Policy information sourced from the Epping Forest District Local Plan 2011-2033

DM20 Low Carbon and Renewable Energy

  • The incorporation of low carbon and renewable energy measures in new and existing development will be encouraged with regard to both standalone installations and micro renewables integrated into development.
  • Proposals for the provision of low carbon and renewable energy technologies will be supported where they:
    1. do not have any adverse impact on the integrity of any European sites, wildlife sites, protected species or habitats or the openness of the Green Belt;
    2. demonstrate how any impacts on the environment and heritage assets, including cumulative landscape, noise, visual, air quality and emissions, and traffic generation impacts can be avoided or mitigated through careful consideration of location, scale and design; and
    3. the benefits of the proposal are clear with regard to the amount of heat or electricity generated and consequential reduction in greenhouse gases, and the local individual or community benefit.
  • The use of combined heat and power (CHP), and/or combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) and district heating will be encouraged.
  • Strategic Masterplans should demonstrate how the development will employ on-site low carbon or renewable technologies, and/or other energy efficiency measures (for example, infrastructure to connect to an existing or future planned decentralised energy network) to help meet national and Local Plan energy and carbon reduction objectives.

For more information please see the Epping Forest District Local Plan 2011-2033