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Guildford Borough Council

… that support to include low carbon heat networks in general. The use of renewable energy technologies to power heat networks has become more common and, at the same time, the decarbonisation of the national electricity grid means that the carbon savings that result from using electrically powered heat-producing technologies, such as heat pumps, have increased dramatically while the carbon savings…

… saving potential of energy technologies, it should use real-world performance and take into account the future decarbonisation of the national grid, rather than relying on the emission factors used in the Building Control system which are updated infrequently (see ‘Emission factors’ on page 17). 4.33 Where schemes propose a mix of renewable energy technologies, it will be important…

… is committed to progressively decarbonising its own energy supply by upscaling its investment in renewable electricity and heat, and plans to develop and deliver a 10-year programme for retrofitting its own estate and housing stock to improve energy performance. Planning can and must play a key role. The Council adopted the Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034 in April 2019. The plan contains…

… is reproduced below. Policy D2: Climate change, sustainable design, construction and energy Sustainable design and construction (1) Proposals for zero carbon development are strongly supported. Applications for development, including refurbishment, conversion and extensions to existing buildings should include information setting out how sustainable design and construction practice will be incorporated…

… heating systems. 4 Heat Priority Areas have been established through the Guildford Renewable Energy Mapping Study available at https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/22866/Guildford-Renewable-Energy-Mapping-Study https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/22866/Guildford-Renewable-Energy-Mapping-Study 13 4.12 Where such networks exist and developments propose to connect to them…