Written Question · S3W-02352 · Session 3
Whether it will require local authorities to achieve specific and measurable improvements to the efficient use of energy through town and c…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will require local authorities to achieve specific and measurable improvements to the efficient use of energy through town and country planning and building regulations.
The answer
I have asked Dr. PaulStollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA), toanswer. His response is as follows:
Scottish Planning Policy(SPP) 6, Renewable Energy, sets a specific and measurable target for improvingthe use of renewable energy in new developments. It introduced the requirementthat all future planning applications proposing development with a totalcumulative floorspace of 500 square metres or more should incorporate on-sitezero and low carbon equipment contributing at least an extra 15% reduction inCO2 emissions, beyond the 2007 building regulations carbon dioxide emissionsstandard.
Local authorities (in commonwith all building owners) who build new heated and cooled buildings and haveexisting ones converted, altered or extended require to comply with the energystandards in current building regulations. The revised standards introduced on 1 May 2007 have thecapability to deliver the best carbon dioxide savings in the UK. Theemissions from new buildings can be assessed from the energy performancecertificates that are now required with the introduction of the new standards.
Scottish Planning Policy(SPP) 6, Renewable Energy, sets a specific and measurable target for improvingthe use of renewable energy in new developments. It introduced the requirementthat all future planning applications proposing development with a totalcumulative floorspace of 500 square metres or more should incorporate on-sitezero and low carbon equipment contributing at least an extra 15% reduction inCO2 emissions, beyond the 2007 building regulations carbon dioxide emissionsstandard.
Local authorities (in commonwith all building owners) who build new heated and cooled buildings and haveexisting ones converted, altered or extended require to comply with the energystandards in current building regulations. The revised standards introduced on 1 May 2007 have thecapability to deliver the best carbon dioxide savings in the UK. Theemissions from new buildings can be assessed from the energy performancecertificates that are now required with the introduction of the new standards.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-02352 by reference.