1. Localism Act (2011) Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. Available from:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/localism-act-2011-overview

2. National Planning Policy Framework. (NPPF) (2021) Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. Available from: https://assets.
publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005759/NPPF_July_2021.pdf

3. The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111187654

4. North Somerset Climate Emergency Strategic Action Plan https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/202002/North%20Somerset%20 climate%20emergency%20action%20plan.pdf

5. National Planning Practice Guidance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2#:~:text=A%20policy%20in%20a%20 neighbourhood,and%20supported%20by%20 appropriate%20evidence

6. Resolution 42/187 of the United Nations General Assembly http://www.un-documents.net/a42r187.html

7. UN SDGs https://sdgs.un.org/goals

8. Landscape Character Assessment Supplementary Planning Document (2018) https://n-somerset-pp.inconsult.uk/connect.ti/LCA_update_2018/consultationHome

9. North Somerset Green Infrastructure Strategy (2020) https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-01/30249%20NS%20GI%20 Strategy%20ACC%20FINAL.pdf

10. The North Somerset Strategic Flood Risk Assessment https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-12/North%20Somerset%20Council%20 Level%201%20SFRA%20-%20acc.pdf

11. Met office UK Climate Projections (UKCP) https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/ukcp/index

12. Flood risk and Costal Change, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-and-coastal-change

13. Development and Flood Risk Issues (2019) North Somerset Council https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-03/Development%20 and%20flood%20risk%20issues%20advice.pdf

14. Avon Wildlife Trust are delighted at North Somerset Council’s recent Declaration of an Ecological Emergency (2020) Avon Wildlife Trust https://www. avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/avon-wildlife-trust-are-delighted-north-somerset-councils-recent-declaration-ecological

15. Nature Recovery Network, West of England Nature Partnership https://www.wenp.org.uk/nature-recovery-network/

16. State of Environment, West of England Nature Partnership https://www.wenp.org.uk/state-of-environment/145

17. Defining Rewilding, Rewilding Britain https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/explore-rewilding/what-is-rewilding/defining-rewilding

18. Metre Meadow Project, Wild Portishead https:// www.wildportishead.com/metre-meadow

19. Ancient Woodland, Woodland Trust https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/habitats/ancient-woodland/

20. ICUN Redlist of threatened Trees, Sorbus eminens https://www.iucnredlist.org/ja/species/34728/80736113

21. Ancient woodland, ancient trees and veteran trees: advice for making planning decisions (2022) Natural England https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ancient-woodland-ancient-trees-and-veteran-trees-advice-for-making-planning-decisions

22. i-Tree Canopy Tool https://canopy.itreetools.org/

23. Emergency Tree Plan: How to Increase Tree Cover, Woodland Trust, 2020, p. 8 https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/publications/2020/01/emergency-tree-plan/

24. England’s Urban Forests: Using tree canopy cover data to secure the benefits of the urban forest, Urban Forestry and Woodland Advisory Committee Network https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/documents/2109/FR_FC_TreeCanopyData_leaflet.pdf

25. North Somerset Council’s online planning map http://map.n-somerset.gov.uk/dande.html

26. Significant Trees of Portishead Map https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/significant-trees-of-portishead

27. The Forest of Avon Plan A Tree and Woodland Strategy for the West Of England, Forest of Avon Trust https://forestofavontrust.org/admin/resources/ documents/the-forest-of-avon-plan-min.pdf

28. Ancient Tree Inventory https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/

29. Development Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (2016) North Somerset Council, https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/ files/2020-03/Development%20contributions%20 supplementary%20planning%20document.pdf

30. National Design Guide (2021) Ministry for Housing and Government https://assets.publishing.service. gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/ attachment_data/file/962113/National_design_guide.pdf

31. National Model Design Code (2021) Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-model-design-code

32. National Planning Policy Framework. (NPPF) (2021) Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. paragraph 126 Available from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/ government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_ data/file/1005759/NPPF_July_2021.pdf

33. National Planning Policy Framework. (NPPF) (2021) Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. paragraph 127 Available from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/ government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_ 146 data/file/1005759/NPPF_July_2021.pdf

34. Building for a Healthy Life, Homes England https://www.udg.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/ files/14JULY20%20BFL%202020%20Brochure_3.pdf

35. Glossary of Planning Terms, Planning Portal https://www.planningportal.co.uk/directory_ record/305/infill_development/category/7/ glossary_of_planning_terms

36. Impact Community Carbon Calculator https://impact-tool.org.uk/footprint/compare?parishId= E04012097&footprintType=territorial&scale=per-household

37. Zero Carbon Toolkit, The Forest of Dean, Cotswold and West Oxfordshire District Councils https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/2ddb125k/net-zero-carbon-toolkit.pdf

38. The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111187654

39. The North Somerset Climate Emergency Strategic Action Plan https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-02/North%20Somerset%20 climate%20emergency%20action%20plan.pdf

40. LETI Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide https://www.leti.london/_files/ugd/252d09_c71428bafc3d42fbac34f9ad0cd6262b.pdf

41. Zero Carbon Toolkit, The Forest of Dean, Cotswold and West Oxfordshire District Councils https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/2ddb125k/netzero-carbon-toolkit.pdf

42. Home Quality Mark One Technical Manual https://www.homequalitymark.com/wp-content/ uploads/2018/09/HQM-ONE-Technical-Manual-England.pdf

43. BREEAM In-Use Version 6 https://breeaminuse.breeam.com/Home/Welcome#1

44. CEEQUAL Version 6 https://www.ceequal.com/version-6

45. National Planning Policy Framework. (NPPF) (2021) Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. paragraph 152 Available from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005759/NPPF_July_2021.pdf

46. Pioneering tidal turbine starts generating electricity, Orkney Islands Council https://www.orkney.com/news/orbital-grid

47. Harnessing the power of our tides, Tidal Lagoon Power http://www.tidallagoonpower.com/projects/swansea-bay/

48. English indices of deprivation 2019: mapping resources, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities https://www.gov.uk/guidance/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019-mapping-resources

49. Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M (2015), Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/access-to-and-use-of-buildings-approved-document-m

50. Local Housing Needs Assessment Summary Paper (2022) North Somerset Council https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-01/ Local%20Housing%20Needs%20Assessment%20 summary%20paper.pdf

51. Core Strategy Topic paper: Demography, deprivation and social exclusion (2007) North Somerset Council https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/ files/2020-03/Demography%20deprivation%20 and%20social%20exclusion.pdf

52. Joint Local Transport Plan 4 2020-2036 (2020) Travel West https://travelwest.info/app/uploads/2020/05/JLTP4-Adopted-Joint-Local-Transport-Plan-4.pdf

53. Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan, West of England Combined Authority https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/transport/local-cycling-and-walking-infrastructure-plan/

54. North Somerset Planning Constraints Map http://map.n-somerset.gov.uk/dande.html

55. Core Strategy Topic paper: Demography, deprivation and social exclusion (2007) North Somerset Council https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/ files/2020-03/Demography%20deprivation%20and%20social%20exclusion.pdf

56. Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (2021) North Somerset Council https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/ files/2021-11/Parking%20Standards%20SPD.pdf

57. Shopfront Design Guide (2019) North Somerset Council https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-03/Shopfront%20design%20guide%20adopted.pdf

58. Statement of Community Involvement (2019) North Somerset Council https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-03/Statement%20of%20 community%20involvement%202019.pdf 

59. Pre-application - Ten commitments for effective engagement (2014) Planning Advisory Service https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/developmentmgmt/pre-application-advice/pre-application-tencommitments-effective-engagement

60. Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/9/contents

61. 20 Minute Neighbourhoods (2021) Town and Country Planning Association https://tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/final_20mnguide-compressed.pdf  

62. Paragraph 40 Historic Environment PPG https://www.gov.uk/guidance/conserving-and-enhancing-the-historic-environment