Right now a proposal has been put forward by the government that would allow homeowners to build things like wind turbines on their properties without needing planning permission. Of course, this proposal has been brought up for homes to help cut down on carbon emission and allow people to pay less for electricity. Despite the good intentions of the proposal, the National Home Improvement Council has their concerns.
The National Home improvement Council is afraid that homeowners could end up going a little overboard with these so-called green improvements. Thus, a three month consultation will be taking place to establish peoples’ view on the subject before any kind of decision is made.
The director of the National Home Improvement Council, Andrew Leech, said that they need to make it easier for people to make environmental changes. However, a little bit of control also needs to be kept to make sure people do not go overboard. Andrew also noted that many homeowners may lack the knowledge of where the best lace to put a wind turbine would be to get the maximum effects from it.
If the new rules are approved, then it would apply to, not only homeowners, but to businesses and developers as well. Businesses are becoming increasingly concerned about the cost of energy and how much they use. Figures that have just been released by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs showed that £6.4 billion a year could be saved if businesses would employ simple energy efficiency measures. This would, not only help the company save money, but also help the UK reach its carbon emission goals.
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