Policy information sourced from the Totternhoe Neighbourhood Plan
T6: Energy efficiency
1. Proposals which incorporate design and environmental performance measures and standards to reduce energy consumption and climate effects will be supported.
2. Proposals which incorporate the following sustainable design features as appropriate to their scale, nature and location will be strongly supported, where measures will not have a detrimental impact on character, landscape and views:
- Siting and orientation to optimise passive solar gain.
- The use of high quality, thermally efficient building materials.
- Installation of energy efficiency measures such as loft and wall insulation and double glazing.
- Incorporating on-site energy generation from renewable sources such as solar panels, ground source heating and energy generation etc.
- Reducing water consumption through the use of water re-use measures including rainwater harvesting, surface water harvesting and/or grey water recycling systems.
- Providing low carbon sustainable design and avoid or mitigate all regulated emissions using a combination of on-site energy efficiency measures (such as insulation and low energy heating systems), on-site zero carbon technologies (such as solar panels) and, only where necessary, off-site measures to deal with any remaining emissions.
- Providing the infrastructure for adequate electric vehicle charging points for each dwelling, where new parking provision is expected to be made.
- Alterations to existing buildings should be designed with energy reduction in mind and comply with current sustainable design and construction standards, as set out in the CBC Design Guide and the Building Regulations.
3. The retrofitting of historic buildingsis encouraged to reduce energy demand and to generate renewable energy where appropriate, providing it safeguards historic characteristics.
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