{"id":40444,"date":"2024-07-16T17:46:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=40444"},"modified":"2024-07-16T17:46:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:46:17","slug":"planning-portals-sustainability-and-planning-guidance-for-homeowners-and-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=40444","title":{"rendered":"Planning Portal\u2019s sustainability and planning guidance for homeowners and professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flats_houses_graphic_green.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flats_houses_graphic_green.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31568\" style=\"width:266px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6><em>image for illustration<\/em><\/h6>\n\n<h3>Planning Portal has published sustainability guidance aimed at homeowners or those working on small projects.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Planning portal writes:<\/p>\n<p>The following sustainability guidance is aimed at homeowners or those working on small projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.Sustainability project advice<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basements<\/li>\n<li>Boilers and heating<\/li>\n<li>Ceilings and floors<\/li>\n<li>Conservatories<\/li>\n<li>Demolition<\/li>\n<li>Drains and sewers<\/li>\n<li>Kitchens and bathrooms<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability project advice<\/li>\n<li>Loft conversion<\/li>\n<li>Outbuildings<\/li>\n<li>Patios and driveway<\/li>\n<li>Porches<\/li>\n<li>Self-build homes<\/li>\n<li>Warehouses and industrial buildings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2.Home energy generation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find out more about renewable energy technologies suitable for the home environment<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.Energy saving<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information on how to make more efficient use of energy and reduce energy wastage in your home<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.Solar panel providers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interested in powering your project using solar panels, or adding panels to your home? Studio Charette can help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guidance for professionals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following sustainability guidance is aimed at professionals and those working on larger projects.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biodiversity Net Gain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Biodiversity net gain rules mandate that from Feb 12 2024, developers must ensure a 10% biodiversity increase for most proposed development.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nutrient Neutrality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nutrient Neutrality states that developments must demonstrate surface water runoff and wastewater won&#8217;t exceed existing nutrient levels, reducing wildlife pollution. Find out more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Future Homes Standard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Future Homes Standard aims to make sure that all new homes are built with a focus on energy efficiency and low-carbon heating, preparing them for the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Retrofit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out what retrofitting is and why it is a sustainable building option.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Embodied carbon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read our extensive, user-friendly guidance on embodied carbon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planningportal.co.uk\/planning\/sustainability-and-planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration Planning Portal has published sustainability guidance aimed at homeowners or those working on small projects.<\/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-40444","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\/40444","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=40444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40445,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40444\/revisions\/40445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}