Greenwich - E1 Carbon Emissions

Policy information sourced from Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy

E1 Carbon Emissions

Carbon emissions will be reduced in accordance with the Mayor’s energy hierarchy by:

First, requiring all development to reduce demand for energy through its design (Be Lean);
Second, requiring all developments, with a gross floor area greater than 500sqm, or residential developments of five or more units, to connect to an existing decentralised energy network. Where this is not available a site wide decentralised energy network is required. Where it is demonstrated that a site wide decentralised energy network is unfeasible and / or unviable, developments will be required to provide sufficient infrastructure to enable a connection to a decentralised energy network for immediate or future use (Be Clean);
Third, supporting the incorporation of renewable energy generation within development proposals (Be Green).

All major development proposals will require an energy assessment.

For more information please see the Local Plan Core Strategy