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… energy performance ratings. Ensure landlords and homeowners have access to a holistic retrofit advice service like London Councils’ Ecofurb programme, or a similar model. Maximise the generation, distribution and use of renewable and low carbon energy across the city such as district heat networks and biogas. Expand existing district heat networks and require new developments to link up…

… an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D or lower, with a further 31% being C-rated • Westminster’s social housing has high standards of heating and insulation and many council-owned properties have cavity wall insulation and/or double glazing. Retrofit programmes are underway although progress is limited by the conservation status of many of these areas • Nearly 50% of Westminster…

… of energy improvement measures, and have started discussions across the city about how best to target improvements in buildings, whether through redevelopment or retrofitting. This is why our new City Plan and Environmental Supplementary Planning Document will be critical in supporting more environmentally sustainable development outcomes. The ambitious level of change required to meet our target…

… a series of workshops with businesses to explore the opportunities and challenges they face, which are reflected below and will feed into the strategy and action plan in more detail. The main challenges highlighted were: • restrictions within the planning system preventing retrofitting • the installation of energy infrastructure, for example to charge electric vehicles • a lack…

… networks such as the Pimlico District Heat Undertaking and this is reflected in recent plans including the Decentralised Energy Masterplan and City Plan 2040 • Waste heat from the tube and locally linked high-energy using sites provide significant opportunities to access otherwise wasted energy Image: The Crown Estate • Large scale retrofitting and the installation of renewable technologies…