{"id":36619,"date":"2023-05-30T16:04:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36619"},"modified":"2023-05-29T18:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T17:39:19","slug":"aj-city-of-london-looks-to-retrofit-first-policy-for-its-future-city-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36619","title":{"rendered":"AJ: City of London looks to \u2018retrofit first\u2019 policy for its future City Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-32334\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/London_Skyline_ColinandKim_Hansen_Wikimedia_Commons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" \/>The Architects\u2019 Journal<\/em> (AJ) has reported that draft measures debated by councillors on the City\u2019s local planning committee last month (27 April) highlighted the corporation\u2019s intention to place greater weight on retrofitting in its 2040 City Plan.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image for illustration: \u00a9 User:<a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/6d\/City_of_London_skyline_from_London_City_Hall_-_Sept_2015_-_Crop_Aligned.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin and Kim Hansen<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>AJ <\/em>writes:<\/p>\n<p>The draft plans pointed to an update to the City\u2019s sustainable development requirements, which could require all major proposals \u2018to demonstrate that multiple options have been considered&#8217; \u2013 including retrofitting.<\/p>\n<p>Demands for a \u2018retrofit first\u2019 approach could also be inserted into the City\u2019s overarching strategic policy on design, the corporation said&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A key objective of the draft City Plan is to ensure that the Square Mile transitions to a zero carbon city by 2040\u2019, the document stated\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But campaigners wanting to save the former Museum of London site from City of London demolition proposals have questioned the guidance..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/city-of-london-considers-adopting-retrofit-first-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Architects\u2019 Journal (AJ) has reported that draft measures debated by councillors on the City\u2019s local planning committee last month (27 April) highlighted the corporation\u2019s intention to place greater weight on retrofitting in its 2040 City Plan. image for illustration: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36619\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36619"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36621,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36619\/revisions\/36621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}