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List of Boroughs

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:08:24 -0700

10+% Renewable Energy Policies

Help us keep this list up to date: This is an informal list of local authorities adopting, or considering adopting, prescriptive Merton Rule-like policies. Please help us to keep this list up to date. If your borough is implementing "The Merton Rule" and is not listed, please let us know using the Contact Us page.

The Merton Rule Map

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:45:43 -0700

Below is an (now considerably out of date) interactive map of the list of boroughs (much more up to date) that have adopted, or are in the process of adopting Merton Rule style policies. On the 8th of June 2006 Yvette Cooper, the Minister for Housing and Planning, announced that ‘Government expect all planning authorities to include policies in their development plans that require a percentage of the energy in new developments to come from on-site renewables’ so essentially the whole map should now be yellow (actively progressing), light green (included in draft SPD/ LDF) or dark green (fully adopted).

A spreadsheet with some of the data used to generate this map is attached to the bottom of the list of boroughs page.

How to use the map

Use the zoom bar on the right to zoom in and out
Use the mini-map at the bottom right to move around the country

Navigation Tips

Click and drag on the map to select an area to zoom into
Click anywhere on the map to centre the map on that area

If you can't see the map, download Flash.

UPDATE: This map (and the list) previously reported that 49 boroughs had fully adopted Merton Rule type policies. However, this was an error on our part based on the misinterpretation on data supplied to us by the TCPA. All boroughs previously reported as having "Fully Adopted" a Merton Rule type policy HAVE fully adopted pro-renewables policies, but not necessarily Merton Rule type ones, and so have been removed from the list and/or moved in to the appropriate column. Apologies for any confusion caused.

TCPA Planning for Climate Change Conference – London

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:36:42 -0700

Start: 2007-01-22 09:00

End: 2007-01-22 16:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-1

Start: 2007-01-22 09:00

End: 2007-01-22 16:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-1

Location: City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA

Recent changes to the scientific and political landscapes will be addressed to bring delegates up to date with how climate change is being placed firmly at the heart of planning policy and decision making. This will include the siginificant impact that The Merton Rule is having upon all major developments across the UK.

solarcentury's Energy Strategies workshop will share good practice from a range of constuction projects to have achieved 10% carbon displacement using onsite renewable energies. This workshop is for developers and planners wanting to understand how to identify and deliver suitable onsite renewables for specific projects.

Download the conference brochure

Workshop speakers:

Energy Strategies: Where next for the Merton Rule?

TCPA: Rob Shaw, Sustainable Development Policy Officer

The drivers behind Renewables and Planning
Overview of positive planning policy for onsite renewable energy
Update on research: The uptake of The Merton Rule across the UK

LA: Adrian Hewitt, London Borough of Merton

Implementing The Merton Rule within planning regulations
How your LA can help deliver low carbon developments

RENEWABLE Case Studies: solarcentury: John Mustarde

Design Solutions for On-site Renewables - Case studies - 10% carbon reduction in

Mixed-use Housing (Fairview)
Industrial Development (Chancerygate Developments)
Housing Associations
Commercial Residential
Commercial Offices (Gazeley plc.)

Case Studies will cover:

Renewable technology - which ones and how much?
Renewables cost
Managing the renewables supply chain
Re-couping capital costs - marketing advantages of renewables

Conference Programme, Registration Form and Costs
For more information email nancy@tcpa.org.uk or call 020 7930 8903

TCPA members - £120 + VAT

Non members - £240 + VAT

Voluntary organisations - £60 + VAT

Lunch included.

Download a booking form

About

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TheMertonRule.org aims to encourage the spread of positive planning policies which increase the uptake of renewable energy systems.

By providing a hub for information about The Merton Rule this site encourages local authorities to share best practice and adopt Merton-style policies as part of their Unitary Development Plans (UDP) or Local Development Frameworks (LDF).

What is The Merton Rule?

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:06:43 -0700

What is the 'Merton Rule' and how is it affecting all major development projects?

The 'Merton Rule' is the groundbreaking planning policy, pioneered by the London Borough of Merton, which requires the use of renewable energy onsite to reduce annual carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the built environment. Hundreds of local authorities look set to follow Merton's lead, which will impact all new major development projects throughout the UK.

Background
Following the publication of Planning Policy Statement 22 (PPS22), Planning Guidance on Renewable Energy, issued by the Office of Deputy Prime Minister in 2004, the London Borough of Merton was the first to formalise the governments renewable energy targets in its adopted UDP, setting the target for the use of onsite renewable energy to reduce annual CO ₂ emissions for all new major developments* in the borough by 10%.

Case Studies

Thu, 18 May 2006 03:34:48 -0700

Read the following Technical Case Studies to find out how renewables energy systems can be incorporated into your development.