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ID sylw: 108218

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Persimmon Homes (South Midlands)

Asiant : Pegasus Group

As referenced above in relation to Policy Direction 22, it is already proposed to address embodied carbon in the Building Regulations within a new Part Z. The Government’s Building to Net Zero: Costing Carbon in Construction (May 2022) report recommends that embodied carbon and whole-life carbon assessments for buildings are established in the Building Regulations. Local Authorities are only encouraged to include such a requirement within Local Plans – the fact that this is not advised to be mandatory confirms that allowing Building Regulations alone to cover this is sufficient. In any event, viability will be an important consideration. The fact that this is addressed within the policy direction, in allowing applicants to submit a justification where achieving embodied carbon targets is unviable, is supported.