Update 25 October 2023: Climate Change Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) adopted
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has prepared new planning guides to help ensure new homes and developments are more friendly to the environment.
The new 'Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)' offers guidance to developers, landowners, homeowners, planning officers and other interested parties when preparing and assessing planning applications.
We consulted on this SDP earlier this year. The consultation ran from Thursday 20 April to Thursday 8 June 2023.
We have now adopted the new SDP, please see Adopted: Climate Change Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
Consultation background
New and improved standards
The new supplementary policies would apply to all new build homes, extensions and retrofitting of homes, non-domestic and mixed-use developments.
It would create new guidance in H&F for:
- sustainable design and construction
- air quality
- flooding
- energy
- ecology
- waste, and
- transport and travel.
"Together with developers and residents, we want to transform the way we build, power and heat our buildings to ensure that new developments have no significant impact on our borough and the planet," said Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Member on Climate Change & Ecology.
"This new guidance is another important step towards our ambitious target to reach net zero carbon emissions in H&F by 2030."
Climate emergency
By changing the way we build, heat and power our homes, we can create a borough with clean air, safe streets, green spaces for all and a strong local economy.
The new supplementary planning principles are designed to provide guidance to H&F's Local Plan while addressing the climate and ecological emergency.
They reflect our vision for 2030, including our ambitious target to reach net zero carbon emissions in H&F by 2030.
Have your say (closed)
We welcomed your comments on the Draft Climate Change SPD document:
- Draft Climate Change SPD (pdf 4MB)
- Equality Impact Assessment (pdf 708KB)
- Public Notice (pdf 21KB)
- Draft screening statement on the need for SEA and SA (pdf 95KB)
The public consultation closed on Thursday 8 June 2023.
For any further queries please contact: localplan@lbhf.gov.uk
