Energy efficiency in buildings

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Services

1. Pre-planning application enquiry form (preliminary opinion)

   Use this form to request pre-planning application advice.

2. Foul drainage assessment form (FDA1)

   This form may be used as part of a planning application that incorporates a proposed non-mains foul drainage system.

3. Registration of your ground source heating and cooling system

   This form is for the registration of low risk ground source heating and cooling systems as exempt from the need for an environmental permit.

4. Planning and marine licence advice: Environment Agency standard terms and conditions

   Standard terms and conditions that apply to our charged planning and marine licence advice service.

5. Application for new ground source or surface water source heating and cooling scheme: part B8

   Complete if you are applying for an environmental permit and full abstraction licence for a ground source or surface water source heating and cooling scheme.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Smart meters: a guide
   • Detailed guide
   • 4 January 2018
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
2. Air-conditioning inspections for buildings
   • Guidance
   • 16 January 2013
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
3. Heat network metering and billing regulations: compliance and guidance
   • Detailed guide
   • 27 June 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Office for Product Safety and Standards
4. Energy Performance Certificates for the marketing, sale and let of dwellings
   • Guidance
   • 11 December 2017
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
5. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 215: best practice guidance
   • Guidance
   • 31 January 2005
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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News and communications

7 March 2019 — Case study

Self-powered buildings to transform energy use

Innovate UK

1. Nearly zero energy buildings requirements for new public buildings
   • 14 January 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Correspondence
2. Demand Logic: energy savings breakthrough in buildings
   • 12 October 2017
   • Innovate UK
   • Case study
3. London architects lead the way in sustainable, digital design
   • 5 October 2017
   • Innovate UK
   • Case study
4. Supply chain innovation yields lower-cost, high-quality schools
   • 28 September 2017
   • Innovate UK
   • Case study

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Research and statistics

1. Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates in England and Wales: 2008 to June 2019
   • 31 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Official statistics
2. Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates in England and Wales: 2008 to March 2019
   • 2 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Official statistics
3. Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: second cost optimal assessment
   • 14 January 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Research
4. Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates in England and Wales: 2018 to September 2018
   • 31 October 2018
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Official statistics
5. RHI deployment data: August 2018
   • 20 September 2018
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Building a market for energy efficiency: call for evidence
   • 2 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 09 January 2018
2. Reform of the Green Deal Framework: call for evidence
   • 26 July 2018
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 23 November 2017
3. The Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive: further proposed amendments
   • 29 May 2018
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 31 October 2017
4. The Renewable Heat Incentive: A reformed and refocused scheme
   • 25 May 2018
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 27 April 2016
5. Making better use of energy performance of buildings data: privacy impact assessment
   • 8 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Impact assessment

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. ECO and Green Deal Report 2014
   • 17 December 2014
   • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
   • Corporate report
2. Written off loans to energy efficiency companies
   • 6 January 2014
   • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
   • Foi release
3. Hazardous waste management facilities: review of incidents
   • 16 October 2013
   • Environment Agency
   • Corporate report
4. Energy Performance Certificate rating of residential properties
   • 8 December 2011
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Foi release

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Organisations

1. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
2. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
3. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
4. Cabinet Office
5. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

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1. HM Treasury
2. Home Office
3. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
4. Ministry of Defence
5. Office for Product Safety & Standards
6. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
7. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

1. Environment Agency
2. Innovate UK
3. Defence Infrastructure Organisation