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| Long title | An Act to enable local planning authorities to set requirements for energy use and energy efficiency in local plans. |
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| Citation | 2008 c 21 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales [2] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 November 2008 |
| Commencement | 13 November 2008 [3] |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Planning and Energy Act 2008 (c 21) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Section 1(1) provides:
A local planning authority in England may in their development plan documents, and a local planning authority in Wales may in their local development plan, include policies imposing reasonable requirements for -
- (a) a proportion of energy used in development in their area to be energy from renewable sources in the locality of the development;
- (b) a proportion of energy used in development in their area to be low carbon energy from sources in the locality of the development;
- (c) development in their area to comply with energy efficiency standards that exceed the energy requirements of building regulations.
Section 1(2) defines the expressions "energy efficiency standards" and "energy requirements".
Section 1(3) defines the expression "appropriate national authority".
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