B&NES council currently require, where viable, that new housing developments in Bath are built to Code for Sustainable Homes level 5. Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5 imposes high energy, water, security, disabled access and environmental standards on new homes, increasing build costs but not increasing house prices. It benefits home occupiers by reducing their […]
The Zero Carbon Hub, a public/private body set up to develop a zero carbon standard for homes has closed it was announced earlier this month. This signals a formal end in the short term to the UK’s attempts to set a zero carbon standard for building new homes. In the long term, if we are […]
In August Transition Bath was invited by social housing provider Curo along with residents from Bath’s Foxhill estate to visit North Prospect in Plymouth to see the impact of a regeneration scheme similar to the one being proposed for Foxhill. The visit consisted of a formal introduction to the regeneration scheme by representatives of the […]
Unfortunately the planning inspector Simon Emerson has removed B&NES council’s requirement for new homes to be built to Code for Sustainable Homes level 5 from the Core Strategy. He has also increased the number of homes to be built in Bath from 11,700 to 13,000 as a result of reducing the affordable homes requirement from […]
Summary Transition Bath supports the building of more sustainable homes. This is a statement which 98% of the residents of Bath agreed with in our housing survey of April 2014. Although the energy efficiency of new homes has been gradually improving over the last few years, it is often difficult to understand the impact of […]
Sign the petition here: Only your names will be passed onto the council and Don Foster, we will not publish your email addresses and optional postcodes. If you need further information and the background to why we are asking for your help, see below. If you have any questions please contact us at consultation@transitionbath.org Further […]
Currently B&NES council, where viable, imposes high standards on building development in Bath than the minimum required by Building Regulation. It currently requires most new housing developments to be built to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5, which reduces the carbon emissions from homes by over 50% and reduces energy bills by up to 80%. […]
It may seem counter-intuitive but homes built to higher standards In Bath, for example Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5 should not cost any more to purchase. This is because the impact of higher standards is typically borne by the land owner, and not the builder or purchaser of a home. This statement is probably […]
Background Transition Bath have been working over the last 2 years to support the council in imposing more sustainable building standards in B&NES. Currently the council imposes Code for Sustainable Homes level 5 on most new developments but this is under threat: the current coalition government, under pressure from the large house builders is attempting […]
If you would like to signup to receive our newsletter by email click here. Newsletter July 2017 Our top news item this month is the cancellation of the Bathampton Meadows Park & Ride proposal and the resignation of Anthony Clarke, B&NES Councillor with responsibility for transport. We also have a new Lib Dem MP, Wera Hobhouse […]