Policy information sourced from the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1

Eq1 - ENERGY AND CARBON REDUCTION

Our approach

We will move towards being a low carbon borough, by minimising the demand for energy and promoting renewable and low carbon technologies.

We will achieve this by

  • Promoting opportunities to secure carbon reductions where development comes forward, including through a potential Community Energy Fund to provide for allowable solutions, or a local carbon offset fund to provide local low carbon projects;
  • Encouraging developments to incorporate renewable energy and low carbon technologies; and
  • Working with partners to identify opportunities for carbon reductions and encouraging the take-up of opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of the existing built environment.

We will expect development proposals to

All developments

  • Meet the carbon emission reduction requirements set out in the London Plan.

All major developments

  • Connect to, or extend, existing decentralised heating, cooling or power networks in the vicinity of the site, unless a feasibility or viability assessment demonstrates that connection is not reasonably possible. Where networks do not currently exist, developments should make provision to connect to any potential future decentralised energy network in the vicinity of the site, having regard to opportunities identified through the London Heat Map and area specific energy plans;
  • Evaluate the feasibility and viability of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems and, where appropriate, examine the feasibility of extending the system beyond the site boundary, where developments cannot immediately connect to an existing heating or cooling network; and
  • Where appropriate make a financial contribution to an agreed borough-wide programme for carbon reductions where required reductions cannot be achieved onsite.

For more information please see the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1