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Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) delivery and proposals for 2015-2017
Contents
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1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 3
2. Council priorities .................................................................................................... 3
3. National context ..................................................................................................... 4
4. Environmental performance ................................................................................... 9
5. Fuel poverty ........................................................................................................... 11
6. HECA action plan 2013-2015 outcomes .................................................................12
7. HECA action plan 2015-2017 ..................................................................................15
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1. IntroductionThe Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (HECA) recognises that local authorities are well placed to assess the needs of the area and residents, and to use this position to drive change to improve energy efficiency of all residential accommodation within the local authority area.
Within this capacity the Act requires councils to publish an energy efficiency report identifying how the council intends to promote change and submit this plan to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
North West Leicestershire District Council’s initial proposal for 2013-15 was due for submission in March 2013. A copy of the ‘Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) delivery proposals for 2013-2015’ has been available on the council’s website since that time, at
The Act requires councils to publish a progress report at two yearly intervals. This report identifies the council’s achievements against those 2013-2015 proposals and identifies the council’s aims for 2015-2017.
North West Leicestershire District Council is committed to our Green Footprints agenda through which we aim to make people feel proud to be a part of a greener district. We do this by enabling businesses, visitors and residents in the district to make it a greener and cleaner place by working with them on initiatives such as environmental improvements to their communities, our free tree scheme and litter picks.
We want to ensure that,
• Businesses are motivated to be greener
• Residents are inspired to live a greener lifestyle
• The council demonstrates community leadership in being green.
For more information please visit www.nwleics.gov.uk/greenfootprints
2. Council priorities
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www.nwleics.gov.uk/greenfootprints
www.nwleics.gov.uk/the_green_deal
3.1 Green DealThe Green Deal was launched in January 2013 to provide householders and businesses with an opportunity to take advantage of green technologies to improve their energy efficiency and therefore reduce fuel bills and impact on the environment without, having to pay up front for installations.
Within the national scheme each household receives a full assessment to determine bespoke measures for that specific property and occupants to improve their energy efficiency. The cost of installing these measures is paid over time through electricity bill from the proposed saving made from reduced energy consumption.
By the end of January 2015, 473,666 Green Deal household assessments completed had been nationwide but only 9,583 had converted to actual Green Deal plans in progress at that time.
In June 2014 the Government launched the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund, from which households can claim up to £7,600 back after installing energy saving improvements like solid wall insulation and new heating systems.
By the end of January 2015, 15,696 measures had been installed to a total value of £65.9 million.
Various initiatives have been introduced to support local authorities to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency in domestic properties. These include;
3. National context
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3.2 Energy Company ObligationThe Energy Company Obligation (ECO) was launched in autumn 2012. ECO requires the larger energy providers in the UK to fund works that reduce carbon emissions and enable affordable warmth by reducing fuel bills in customers’ homes.
ECO works alongside the Green Deal to provide additional support to householders who require this. The focus has been vulnerable and low income households and those living in harder to treat properties such as homes with solid walls.
By the end of December 2014 1,296,441 measures had been installed nationally through ECO. Predominantly these were cavity wall insulations, loft insulation and boiler upgrades.
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3.3 Feed in TariffsFeed in Tariffs (FITs) have been designed by Government to encourage the take up of electricity generating technologies (like, solar panels and wind turbines).
A FIT means that if you generate more energy that you need, you can be paid for the surplus energy that is exported back to the national grid. This means that households are encouraged to be energy efficient.
3.4 New build homes From 2016 the minimum standard for energy efficiency for all new build homes will be a ‘zero carbon standard’. There remains some debate as to what can realistically be classed as ‘zero carbon’, therefore it is expected that an element will be apportioned to off-site renewable. The Building Regulations were recently amended and from 2018 developers will need to consider the use of community heating systems.
The shift to zero carbon homes does not mean that all new homes built from 2016 will be zero carbon, since many existing consents will be in place and changes to the regulations are not normally retrospectively applied.
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3.5 Energy Performance Certificate (EPCs) EPCs consider, for example, loft insulation, domestic boiler, hot water tank, radiators and double glazing to provide information about how energy efficient a building is.
Homes are ranked on a scale of A to G. The most energy efficient homes, which should have the lowest fuel bills, will be in band A.
The certificate also provides information about the impact of carbon emissions from the building on the environment using a scale of A to G.
3.6 Smart metersSmart meters record energy consumption (electricity, gas or water) at hourly intervals or less and communicate this information, at least daily, back to the utility provider for monitoring and billing purposes. This will bring an end to estimated billing.
Smart meters also provide customers with this accurate information about their energy consumption, which could help them to more effectively control and manager their energy use, reduce emissions and potentially increase savings.
A mass roll out of smart meters originally planned for 2014 should now start in 2016.
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4.0 Environmental Performance The environmental impact of North West Leicestershire’s residents is summarised as follows:
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4.1 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions
Year Industry and commercial Domestic Road transport Total
2005 5.2 2.8 5.9 14.0
2006 5.0 2.8 5.7 13.6
2007 4.6 2.7 5.8 13.1
2008 4.3 2.7 5.2 12.2
2009 3.8 2.4 5.1 11.3
2010 4.1 2.6 5.1 11.8
2011 3.7 2.3 5.1 11.1
2012 4.1 2.5 5.0 11.5
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-emissions-estimates
The table provides a summary of carbon dioxide emissions per capita (tonnes) in the district.
Since this was first recorded in 2005 there has been a reduction in all areas in North West Leicestershire.
Table 1.0
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4.2 Electricity consumption
Year Average domestic electricity consumption (kWh) per consumer
2005 47562006 46582007 46312008 43922009 43422010 43512011 44802012 42212013 4139
Table 2.0
www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-local-authority-electricity-consumption-statistics-2005-to-2011Average domestic electricity consumption has decreased due to better awareness and energy efficiency.
4.3 Gas consumption Year Average domestic gas consumption (GWh) per
consumer 2005 207342006 195932007 188802008 181312009 164622010 163582011 154132012 153632013 14944
Table 3.0
www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/gas-sales-and-numbbers-of-customers-by-region-and-local-authority Average domestic gas consumption has decreased due to better awareness and energy efficiency.
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5.0 Fuel poverty
Fuel poverty occurs when a household spends more than 10% of its net income on fuel to heat their home to an adequate standard of warmth as well as meeting other fuel needs (i.e. lighting, appliances, cooking and water heating).
The convergence of the following four factors leads to fuel poverty:
• Low income• High fuel prices• Poor energy efficiency of homes• Under occupancy.
The table below shows fuel poverty levels in North West Leicestershire.
Year % Households in fuel poverty
2008 18.82009 20.62010 16.82011 12.52012 15.7
Table 4.0
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-subregional-data-under-10-indicator
The schemes outlined in section three above include measures introduced by government to improve the energy efficiency of homes and therefore reduce poverty, whilst simultaneously reducing carbon emissions.
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6.0 HECA action plan 2013 - 2015 outcomes
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Res
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co
mpl
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n
date
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201
3 - 2
014
Ach
ieve
d in
201
4-20
14 (u
p to
D
ecem
ber 2
014)
H1
Hom
es a
nd C
omm
uniti
es A
genc
y gr
ant
fund
ed o
r NW
LDC
fund
ed a
fford
able
ho
mes
will
mee
t the
cur
rent
Cod
e fo
r S
usta
inab
le H
omes
leve
l and
mee
t the
H
CA
spac
e st
anda
rds
as a
min
imum
.
Stra
tegi
c H
ousi
ngM
arch
201
464
gra
nt fu
nded
affo
rdab
le h
omes
w
ere
built
. All
of th
ese
met
the
Cod
e fo
r Sus
tain
able
Hom
es a
nd
the
Hom
es a
nd C
omm
uniti
es
Age
ncy
spac
e st
anda
rds.
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rther
56
gran
t fun
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affo
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le h
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m
et th
e cu
rren
t sta
ndar
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All
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gran
t fun
ded
affo
rdab
le h
omes
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06 a
gree
men
t site
s) w
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e bu
ilt to
th
e sa
me
stan
dard
s as
mar
ket h
ouse
s.
Whe
re th
ese
prop
ertie
s ar
e pr
ovid
ed a
s af
ford
able
rent
ed p
rope
rties
, the
y w
ill b
e fu
lly c
ompl
iant
with
cur
rent
HC
A st
anda
rds
and
mee
t cur
rent
app
licab
le C
ode
for
Sus
tain
able
Hom
es le
vels
.
Stra
tegi
c H
ousi
ngM
arch
201
493
affo
rdab
le h
omes
hav
e be
en b
uilt
thro
ugh
sect
ion
106
agre
emen
ts, a
ll m
eetin
g th
ese
stan
dard
s.
A fu
rther
46
affo
rdab
le h
omes
ha
ve b
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built
thro
ugh
s106
ag
reem
ents
, all
mee
ting
thes
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anda
rds.
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Com
plia
nce
with
Bui
ldin
g R
egul
atio
ns
will
be
ensu
red
thro
ugh
plan
che
cks,
si
te in
spec
tions
and
whe
re n
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sary
, en
forc
emen
t.
Bui
ldin
g C
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lM
arch
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uild
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Reg
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ions
is ro
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thro
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resu
lted
in a
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forc
emen
t not
ice
bein
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bre
ach
of e
nerg
y pe
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sta
ndar
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wne
r will
hav
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add
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th
is.
One
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orce
men
t cas
e is
pr
ogre
ssin
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cou
rt fo
llow
ing
brea
ches
of B
uild
ing
Reg
ulat
ions
.
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Adv
ice
on th
e st
anda
rds
that
nee
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achi
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and
how
to m
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hem
will
be
give
n
Bui
ldin
g C
ontro
lM
arch
201
4Th
roug
hout
the
year
the
coun
cil’s
Bu
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g C
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l tea
m p
rovi
ded
pre-
plan
ning
app
licat
ion
advi
ce to
re
side
nts
who
are
con
side
ring
hom
e im
prov
emen
t wor
ks.
Bui
ldin
g C
ontro
l con
tinue
d to
pr
ovid
e pr
e-pl
anni
ng a
pplic
atio
n ad
vice
to re
side
nts
who
are
co
nsid
erin
g ho
me
impr
ovem
ent
wor
ks.
H5
All
new
hom
es w
ill h
ave
an E
nerg
y P
erfo
rman
ce C
ertifi
cate
on
com
plet
ion
Bui
ldin
g C
ontro
l/A
ppro
ved
Insp
ecto
r
Mar
ch 2
014
All
but o
ne n
ew p
rope
rty in
the
dist
rict h
ad a
n E
nerg
y P
erfo
rman
ce
Cer
tifica
te o
n co
mpl
etio
n. A
n en
forc
emen
t not
ice
was
ser
ved,
as
note
d at
act
ion
H3,
to re
ctify
the
situ
atio
n.
All
new
pro
perti
es h
ad a
n E
nerg
y P
erfo
rman
ce C
ertifi
cate
on
com
plet
ion.
H6
We
will
pro
mot
e an
y ch
ange
s in
sta
ndar
ds
to re
leva
nt p
rofe
ssio
ns th
roug
h C
PD
type
tra
inin
g se
ssio
ns.
Bui
ldin
g C
ontro
lM
arch
201
4C
hang
es in
ther
mal
sta
ndar
ds w
ere
mad
e in
201
3 an
d so
the
coun
cil
ensu
red
that
Cer
tified
Pro
fess
iona
l D
evel
opm
ent s
essi
ons
wer
e he
ld
for a
rchi
tect
s, d
esig
ners
and
de
velo
pers
. 22
peop
le a
ttend
ed.
Ther
e w
ere
no c
hang
es in
st
anda
rds.
H7
We
will
defi
ne a
nd p
ublic
ise
on w
ebsi
te
the
coun
cil’s
role
in d
eliv
erin
g th
e G
reen
D
eal a
nd E
nerg
y C
ompa
ny O
blig
atio
n
Bui
ldin
g C
ontro
lM
arch
201
4In
form
atio
n ab
out t
he G
reen
D
eal i
s av
aila
ble
on th
e co
unci
l’s
web
site
at w
ww
.nw
leic
s.go
v.uk
/th
e_gr
een_
deal
Res
pons
ible
te
amTa
rget
co
mpl
etio
n
date
Ach
ieve
d in
201
3 - 2
014
Ach
ieve
d in
201
4-20
14 (u
p to
D
ecem
ber 2
014)
H8
We
are
com
mitt
ed to
Clim
ate
Loca
l and
w
ill d
evel
op o
ur d
eliv
ery
plan
and
targ
ets
Com
mun
ity
Focu
s /
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Mar
ch 2
014
In O
ctob
er 2
013
the
coun
cil s
igne
d up
to C
limat
e Lo
cal.
Info
rmat
ion
is
avai
labl
e at
ww
w.n
wle
ics.
gov.
uk/
clim
ate_
chan
ge
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coun
cil’s
Clim
ate
Loca
l A
ctio
n P
lan
was
dev
elop
ed a
nd
subm
itted
to th
e Lo
cal G
over
nmen
t A
ssoc
iatio
n.
H9
Ene
rgy
effic
ienc
y, G
reen
Dea
l and
m
easu
res
to ta
ckle
fuel
pov
erty
will
be
prom
oted
thro
ugh
our G
reen
Com
mun
ity
netw
ork
and
plan
ned
even
ts a
cros
s th
e di
stric
t
Com
mun
ity
Focu
s /
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Mar
ch 2
014
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rgy
effic
ienc
y, G
reen
Dea
l and
fu
el p
over
ty in
itiat
ives
hav
e be
en
prom
oted
at c
omm
unity
eve
nts
in
the
dist
rict i
nclu
ding
Mea
sham
’s
Hea
rt of
the
Fore
st F
estiv
al in
Ju
ne, C
astle
Don
ingt
on’s
Mus
ic in
th
e P
ark
in J
uly.
4 W
ays
to W
arm
th
info
rmat
ion
was
pub
licis
ed th
roug
h C
lock
wis
e C
redi
t Uni
on a
nd th
e co
unci
l’s n
ewsl
ette
rs.
H10
Sm
art m
eter
s w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed to
sch
ools
in
prio
rity
area
s an
d su
ppor
t the
m to
de
velo
p a
loan
sch
eme
Com
mun
ity
Focu
s /
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Mar
ch 2
014
Six
sch
ools
hav
e re
ceiv
ed
smar
t met
ers
and
guid
ance
to
enab
le th
em to
loan
them
out
to
hou
seho
lds,
ena
blin
g th
em
to m
onito
r and
man
age
thei
r el
ectri
city
con
sum
ptio
n.H
11S
uppo
rt 4
Way
s to
War
mth
thro
ugh
War
m
Hom
es O
ffice
rS
treet
P
rote
ctio
n Te
am
Mar
ch 2
014
The
coun
cil’s
War
m H
omes
Offi
cer
mad
e 46
2 re
ferr
als
to th
e 4
Way
s to
War
mth
sch
eme
thro
ugho
ut th
e ye
ar. T
hese
refe
rral
s ha
ve a
llow
ed
loca
l res
iden
ts to
acc
ess
a nu
mbe
r of
ene
rgy
effic
ient
mea
sure
s an
d re
ceiv
e ad
vice
on
how
to b
e m
ore
ener
gy e
ffici
ent i
n th
eir h
omes
.
Fund
ing
for t
he W
arm
Hom
es
Offi
cer p
ost c
oncl
uded
in M
arch
20
14. H
owev
er th
ere
are
now
3
War
m H
omes
Offi
cers
wor
king
co
unty
wid
e, re
ceiv
ing
refe
rral
s th
roug
h Fi
rst C
onta
ct.
H12
Sup
port
deliv
ery
of a
cou
ntyw
ide
Dep
artm
ent o
f Ene
rgy
and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
bid.
Stre
et
Pro
tect
ion
Team
Mar
ch 2
014
Del
iver
y of
the
DE
CC
fund
ed
proj
ects
resu
lted
in 1
8 bo
ilers
, 72
Jam
jar a
ccou
nt a
ppoi
ntm
ents
at
the
Citi
zen’
s A
dvic
e B
urea
u, £
4,65
5 di
strib
uted
in fu
el d
ebt v
ouch
ers,
16
em
erge
ncy
fuel
del
iver
ies
and
115
Gre
en D
eal a
sses
smen
ts.
H13
Cou
ntyw
ide
cris
is fu
ndin
g fo
r ene
rgy
mea
sure
s w
ill b
e di
strib
uted
to th
ose
in
fuel
pov
erty
Stre
et
Pro
tect
ion
Team
Mar
ch 2
014
11 fo
od h
ampe
rs d
eliv
ered
, five
em
erge
ncy
heat
ers
prov
ided
, 41
loft
insu
latio
n an
d dr
augh
t pro
ofing
m
easu
res,
nin
e bo
iler s
ervi
ces
and
repa
irs.
The
cris
is fu
nd c
an n
ow b
e ac
cess
ed b
y re
side
nts
thro
ugh
Firs
t Con
tact
refe
rral
s to
the
thre
e co
unty
wid
e W
arm
Hom
es O
ffice
rs.
H14
We
will
wor
k al
ongs
ide
Hom
e Im
prov
emen
t Age
ncy
Pap
wor
th w
hen
brin
ging
hom
es b
ack
into
use
.
Stre
et
Pro
tect
ion
Team
Mar
ch 2
014
In 2
013/
14 w
e ha
d no
cas
es th
at
requ
ired
brin
ging
a p
rope
rty b
ack
into
use
.
The
cris
is fu
nd c
an n
ow b
e ac
cess
ed b
y re
side
nts
thro
ugh
Firs
t Con
tact
refe
rral
s to
the
thre
e co
unty
wid
e W
arm
Hom
es O
ffice
rs.
6.0 HECA action plan 2013 - 2015 outcomes
13
Res
pons
ible
te
amTa
rget
co
mpl
etio
n
date
Ach
ieve
d in
201
3 - 2
014
Ach
ieve
d in
201
4-20
14 (u
p to
D
ecem
ber 2
014)
H15
We
will
und
erta
ke a
revi
ew o
f the
cou
ncil’s
ap
proa
ch to
tack
ling
fuel
pov
erty
Stre
et
Pro
tect
ion
Team
Mar
ch 2
014
A re
vise
d A
fford
able
War
mth
S
trate
gy a
nd a
ctio
n pl
an fo
r NW
L w
as la
unch
ed in
aut
umn
2014
. Th
is a
ssis
ts th
e co
unci
l in
targ
etin
g ou
r priv
ate
sect
or re
side
nts
that
ar
e m
ost l
ikel
y to
be
at ri
sk o
f Fue
l P
over
ty a
nd a
ssoc
iate
d he
alth
pr
oble
ms
so th
at th
ese
resi
dent
s ha
ve a
bet
ter u
nder
stan
ding
of h
ow
they
can
acc
ess
EC
O a
nd G
reen
D
eal.
H16
Res
iden
ts w
ill b
e si
gnpo
sted
to g
rant
s an
d lo
ans
avai
labl
e to
impr
ove
ener
gy
effic
ienc
y an
d to
redu
ce fu
el p
over
ty
Stre
et
Pro
tect
ion
Team
Mar
ch 2
014
Del
iver
y of
the
DE
CC
fund
ed
proj
ects
resu
lted
in 1
8 bo
ilers
, 72
Jam
jar a
ccou
nt a
ppoi
ntm
ents
at
the
Citi
zen’
s A
dvic
e B
urea
u, £
4,65
5 di
strib
uted
in fu
el d
ebt v
ouch
ers,
16
em
erge
ncy
fuel
del
iver
ies
and
115
Gre
en D
eal a
sses
smen
ts.
H17
334
A-r
ated
boi
lers
will
be
inst
alle
d in
co
unci
l ow
ned
hom
esH
ousi
ng
Ser
vice
sM
arch
201
549
0 A
-rat
ed b
oile
rs w
ere
inst
alle
d in
cou
ncil
owne
d ho
mes
.A
furth
er 2
05 A
rate
d bo
ilers
wer
e in
stal
led
in c
ounc
il ow
ned
hom
es.
H18
549
cent
ral h
eatin
g sy
stem
s w
ith A
-rat
ed
boile
rs w
ill b
e in
stal
led
in c
ounc
il ho
mes
by
Mar
ch 2
015.
Hou
sing
S
ervi
ces
Mar
ch 2
015
435
cent
ral h
eatin
g sy
stem
s w
ith
A-r
ated
boi
lers
hav
e be
en in
stal
led
in c
ounc
il ow
ned
hom
es.
A fu
rther
233
cen
tral h
eatin
g sy
stem
s w
ith A
-rat
ed b
oile
rs h
ave
been
inst
alle
d in
cou
ncil
owne
d ho
mes
.H
1999
6 ne
w d
oors
will
be
inst
alle
d in
cou
ncil
owne
d ho
mes
by
Mar
ch 2
015.
Hou
sing
S
ervi
ces
Mar
ch 2
015
1,25
2 ne
w d
oors
hav
e be
en
inst
alle
d in
cou
ncil
owne
d ho
mes
.A
furth
er 9
96 n
ew d
oors
hav
e be
en
inst
alle
d in
cou
ncil
owne
d ho
mes
.H
2026
7 ne
w ro
ofs
will
be
inst
alle
d in
cou
ncil
owne
d ho
mes
by
Mar
ch 2
015.
Hou
sing
S
ervi
ces
Mar
ch 2
015
202
new
roof
s ha
ve b
een
inst
alle
d in
cou
ncil
owne
d ho
mes
.A
furth
er 1
47 n
ew ro
ofs
have
bee
n in
stal
led
in c
ounc
il ow
ned
hom
es.
H21
£125
,000
pilo
t stu
dy re
trofit
ting
gree
n te
chno
logi
es w
ill b
e co
mpl
eted
by
Mar
ch
2015
to in
form
a re
trofit
pro
gram
in c
ounc
il ho
mes
for 2
015/
16 o
nwar
ds.
Hou
sing
se
rvic
esM
arch
201
5Te
nant
s w
ere
invi
ted
to v
olun
teer
to
pilo
t gre
en te
chno
logi
es v
ia a
n ar
ticle
in a
spe
cial
edi
tion
of th
e ‘In
Tou
ch’ n
ewsl
ette
r alo
ngsi
de
and
enga
gem
ent e
vent
pro
vidi
ng
furth
er in
form
atio
n to
inte
rest
ed
hous
ehol
ders
. Qua
lifyi
ng te
nant
s an
d pr
oper
ties
wer
e in
dent
ified
and
at
tend
ed W
elco
me
even
ts.
By
the
end
of D
ecem
ber 2
014
7 ou
t of 1
3 pr
oper
ties
to b
e us
ed
in th
e pi
lot h
ad th
eir i
nsta
llatio
ns
com
plet
ed. T
he re
mai
nder
will
be
com
plet
ed b
y th
e en
d of
Mar
ch
2015
.
6.0 HECA action plan 2013 - 2015 outcomes
14
15
Responsible Team
Target completion date
H1 Home and Communities Agency grant funded or NWLDC funded affordable homes will meet the current HCA space and energy standards as a minimum.
Strategic Housing March 2016
H2 All non-grant funded affordable homes (s106 agreement sites) will be built to the same standards as market houses. Where these properties are provided as affordable rented properties they will be fully compliant with current HCA space and energy standards.
Strategic Housing March 2016
H3 Compliance with Building Regulations will be ensured through plan checks, site inspections and where necessary, enforcement.
Building Control March 2016
H4 Advice on the standards that need to be achieved and how to meet them will be given.
Building Control March 2016
H5 All new homes will have an Energy Performance Certificate on completion.
Building Control March 2016
H6 We will promote any changes in standards to relevant professions through CPD type training sessions.
Building Control March 2016
H7 We will work alongside Home Improvement Agency Papworth when bringing homes back into use.
Street Protection Team
March 2016
H8 Residents will be signposted to grants and loans available to improve energy efficiency and to reduce fuel poverty.
Street Protection Team
March 2016
H9 200 A-rated boilers will be installed in council owned homes, of which 100 will involve a full replacement of the central heating system.
Housing Services March 2016
H10 50 replacement doors and 300 windows will be installed in council owned homes.
Housing Service March 2016
H11 Results from the Green and Decent Pilot will be used to inform a renewable technology retrofit programme in 2016/2017
Housing Services March 2016
H12 An Energy Strategy will be agreed which will detail how the Housing Service will improve the energy efficiency of its stock and tackle fuel poverty amongst its tenants.
Housing Services March 2016
7.0 HECA action plan 2015-2017
North West Leicestershire District CouncilCouncil Offices Coalville, LeicestershireLE67 3FJ
www.nwleics.gov.uk
01530 454545