Design of New Dwellings Supplementary Planning Document Consultation
Shropshire Council is proposing a new Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to provide design guidance for new dwellings.
Draft Sustainable Affordable Warmth Strategy
Proposal
Shropshire Council has produced a draft Sustainable Affordable Warmth Strategy. This sets out the importance of tackling fuel poverty, improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions from domestic dwellings.
The draft strategy has three objectives:
- Raising awareness of the importance of tackling fuel poverty and improving energy efficiency - cold homes can worsen health problems and contribute towards excess winter deaths. It's estimated that in 2020 16.5% of households in Shropshire were in fuel poverty
- Establishing a pathway to zero-carbon housing - the Climate Change Act 2008 set legally binding targets to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. It's estimated that it will cost over £4bn for all Shropshire's domestic dwellings to reach net zero; this includes an estimated £477m to decarbonise all the county's social housing
- Attracting funding to deliver affordable warmth and improve energy efficiency - we provide an energy advice service, which includes provision of energy efficiency measures to eligible households, and seeks to access central government funding for energy efficiency and decarbonisation measures for eligible dwellings
The consultation period is from 9 January 2023 to 5 March 2023.
If you have any comments on the draft Sustainable Affordable Warmth Strategy please email HousingStrategy@shropshire.gov.uk
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