Policy information sourced from South Bucks Core Strategy Development Plan Document
Core Policy 12: Sustainable Energy
The Council will promote and encourage energy efficiency and renewable / low carbon energy in all new development through a range of measures in order to contribute towards meeting national targets for reducing CO2 emissions. These will include the following:
- Requiring that all developments of 10 or more dwellings and 1,000sqm or more non-residential floor space secure at least 10% of their energy from decentralised and renewable or low-carbon sources, unless demonstrated that it is not viable or feasible.
- In addition, requiring developers of the Opportunity Sites and other significant sites (as defined in the supporting text to Core Policy 17) to incorporate decentralised and renewable or low carbon technologies into their schemes, unless demonstrated that it is not viable or feasible.
- Encouraging homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, including seeking proportionate energy efficiency improvements when granting planning permission for conversions and extensions.
- Encouraging renewable and low carbon energy infrastructure, including stand alone facilities, in suitable locations, provided that these are designed to minimise any adverse impacts.
Further guidance on implementing this policy, including criteria to be used to assess renewable / low carbon energy proposals coming forward and examining future capacity, will be set out in a Supplementary Planning Document. The requirements in this policy will be kept under review in the light of new evidence and technological advances and may be updated in a future Development Plan Document.
For more information please see the Core Strategy Development Plan Document