Westminster - Policy 21: Refurbishment and Retrofitting of Existing Buildings

Policy information sourced from the The Soho Neighbourhood Plan

Policy 21: Refurbishment and Retrofitting of Existing Buildings

In recognition of Westminster City Council’s climate emergency declaration and their commitment to the city becoming carbon neutral by 2040, all major development should take every opportunity to demonstrate that it has evaluated the potential of options to sensitively retrofit and improve the sustainability of existing buildings.
Retrofitting measures to any existing buildings which require planning permission will be strongly supported.
Where retrofitting involves adaptations to heritage assets, these will be supported provided adaptations safeguard the historic characteristics of these heritage assets.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan