Action on climate emergency
Rural roofs lead on solar power generation recent analysis from the Countryside charity the CPRE has revealed. The data shows that 48 of the 50 English parliamentary constituencies with the highest domestic solar generation capacity are in rural areas. Meanwhile, all 200 of those with the lowest are in towns and cities. Analysis of local …
New homes standards – what to expect? In a long-delayed consultation on low-carbon building standards the government has formally backed plans to ban gas and “hydrogen-ready” boilers from newly built homes in England from 2025. This could mean heat pumps being installed as standard as part of measures to make all new homes “net zero …
On 28 February the government launched a review of the existing permitted development rights for solar equipment and a new permitted development right for solar canopies as part of a wider review, https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/permitted-development-rights-supporting-temporary-recreational-campsites-renewable-energy-and-film-making-consultation/permitted-development-rights-supporting-temporary-recreational-campsites-renewable-energy-and-film-making-consultation If approved changes would see solar panels installed on flat roofs where the highest part of the equipment would be no higher …