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Wales introduces green building standard

Mark Wilding, PlanningResource, 7 May 2009

Wales has become the first part of the UK to enforce a national standard for sustainable buildings using the planning system.

The Welsh Assembly Government planning policy was announced by sustainability minister Jane Davidson today.

The document is intended to cut carbon emissions and improve green standards of all new buildings.

Housing developers will have to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3 while non-residential buildings will need to achieve the BREEAM ‘Very Good’ standard.

The legislation will come into effect on 1 September 2009.

Davidson said: "I am determined to use the planning system to move towards zero-carbon buildings. We need to do everything we can to make new buildings, from our homes through to our offices, as environmentally friendly as possible. The new policy will play a key role in achieving this."

 

mark.wilding@haymarket.com

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