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	£10000p/y	Yes			0	3	2
314	Engagement	Strategic Communications and Marketing	C10	Council website and intranet restructure	Andriana Christou	Continuous development and restructure of web and intranet based information available to public, staff and partners. This is to ensure clear and concise information is readily available	Monthly communications, marketing and where appropriate PR activity. Quarterly review	Deliver	On Track	Climate, sustainability, and carbon reduction content has now been delivered for the corporate website. We are currently reviewing content across the intranet, Climate County Durham, and Durham Insight platforms, with updates expected to be completed across all channels within the next 12 months.	46568	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	£1,000				0	3	2
305	Engagement	Partner Engagement Activity	C1	Fostering Joined up Climate Action	Fiona Christian/ Kate Burrows	Durham Community Action (DCA) will continue to use our influence for the ongoing development of ‘joined up’ practical activity in response to Durham County Council’s climate emergency. Through our work with community buildings, Public Health Partnerships, the Economic Partnership and Environment Partnerships including the Integration of Physical Activity Strategy for County Durham .	1 engagement event per annum	Deliver	On Track	As part of our Community Action in Rural North East (CAIRN) project, we held an engagement event in March 2025 for people running community buildings to explore options around the development of a community energy vehicle for the installation of solar panels/batteries. The event attracted 50+ people collectively the volunteers and trustees who attended help to support 37 community buildings across many different communities and geographies in County Durham.	46752	Durham Community Action		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		£0	Yes			0	3	2
318	Engagement	Strategic Communications and Marketing	C14	Communications Strategy Development	Andriana Christou	Development of a communications strategy for CERP 3	Completion of strategy and group delivery schedule	Deliver	On Track	The overarching communications strategy for CERP 3 is now complete and on track in delivery. We’re currently working closely with countywide and council teams to ensure their work feeds into the wider plan, while also supporting them with their individual communications and engagement goals where needed. Alongside this, we are working on a focused strategic approach that brings everything together, with a strong emphasis on audience segmentation, reach, and meaningful engagement. This to ensure we achieve the best possible outcomes and meet set targets. Expected delivery within 6 months.	46053	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	N/A	No			0	3	2
317	Engagement	Strategic Communications and Marketing	C13	CERP4 Consultation Exercise Development	Andriana Christou	Complete an open to all consultation for everyone based in County Durham for CERP 4.	Create and deliver public, partners and staff consultation. Number of Participants and replies	Early Concept/Scoping	On Track	This will be carried out towards the mid end of CERP3 (2026/2027) to help build CERP4	46387	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	N/A	No			0	1	2
316	Engagement	Strategic Communications and Marketing	C12	Case Study Use	Andriana Christou	Communicate and use case studies from across organisations, residents, business and staff	Deliver 5 case studies across a multitude of appropriate channels	Deliver	On Track	We’ve gathered several great case studies from colleagues and continue to actively seek stories from our partners and the wider community. These examples help us highlight the efforts being made across County Durham to support decarbonisation and care for our local environment. This is an ongoing piece of work, and we welcome contributions at any time	46568	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	N/A	No			0	3	2
321	Engagement	Community Engagement	C17	Community Climate Champions	Andriana Christou	Development of a Climate Change/ Net Zero champions group which is community based to help with delivery of the Climate Emergency Response Plan (CERP) engagement activities and communications.	Group delivery schedule	Define/Plan	On Track	We're working closely with local networks, staff, partners, and organisations to develop a community-based Climate Change/Sustainability Champions group to support the delivery of CERP engagement activities and communications. We’re focused on creating a model that benefits both the community and our CERP efforts. This includes developing toolkits, training materials, and a clear structure for the network. We’re also ensuring accessibility by creating welcome packs and putting in place all the mechanisms and skills needed to build a strong and effective community network. The view is to launch the network within the next 6 months.	46022	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	N/A	Yes			0	2	2
320	Engagement	Strategic Communications and Marketing	C16	Climate Newsletter	Andriana Christou	Development of a digital newsletter detailing local climate, carbon, sustainability, and environment related work	Number of people in receipt of newsletter	Define/Plan	On Track	We’ve developed a digital newsletter focused on local climate, carbon, sustainability, and environmental work, and are now in the first draft stages. We're currently assessing the content and flow, making adjustments as needed to ensure it’s clear, engaging, and relevant. We're also exploring the best formats and channels for distribution, with plans to deliver one version for staff and a separate one for the public, partners, and the wider community. This will be delivered within the next 6 months following trial runs.	46568	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	TBC part of overall marketing budget	No			0	2	2
319	Engagement	Strategic Communications and Marketing	C15	Communication Accessibility	Andriana Christou	Ensure all communications and engagement activity is fair, accessible and inclusive.	Accessible and inclusive engagement across a multitude of stakeholders and audiences	Deliver	On Track	We make sure that all our communications and engagement activities are fair, accessible, and inclusive. For our digital and web content, we focus on making it easy for everyone to access and understand, paying special attention to underrepresented and minority groups. We adapt our approach so it resonates with different audiences, ensuring it’s relevant and useful to all.

When it comes to engagement	whether it’s workshops	training	or any events	we make sure we consider things like timing	format	and accessibility so everyone has the chance to get involved. We want to make sure everyone feels included	heard	and valued. We’ll keep reviewing and adjusting our approach to make sure we’re creating the most inclusive experiences possible."	46568	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	N/A	No			0	3	2
322	Engagement	Community Engagement	C18	Community case study exchange	Andriana Christou	Support community groups, voluntary sectors in raising awareness on their projects and utilise their case studies. Provide groups with marketing materials (print and digital) along with team support depending on capacity at the time.	Number of practical support provided	Define/Plan	On Track	We’re currently developing the Community Climate Champions network and, in the meantime, are working closely with our partners, County Durham based organisations, and community groups to help raise awareness of their projects. We’re planning the newsletter, communications pack, and toolkit to ensure smooth collaboration and make sure the communities voices and actions are contributing to the CERP efforts. While we’ll provide marketing materials and team support where possible, we’re mindful of minimizing waste and avoiding print materials due to the carbon emissions associated with them, so we prioritize digital options whenever possible.	46568	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	£300	No			0	2	2
323	Engagement	Staff Engagement	C19	Staff Climate Champions network	Andriana Christou	Council Climate Champions group continuous development and growth	Delivery of weekly communications. Number of engagement hits and climate champions	Deliver	On Track	We’re focusing on the continuous development and growth of the Council’s staff Climate Champions group, ensuring we have the best approach to engage and support our staff network. This includes adopting a more focused strategy to work with and engage the network, making sure everyone feels supported and empowered to spread the message and contribute towards the CERP. Our aim is to create an environment where each champion can play an active role, helping drive our collective efforts forward.	46568	Durham County Council		Council	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		N/A	N/A	No				3	2
324	Engagement	Events	C20	Climate Change Events	Andriana Christou	Engagement events, activities and workshops with partners, public and staff	Hold at least 4 engagement events/activities yearly which will be tracked by number of participants.	Deliver	On Track	We hold monthly engagement sessions with staff, and we also deliver a wide range of workshops and events through our countywide and council-based teams. These focus on various areas of the Climate Emergency Response Plan (CERP), ensuring participants are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and awareness they need to contribute to our goals. We have several events in the planning stages and continue to deliver ongoing sessions to keep the momentum going and support engagement across the board.	46568	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	N/A	N/A	Yes			0	3	2
96	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E20	Council estate - increase solar power generation	Louise Austin	Increase PV (photovoltaic) generation across DCC estate by 3MW. This will include a mixture of roof mounted, ground mounted, and vertical mounted, to best suit the site.	3MW of solar PV to be installed	Deliver	On Track	Procurement for SPA4 (Solar PV Array 4), to deliver 0.5MW of PV across DCC estate began on 11/12/2024. Outside of SPA4, solar PV has been installed at Peterlee Pathways and Corten House. Currently investigating the potential of solar PV at Chilton Depot.	46477	Durham County Council		Council	Med (>50-200 tonnes)			£750,000	No				3	2
91	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E15	Council estate - LED lighting programme	Louise Austin	Install LED lighting across 20 DCC owned sites	20 sites will have LED lighting installed.	Deliver	On Track	Complete – Louisa Centre, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Consett Leisure Centre, Heighington Lane Waste Transfer Site
Sites Planned for 2025 – Green Lane; Seaham St Jon’s; Peterlee OPH; Bishop Auckland Town Hall; Crook Civic Centre; Freemans Quay"	46112	Durham County Council		Council	High (>200 - 500 tonnes)			£2,000,000	Yes				3	2
98	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E22	Council estate - Jade Business Park solar project	Stephen McDonald	Develop 1MW solar array at Jade Business Park (following Eastern Green Link construction and construction of National Grid convertor station when field is back with DCC)	1MW installed capacity	Early Concept/Scoping	Slightly Off Track	Project on hold until post Eastern Green Link (2028)	47208	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)			£1,000,000	No				1	1
85	Energy and Buildings	Community energy efficiency	E9	Rural Decarbonisation Roadmap	Kate Burrows & Fiona Christian	Durham Community Action (DCA) will work with partners to develop approaches to aid the decarbonisation of rural communities through 2024 which will explore the construction of community-based power and heat assets. This will create a blueprint for further rollout.	feasibility study delivered	Define/Plan	On Track	DCA successfully applied to the Climate Action Fund, receiving a 4 year award to deliver a range of community energy initiatives in rural County Durham (2024 - 2028). Since August DCA has been developing the County Durham strands of the project including:
• Identifying key stakeholders for engagement
• Shaping a community decarbonisation framework with Sycamore Net Zero
• Identifying and completing initial staff development and training opportunities
• Building on strategic connections across County Durham to align programme aims
• Supporting RDC to launch a community energy company “Durham Energy Association Limited” (DEAL) at an energy event on 19th March to coincide with Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) Village Halls week and to celebrate the energy efficiency journey of Jubilee Fields Community Centre.


4 community buildings became part of our innovation project to extrapolate key themes around charity and property law with a focus on tenure	leases	and land registry	outlining pathways to resolution and shaping learning resources for other community buildings to help them navigate those challenges. "	46843	Durham Community Action		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		TBC	No			0	2	2
86	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E10	Council estate - Gas/Oil replacement programme	Tracy Millmore	Retrofit Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) into current DCC buildings. Two ASHPs have been installed in Durham Pathways and Cotsford sites. There is a further ASHP planned at Crook Civic Centre. We have been unable to install ASHP in Freemans Quay, Durham Gala and Spennymoor Education Centre, this is due to grant income and the costs of installation, versus the amount of carbon savings to cost achieved. Thermal works and hybrid systems need to be considered prior to ensure we have the best solutions for the buildings.	6 upgrades/installs per year	Define/Plan	Slightly Off Track	Our plan was to install 6 ASHP . 2 of the 6 have now been completed.	47484	Durham County Council		Council	Med (>50-200 tonnes)			£4,000,000	No				2	1
100	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E24	Council estate - Joint Stock renewables project	Richard Bramfitt	Development of Solar and Wind Hybrid at Joint Stocks Quarry/former landfill		Early Concept/Scoping	Slightly Off Track	Joint Stocks. Wind turbine phase of project is currently on hold (financial implications) and associated bat surveys have been cancelled. Newt surveys for potential solar development is being undertaken at site instead. Project scope is altered from initial concept.	46477	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)			TBC	No				1	1
89	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E13	Council estate - Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme	Tracy Millmore	Take forward the following first stage decarbonisation plans:
Spennymoor EDC
Bishop Auckland TH
Durham Pathways
Chester - le - Street LC
Louisa Centre"	6 plans complete	Define/Plan	Slightly Off Track	Spennymoor EDC - Looking into options for a hybrid heating system.
Bishop Auckland TH - Looking at heating options	no current works on site.
Durham Pathways - Has had an ASHP (air Source heat pump installed).
Chester - le - Street LC - Looking at heating options	no current works on site.
Louisa Centre - Looking into decarbonisation works on site. "	46023	Durham County Council		Council	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action			£24,000	Yes				2	1
88	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E12	Leisure Centre decarbonisation	Tracy Millmore	Continue with decarbonising Leisure Centres with target to achieve over 50% fossil fuel free including;
Louisa Centre Stanley
Freemans Quay - Durham
Newton Aycliffe - Ph2 (heat recovery)"	7 leisure centres reporting no gas for heating by 2027	Deliver	On Track	Abbey LC, Peterlee LC currently have no gas connection. Newton Aycliffe LC only has gas for peak periods. Next phase will be Louisa centre and Freeman’s Quay and new LC at Bishop Auckland	46477	Durham County Council		Council	Med (>50-200 tonnes)			£5,000,000	No				3	2
95	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E19	Council estate - insulation programme	Tracy Millmore	Work with DCC teams to ensure Insulation is maximised during refurbishments	6 insulation upgrades per year	Define/Plan	On Track	Working with CCS (Construction Consultancy Service) , and project lead to ensure commissions are considered for insulation. We now receive fortnightly commission updates and can pass on information on sites when works are being considered.	46477	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)			TBC	No				2	2
104	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E28	Pool covers	Richard Bramfitt	Pool covers installed at two Leisure Centre sites	2 covers installed	Deliver	On Track	Finances obtained for new covers at Newton Aycliffe (learner pool) and Freemans Quay (both pools). Finances obtained for replacement covers at Newton Aycliffe (main pool) and Louisa Centre (main pool). Project will overdeliver from initial scope.	45901	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)								3	2
94	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E18	Council estate - building manager training	Tracy Millmore	Improve understanding of energy management responsibilities with building managers
,Teams channel created. 4 sessions delivered per year,Early Concept/Scoping,On Track,Comms activity planning for training	stats and do's and don'ts in buildings. "	46477	Durham County Council		Council	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action			N/A	No				1	2
92	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E16	Council estate - Top 30 Building Energy Management Systems	David Walker	Increase proportion of top 30 sites covered by Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS)	75% increase	Deliver	On Track	All sites on top 30 list have some form of BEMS on site (ref separate excel sheet) there is a split between functional - functional but require software update - functional but locked out maintenance is carried out yearly on all Service Level Agreement sites with BEMS and issues reported back via compliance and Property Help Desk but not all works under taken due to budget issues. Work is being done to regain control of sites where we are locked out of the BEMS.	46477	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)			£500,000	No				3	2
87	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E11	Council estate - Energy Efficiency Improvement programme	Louise Austin	Install energy efficiency and building fabric improvements at 10 sites per year.	10 sites to receive energy efficiency improvements per year	Early Concept/Scoping	Slightly Off Track	Currently developing plans to deliver energy efficiency improvements throughout the council, but need to identify a budget. Delta T has been rolled out at 3 sites. 3 sites have been identified for energy efficiency improvements.	46477	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)			£100,000	No				1	1
81	Energy and Buildings	Business Energy Efficiency	E6	Business Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP)	Lawrence Callender	Continue to offer energy advice business support through the Business Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP)	100 audits per year	Deliver	Slightly Off Track	Delivered 75/100 bespoke energy audits and reports for the Durham Business Growth Fund. Slightly behind due to delayed recruitment and start. Continuing on to deliver under phase 2. Also see attached action relating to Durham Business Growth Plans (DBGP) decarbonation plans.	46112	Durham County Council		Countywide		Low (1-300 tonnes)	184	£60,000	Yes			1-300	3	1
101	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E25	Council estate - Hackworth Depot wind project	Richard Bramfitt	Development of 4 Small wind turbines at Hackworth Road Depot	4 turbines to be installed	Define/Plan	Off Track, Action Needed	Planning permission granted and electrical design is complete. However, project is currently on hold due to financial constraints.	46477	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)			£180,000	No				2	0
93	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E17	Council estate - Building Energy Management Systems	David Walker	Develop integrated Building Energy Management System (BEMS) across DCC portfolio	4 upgrades/installs per year	Deliver	On Track	BEMS Contract awarded until 2029. Upgrades/installs have been completed at the Story, Corten House and the following Leisure Centres: Abbey, Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee and Teesdale. Aycliffe Secure Centre, and Louisa Centre will be complete in 2025.
Further roll out of BEMS remote monitoring	installations and upgrades have been affected by IT and procurement limitations (this is an ongoing issue which we are trying to address)."	47209	Durham County Council		Council	Low (1-50 tonnes)			£130,000 (2025-26)	Yes				3	2
90	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E14	Council estate - Top 10 surveys	Tracy Millmore	Carry out surveys and heating decarbonisation plans at the remaining significant carbon emitting facilities.
Freemans Quay LC
Spennymoor LC
Green Lane Offices
Hackworth Road Depot
Chilton Depot"	5 surveys complete	Early Concept/Scoping	On Track	Freeman Quay and Green Lane Offices both have PSDS submissions in, along with Crook civic centre under PSDS grant 4.	45748	Durham County Council		Council	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action			£30,000	No				1	2
99	Energy and Buildings	Council Estate Decarbonisation	E23	Council estate - solar car port project	Louise Austin	Develop and implement phased solar car ports implementation plan across 5 sites.	5 sites in total	Early Concept/Scoping	On Track	Detailed designs for 5 sites are currently being developed.	46477	Durham County Council		Council	High (>200 - 500 tonnes)			£10,000,000	No				1	2
83	Energy and Buildings	Community energy efficiency	E7	Community Building Advice and Financial Support	Kate Burrows & Fiona Christian	Durham Community Action (DCA) aims to provide 50 community buildings with in-depth case work and provide capital grant funding to 10 of those buildings to support their transition to net zero.	10 community buildings in receipt of grant funding	Deliver	On Track	By March 2025 12 community buildings received capital funding for energy efficiency measures. 6 community buildings received funding for specialist advice to help address barriers to development i.e. legal advice, architects fees, feasibility studies. Supported volunteers running 157 community spaces to progress their net zero transition through building confidence, capacity and skills. 4 community buildings became part of our innovation project to extrapolate key themes around charity and property law with a focus on tenure, leases, and land registry, outlining pathways to resolution and shaping learning resources for other community buildings to help them navigate those challenges. In March 2025 we produced Community Buildings: A Guide to Property Ownership and Leases which aims to support trustees running community buildings to navigate complex property issues. https://www.durhamcommunityaction.org.uk/new-guide-launched-to-support-community-groups-managing-community-buildings

DCA continues to work with community buildings to support their capacity building and attract further support for capital improvements."	46477	Durham Community Action		Countywide		Low (1-300 tonnes)		£300,000 (capital grants) The National Lottery Community Fund: Reaching Communities	Yes			1-300	3	2
84	Energy and Buildings	Community energy efficiency	E8	Community Building Management	Kate Burrows & Fiona Christian	Durham Community Action (DCA) will continue to work alongside Durham County Council’s Business Energy Efficient Project (BEEP) and Low Carbon team to provide support to those responsible for the management of community buildings to reduce their carbon footprint and help to make their buildings more energy efficient.	20 community buildings audited	Deliver	On Track	53 BEEP audits were carried out on community buildings across County Durham: 27 of these have now had Community Buildings Energy Efficiency Grants awarded of approximately £5,000 each . DCA will continue to work alongside DCC's Low Carbon Team to support reduction of the carbon footprint of community buildings e.g. delivery of our Community Buildings Emergency Response Survey, designed in partnership with DCC, to assess emergency preparedness including power and energy preparedness. This fed into Civil Contingency Unit actions, providing deeper insight into energy efficiency needs of community buildings.	46477	Durham Community Action		Countywide		Low (1-300 tonnes)		£8,000	Yes			1-300	3	2
113	Energy and Buildings	Heat Networks	E37	Heat network feasibility study	Ellie Grimes	Carry out a heat network potential study to identify 5 areas, at least, where heat networks could work in County Durham	5 areas listed, at least 5 maps produced	Complete	Completed	This study is now complete and the 5 areas were submitted to the Heat Networks Distribution Unit for feasibility funding. 2 of which were successful and will complete Techno-economic Feasibility in March 25 for Durham City and Newton Aycliffe.	45413	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		£55,000	Yes			0	4
145	Adaptation	Health Resilience	A16	Improved Scenario Planning	Michael Fleming	Continue to develop public health intelligence and vulnerability data to enable partners to use the indicators to assist forecasting, scenario planning, targeted interventions and rapid deployment of emergency resources.	Use of PH dashboards and Durham Index of Need (DIoN)	Deliver	On Track	Public health intelligence and vulnerability data updated and supporting the deployment of resources for winter planning via Durham Index of need (DiON) data.
Training and raising awareness sessions to increase use of DiON to be delivered throughout 2025."	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		0	Yes			0	3	2
133	Adaptation	Adverse Weather Plans	A4	Adverse Weather Health Plan	Sean Barry	Keep Adverse Weather Protecting Health plan updated annually	Plan updated annually - 1 plan delivering action cards for 12 sections of Durham County Council	Deliver	On Track	Local Adverse Weather Protecting Health Plan updated in Oct 2024 will be revised again by June 2025 with new additions to Flood health risks. All action cards up to date. Summer Health Alerts begin 01 June 2025.	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		0	Yes			0	3	2
115	Energy and Buildings	Heat Networks	E39	Community renewable energy and heat support	Ellie Grimes	Support groups to develop community led and focussed renewable energy and heat schemes through a community wealth building approach by providing advice and support.	At least 4 community energy engagement sessions per year	Early Concept/Scoping	On Track	Working with North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub and Durham Community Action to promote opportunities. New team member is focussing on development of support for such groups via the soon to be convened Community Energy Countywide Advisory Group	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		N/A	No			0	1	2
143	Adaptation	Health Resilience	A14	Air Quality Information	Sean Barry	Work with health colleagues from NHS and Integrated Care Board (ICB) across asthma and respiratory networks to establish routine information on local air quality and mitigating actions	Air quality information available on DCC website and advice provided to vulnerable people.	Deliver	On Track	Updated content for Air Quality and Health publish on DCC website www.durham.gov.uk/article/17613/Air-pollution-your-health-and-what-you-can-do
14 respiratory hubs supported by ICB supporting winter health response. "	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		0	Yes			0	3	2
215	Natural Environment	Planning for Nature	N34	Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Document	Claire Bradley	Adopt and promote Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The action plan is a key reporting tool against our strengthened biodiversity duty under the Environment Act 2021. The council must report against the biodiversity duty, and this SPD is a deliverable action that complies with this duty.	Adoption March 2025	Complete	Completed	Adopted.
https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/7444/Development-Plan-supporting-documents "	45777	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		N/A	No			0	4
117	Energy and Buildings	Heat Networks	E41	Horden Minewater Project	Ellie Grimes	Complete and assess the Detailed Project Development (DPD) stage for the Horden minewater project.	1 report, 2 workshops held and engagement sessions held throughout	Complete	Completed	DPD has now concluded, we are assessing next steps with the community. 3 studies are ongoing via the Community Energy Fund to unlock on site/close by renewable energy which is necessary to make this project financially viable- this is being led by the East Durham Trust	45473	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		£189,000	Yes			0	4
137	Adaptation	Adverse Weather Plans	A8	Partnership Resilience Plans	Sean Barry	Work with NHS / Integrated Care Board (ICB) / Social Care partners to support resilience plans of local health services to environmental threats.	Reduced pressure on services during winter and summer seasons	Deliver	On Track	Formal Winter Planning Group in place, meets throughout winter season and can be convened by exception for summer.
County Durham Seasonal System Planning and Resilience Framework developed and implemented."	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		0	Yes			0	3	2
144	Adaptation	Health Resilience	A15	Indoor Air Quality	Sean Barry	Work with a range of DCC services and partners to develop actions to raise awareness and reduce indoor air pollutants from Domestic heating, including burning of solid fuels. Cooking habits. Damp and mould – warmer homes.
Poor ventilation."	N/A	Deliver	On Track	Actions will be developed by the Corporate Air Quality Steering Group.	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		0	Yes			0	3	2
146	Adaptation	Health Resilience	A17	Tropical Infectious Disease Prevention	Sean Barry	Protecting health from the spread of tropical infectious diseases - Work with regional UK Health Security Agency (HSA) Health Protection colleagues and National Climate Change experts to develop local frameworks and actions to reduce the spread of vector borne infectious diseases.	Local framework in place	Deliver	On Track	Regional work on climate change and vector borne disease on UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) work plan. Pathway to any proposed regional actions through
UKHSA representation on local Health Protection Assurance and Development Partnership. "	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		0	Yes			0	3	2
120	Energy and Buildings	Planning and New Development	E44	Local and Regional Area Energy Plans	Ellie Grimes	Develop local and feed into regional area energy plans with partners.	Reports developed	Early Concept/Scoping	On Track	We are bringing together a project board to maximise funding and capacity and assess all options and pros and cons.	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		TBC	No			0	1	2
163	Waste and Resources	Resource Use	W17	Investors in the Environment Accreditation	Stephen Beresford, Nadia Wetherell	Work to measure, monitor and reduce the Council’s environmental impacts. Maintain our Investors in the Environment Green accreditation through annual audit. Deliver projects associated with this to lower the council's environmental impact	Green Standard	Deliver	On Track	2024 Green Award retained. DCC also won the Best Carbon Reduction category in the annual IIE awards. The Council have published a report setting out our environmental priorities for 2025. This can be found here: https://www.durham.gov.uk/media/46517/Annual-Sustainability-Spotlight-Report-2024/pdf/AnnualSustainabilitySpotlightReport2024.pdf?m=1744798352497
,46477,Durham County Council,,Both,Low (1-50 tonnes),Low (1-300 tonnes),,£10	000"	Yes			1-300	3	2
138	Adaptation	Adverse Weather Plans	A9	Service level Risk Assessments	Stephen McDonald	Ensure services review risks against increased climate extremes	Risk Assessments completed	Early Concept/Scoping	On Track	Briefing note complete for senior mangers. Awaiting confirmation on next steps.	45873	Durham County Council		Council	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action			0	No				1	2
122	Energy and Buildings	Planning and New Development	E46	Planning - Local Development Plan	Mike Allum	Any new Local Plan update should prioritise climate change mitigation policy including provision for local renewable electricity.		Early Concept/Scoping	On Track	On 12th March 2025 Cabinet gave approval to start the process of reviewing the County Durham Plan. Scoping, evidence gathering and early internal engagement commencing.	46873	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		N/A	No			0	1	2
156	Waste and Resources	Supply Chain Carbon Emissions	W10	Scope 3 Carbon Emissions	Stephen Beresford	Develop process for collecting additional Scope 3 emissions from contracts.

Implement tool and process to track and monitor Scope 3 emissions from contracts. Initially likely to be based on spend by category	but with the intention of integrating and expanding company specific emissions as it evolves."	Baseline established by Feb 2025	Deliver	Slightly Off Track	Almost all data has been collected, inputted and converted to a carbon footprint. One major emission source is still outstanding but will be included soon. Project will report findings to Net Zero Board shortly afterwards.	45747	Durham County Council		Both	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action	0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		TBC	Yes			0	3	1
134	Adaptation	Adverse Weather Plans	A5	Heat Related Awareness Campaign	Sean Barry	Build further robust actions into local adverse weather protecting health plan to combat heat related ill-health including a public social marketing campaign to raise awareness of heat-related illnesses, heat stress, heat stroke and respiratory distress in susceptible individuals.	Identification of heat-related illness and respiratory cohort. Social Marketing Campaign developed and delivered	Deliver	On Track	Heat related ill-health vulnerabilities identified and listed in the Adverse Weather Protecting Health Plan. Staying cool - heatwave advice included in Public Health Communication Plan.	46477	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		5000	Yes			0	3	2
114	Energy and Buildings	Heat Networks	E38	Heat Network Strategy	Ellie Grimes	Develop a heat network strategy for decarbonisation of heat across heat network zones	Completion and adoption and implementation of strategy by the Council.	Complete	Completed	Ongoing delivery of strategy used to guide our work	45444	Durham County Council		Countywide		0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		280000	No			0	4
328	Waste and Resources	Resource Use	W30	Rainwater Harvesting	Chris Jones	Develop technical design to utilise rainwater capture that would supply the water requirements for the plant nurseries, toilets and vehicle jet wash bays at Morrison Busty Depot	Not applicable	Early Concept/Scoping	Slightly Off Track	Design has been developed up to developed design and we have calculated that the rain harvesting system would reduce mains water consumption within the depot by 66% and via a computerised automated system it will alleviate flood risk in nearby Tanfield. The Council have been working closely with Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) innervation team over the past months and we should obtain their grant fund offer against the project this week which will be added to the current forecasted mains water saving of £12,000 to allow an invest to save bid to be submitted.

This project will be the first of its kind in the world with NWL wanting to produce a case study that will go towards a planning policy change that would lead the way to harvesting rainwater	utilising its benefits	helping to elevate flooding in towns/cities and reduce water treatment costs which again will show case DCC as being the first to implement this system and prove its potential to the biggest problem NWL and the wider country are trying to resolve.
,46052,Durham County Council,,Council,0 Enabling or Adaptation Action,,,£188	344 (partial grant funded)"	Yes				1	1
329	Natural Environment	Peat	N31	Sphagnum Moss Production	Chris Jones	Design and deliver a specialist irrigation system to grow the sphagnum moss at the Council's nursery that is required by the North Pennines Peatland Programme for peatland restoration work	Not applicable	Define/Plan	Slightly Off Track	This is now fully designed and is with Buildings & Facilities Management for costing with a planned start based on final costs being within budget being from late June and if the project proves concept it could move to around a 700% increase in year two.

The Council have already got confirmation that we can sell everything we can grow and going forward this has the potential of saving the council the £220k spent annually on this product with the proof of concept and increased production having the potential to increase employment within the Horticultural Nursery. "	45898	Durham County Council				0 Enabling or Adaptation Action		£46,000	Yes			0	2	1

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