Policy information sourced from the Islington Development Management Policies

DM7.2 Energy efficiency and carbon reduction in minor schemes

Developments are required to achieve best practice energy efficiency standards, in terms of design and specification.

Minor new-build residential developments of one unit or more are required to achieve an on-site reduction in regulated CO2 emissions of at least 25% in comparison with regulated emissions from a building which complies with Building Regulations Part L 2010 (equivalent to Code for Sustainable Homes level 4), unless it can be demonstrated that such provision is not feasible.

All remaining regulated emissions from minor new-build residential and non-residential developments of one unit or more, not dealt with by on-site measures, will be offset. Developments will be required to pay the full cost of CO2 offsetting, unless it can be demonstrated that this is not feasible, in which case the maximum feasible payment for offsetting will be required. Such payments will be addressed through a Section 106 legal agreement.

Proposals for householder extensions will be encouraged to apply cost-effective energy efficiency measures to the existing property, where practical, in addition to requirements applicable to the extension itself.

For more information please see the Islington Development Management Policies