CIBSE Members are being encouraged to respond to three consultations on planning reform, retrofit assessment standards, and the principles behind the Scottish equivalent of the Passivhaus standard.
BS 40104 Retrofit assessment for domestic dwellings – Code of practice bit.ly/3YDk6VH provides recommendations and guidance for the retrofit assessment of domestic dwellings in the UK. The deadline to contribute to CIBSE’s response is 8 September, and the consultation closes on 22 September.
A consultation on the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other changes to the planning system closes on 24 September. The deadline to contribute to CIBSE’s response is 10 September. bit.ly/3SGVyHE.
This consultation seeks views on the government’s proposed approach to revising the NPPF to achieve sustainable growth in the planning system. It is also seeking views on a series of wider policy proposals to increase planning fees, local plan intervention criteria and appropriate thresholds for certain Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
A consultation on determining the principles for a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard closes on 23 October; the deadline to contribute to CIBSE’s response is 2 October.
The Stage 1 consultation is the first of two that will consider the technical, commercial and wider policy implications of improvements to Building Regulations in the context of broader action by the Scottish Government on tackling climate change bit.ly/4cj5wpy.
For details of all current open consultations, visit the CIBSE website at bit.ly/4cqBEb5