Buildings

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To ensure that the design of individual buildings does not undermine the sustainability of the overall development.

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Question 8.1

Objective

To ensure individual buildings underpin the sustainability of the development.

Importance:

Question

What is the BREEAM/ EcoHomes or Code for Sustainable Homes rating sought for the proposed buildings? For a building type not covered by BREEAM use the “Offices” scheme as the basis for a bespoke evaluation, or contact BREEAM for further advice.

Targets and Justification

Best: Excellent or Code Level 4 or above
Good: Good, Very Good or Code Level 3

Applies to Developments

This question applies to all types of development (except clearance/remediation works).

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Question 8.2

Objective

To ensure individual buildings underpin the sustainability of the development.

Importance:

Question

Targets and Justification

Best: Excellent or Code Level 4 or above
Good: Good, Very Good or Code Level 3

Applies to Developments

This question applies to all residential developments.

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Policy Links

CF6: Managing housing land provision;
EN1: Energy Generation;
EN2: Energy Conservation;
QE1: Conserving & Enhancing the Environment;
QE3: Creating a high quality built environment for all.

RHS

Chapter 7.

Development sizes

The checklist comes in different versions for different sizes and types of development:

Small: Residential up to 9 units
Mixed use up to 9 res. units
Non-residential up to 999 m²
Medium: Residential 10 - 199 units
Mixed use 10 - 199 res. units
Non-residential 1,000 - 20,000 m²
Large: Residential 200 - 5,999 units
Mixed use 200 - 5,999 res. units
Non-residential over 20,000 m²

If the development is for more than 6,000 houses, a bespoke checklist will be produced by the developer/planning applicant and the Local Planning Authority.

The set of questions for smaller developments is contained within the set of questions for larger developments.

There is an additional set of questions for site clearance/remediation.

This checklist is no longer supported

The Government announced that as part of its new policy on economic development all Regional Development Agencies, including Advantage West Midlands, will close.

This checklist will remain online to allow existing users to reference their existing projects. New accounts and projects can no longer be created.