Code for Sustainable Homes scrapped by the government

摘要

The Code for Sustainable Homes has been officially scrapped by the government as part of its "bonfire of red tape" in the housebuilding sector. The changes are the culmination of the Housing Standards Review, published last Friday, which aims to reduce the cost and complexity of building homes in England and stop the "pick and mix" approach to housing standards by different local authorities in England. The government claims it has cut housebuilding regulation by 90%. The Code for Sustainable Homes allowed councils to adopt their own sustainability levels as a planning requirement for new residential development, with code level 3, 4,5 or 6 as potential planning conditions.