Major developers should submit whole life carbon assessments as part of planning applications to local authorities; this should be mandatory for all major developments, as defined in the NPPF. The Government should consult on ways to financially incentivise housing development to lower full lifecycle carbon, such as introducing a levy on new build properties containing higher levels of lifecycle carbon alongside reduced taxation on lower carbon homes. (Recommendation, Paragraph 146)

Major developers should submit whole life carbon assessments as part of planning applications to local authorities; this should be mandatory for all major developments, as defined in the NPPF. The Government should consult on ways to financially incentivise housing development to lower full lifecycle carbon, such as introducing a levy on new build properties containing higher levels of lifecycle carbon alongside reduced taxation on lower carbon homes. (Recommendation, Paragraph 146) Type: recommendation | Number: 44 | Response status: no_published_response Government response: 82. For the reasons outlined in our response to recommendation 24, we do not agree with mandating whole life carbon assessments at this time, however, we have committed to update Planning Practice Guidance to assist local authorities in considering carbon emissions within the plan-making process, an