Oxford Plans to Ban Gas Heaters and Hobs in New Homes From 2025

Published on November 22, 2023

Oxford City Council is accelerating its plan to ban gas heaters and hobs in new homes and businesses, likely from 2025. It’s part of the requirement for all new buildings to become “zero carbon.” In the council’s existing Local Plan 2036, new homes will have to be zero carbon from 2030. The Labour-led council now aims to bring this forward to 2025 with its Local Plan 2040, which will supercede the previous version. The plan, which is open for consultation, says no fossil fuels can be directly used in the building. For instance, no gas can be used for heating and cooking. All new buildings will have to be net zero carbon in operation. Developers are required to make the buildings energy efficient. The total Energy Use Intensity (EUI) for residential buildings must not exceed 35 kilowatts hour per square metre each year, while the annual EUI cap for non-residential buildings will be 70 kwh/m2....

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