In slightly better news, a private members bill in the Houses of Parliament, which aims to allow local authorities to set higher minimum energy standards for new builds, has got a second reading.
This is nick-named the Cambridge Rule as we were the city council that tried to include such a requirement in our local planning rules but were overruled by a government inspector who felt that it was "unreasonable" to expect higher standards.
The better the build standard the lower the heating bill and the easier to keep the house warm!
The Government's support for this bill (or not) will be an indication of how real their environmental credentials are. We'll keep you posted on how things develop...
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