PLANNING STATEMENTS AND ENERGY STATEMENTS

Most Local Planning Authorities now require an energy statement to be submitted as part of a planning application. Southern Assessors energy consultants can provide energy statements to demonstrate a reduction in carbon emissions from the energy use of the building through onsite generation (often referred to as renewable energy technologies). Typical reduction targets are currently between 10% and 20%

Every development project in UK needs to adhere to the standards of air testing and permeability testing procedures in order to prove its compliance to the building regulations Part L in UK. As a part of the UK Renewable Energy Strategy set by the authorities in UK, every development project should submit energy statements as a part of the planning application. Normally development projects have around 10% and 20% reduction targets whereas larger development projects need more than a detailed energy statement with renewable energy feasibility study. There is a series of steps to be followed for preparation of energy statement as per the Part L building regulations that has introduced Target Emission Rate (TER) and Dwelling Emission Rate (DER) to determine the energy performance of a building. These Energy statements are submitted to local planning authorities in UK as a part of the planning application.

Southern Assessors has the advisory service to help the client implement and to achieve the Local Planning Authority requirements and provide fully qualified and experienced leading energy assessors.

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• Liaise with building control to ascertain exactly what they require.
• Advisory service to help the client implement and achieve the Local Planning Authority     requirements.
• Providing fully qualified and experienced leading energy assessors

Planning and Energy Statements: Comprehensive Guidance for Developers

To effectively attain sustainable, environmental goals and advance efficient power usage within structures and buildings, Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) frequently require true and accurate energy statements.

In the context of United Kingdom building regulations and carbon targets, energy statements have now become a crucial prerequisite for gaining planning permission and allowances for building structures.

At Southern Assessors, we specialise in helping our clients meet these specific mandates by offering professional-grade services and customised programs particularly designed for every specific project.

Understanding Energy Statements

Energy statements are realistic documents by which cities typically intend to address the energy consumption levels, carbon-reduction goals and environmental effects or impact of certain proposed developments. They usually cover-

• Patterns and trends of energy consumption over a proposed period or duration of time,
• Projected renewable energy usage over a certain duration, and
• Several other strategies for environmental protection as well.

Prepared in this way, the reports ensure that every decision you make will comply with Part L of UK Building Regulations, which regulates energy efficiency levels in newer buildings and most major refurbishments or developments.

The Three Core Components

• Baseline Energy Diagnosis: At the beginning of this procedure, the energy consumption situation of the proposed developments is assessed thoroughly to detect the issues.
• Measures to Reduce Carbon Emissions: Several solutions are also provided after the first step. Solutions proposed might be of different sorts like solar panels, heat pumps or other advanced insulation techniques.
• Target Compliance: It shows how effectively a scheme can positively achieve considerable, measurable percentages in carbon emissions reductions, usually ranging from 10% to 20% according to the LPA requirements.

Legal Compliance

An effective energy statement involves preparation in various ways. These preparations include:

• Site Assessment: After taking into account geographic, climate and environmental factors, and site conditions, the site is first assessed to see where it stands.
• Energy modelling: Using different tools such as SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure) and SBEM (Simplified Building Energy Model), the process of energy modelling is carried out.
• Practical Design: In this step, many energy-saving measures are proposed; these measures can obey both national requirements and prevent practical constraints.
• LPA Review: Here, we make sure that a statement is consistent and compliant or at least fulfils the standard, basic guidelines for approval.

Expert advice is available at every stage with Southern Assessors; we will assist you with design optimization and obtaining relief through planning without fail.

Other Considerations

• Dynamic Thermal Simulations: These advanced models can give future-building a new and progressive direction in real-world scenarios. They predict any possible problems like overheating and fix all kinds of issues to provide you with both economy and comfort.
• Overheating Risk Assessments: This is an essential consideration to keep in mind while developing residential properties; these assessments provide designing measures to limit the risk of indoor temperatures shooting too high, this is done in accordance with standards like CIBSE TM52 and TM59.
• Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies: These studies consider the practicality and importance of introducing different technologies such as solar PV, wind turbines heat compression and biomass combustion.

Benefits of Partnering with Southern Assessors

Working with an experienced team of consultants like the Southern Assessors ensures that you can meet every regulation and standard without generating any extra work for yourself. By offering extensive, expert-level services with this approach, we deliver the support you will need to maintain quality.

To a developer or architect aspiring to meet sustainability objectives or new regulations on land use, good partnerships are particularly essential. If you are looking for planning energy statement in London or anywhere else in the UK, we can provide the most accurate guidance for you; not only to make things less complex in planning but also so that your projects can contribute to environmental benefits largely.