Policy information sourced from Enfield Core Strategy 2010-2025

20 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY USE AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

The Council will require all new developments, and where possible via a retrofitting process in existing developments to address the causes and impacts of climate change by: minimising energy use; supplying energy efficiently; and using energy generated from renewable sources in line with London Plan and national policy.

The Council will support appropriate measures to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and will reduce emissions of carbon dioxide as part of development proposals, in line with the London Plan.

The Council will set local standards and targets, based on an understanding of local potential and opportunities for renewable or low carbon energy and existing or planned decentralised energy infrastructure. Where opportunities are identified, development will be required to contribute towards realising these opportunities subject to the Council and its partners undertaking further work that is required to explore the feasibility and development potential of projects or strategies in order to take them forward.

The Council, working with its partners, will seek to ensure that Enfield’s future energy infrastructure needs are managed effectively by ensuring that the necessary infrastructure is in place to accommodate the levels of growth anticipated within the Borough.

For more information please see the Core Strategy 2010-2025