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AcknowledgementsThis guide is partly based on work previously undertaken for the City Council by Eight Associates, with inputfrom Sturgis Carbon Profiling. Thanks to the following who have assisted in the development of this guide:Cathedral Area Residents Group; Centre for Sustainable Energy; CityWest Homes; Eight Associates; EnglishHeritage; Grosvenor Plc; HOK; Lucy Drake; Marylebone Association; Peabody; Pitman Tozer Architects;Royal Borough Kensington and Chelsea; Sturgis Carbon Profiling; Thames Water Utilities Ltd; Tony LloydJones, University of Westminster; Westminster Property Association.Front cover images in running order left to right were supplied by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,Westminster City Council and Grosvenor plc.Costs are intended as a guide only. All references to legislation included permitted development rights accurate attime of printing, although these are updated frequently.Document title: Retrofitting Historic Buildings for SustainabilityDate: January 2013Produced by:Westminster City Council, Built EnvironmentCity Planning Delivery UnitWestminster City Hall64 Victoria StreetLondon SW1E 6QPContact: Nina MilesEmail:nmiles@westminster.gov.ukTelephone: 020 7641 10812
ContentsIntroduction 4Limitations of this guidance 6Leasehold/Freehold Issues 6Permitted Development 6Conservation areas 6Article 4 Directions 8Listed Buildings 10Approach to retrofittinghistoric buildings 10Grants and Sources of Funding 13Measures 14Loft and roof insulation 15Floor insulation(suspended timber floors) 18Internal solid wall insulation 21External solid wall insulation 25Draughtproofing 29Secondary glazing 31Double (or triple) glazing 33Boiler upgrade 36Heating controls 38Micro Combined Heat andPower (CHP) 40Ground source heat pumps 42Air source heat pumps 44Solar photovoltaic system(PV electric panels) 47Solar thermal panels 50Living roof 52Case Study:15 Passmore Street SW1 54Case Study:The Flagship Home 56Summary 58Westminster’s Planning Policy 60Unitary Development Plan 60The Local DevelopmentFramework 61Supplementary PlanningGuidance 61Notes and References 623
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