Listed Building Landlord Champion Survey
Get in-house advice for your listed rental properties on energy efficiency and compliance with energy regulations, from a Bath & North East Somerset Council planning Conservation Officer plus a BWCE Energy Assessor.
What is it?
With energy bills rising and landlord energy regulations likely to tighten, now is the time to improve our energy efficiency. For listed buildings, it’s crucial to consider heritage and energy at the same time.
Our visit, from a Conservation Officer and Energy Assessor, will suggest appropriate measures from a heritage perspective that will be modelled using Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) software by our Energy Assessor, to calculate the impact of these measures on energy bills and your EPC rating.
This will help you select measures, know where you stand with the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard and inform any applications for listed building consent. In return for this discounted service, we ask that Champions provide an anonymous case study to inspire other landlords. This is part of our Green Heritage Homes project.
Who is it for?
This service is ideal for proactive landlords who want to improve their tenant’s experience and their asset value by reducing energy bills and the damp and mould prevalent in under-heated homes.
The Listed Building Landlord Champion service is available for properties in Bath and North East Somerset.
Your Listed Building Champion Survey will include
A home visit
From an expert Energy Assessor plus a B&NES Council Conservation Officer.
Summary reports
You will get a ‘Service Level 0’ pre-application report from B&NES Council and an Energy report based on modelling with EPC software. For an extra charge, we can produce and lodge a new EPC for your building.
Clear guidance
Recommendations on the suitability of measures from a heritage, energy and regulatory perspective.
All your questions answered
An opportunity for conversation with the Energy Assessor once the reports are issued, to ask any questions you have.
What’s the process?
If this sounds interesting to you, complete this form and we’ll send you details of how to apply and next steps.
FAQs
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Listed Building Champions receive a visit from both a BWCE Energy Assessor and a Bath & North East Somerset Council Conservation Officer, to provide coherent advice on energy and heritage at the same time. The Conservation Officer will provide‘Service Level 0’ pre-app advice that can inform a standard pre-app or full application for Listed Building Consent.
The B&NES Conservation Officer will visit in their regulatory and advisory capacity as they would on a site visit for a pre-app or listed building application. During the visit, the Conservation Officer may observe alterations to the building and could note any unauthorised work. It is the homeowner’s responsibility to correspond directly with the B&NES Planning & Conservation Team as they see fit on any recommendations relating to unauthorised work. For any further queries relating to unauthorised works, please contact conservation_andplanning@bathnes.gov.uk.
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This service is available as part of our Green Heritage Homes project. Green Heritage Homes is a grant-funded project, led by Bath & West Community Energy in partnership with Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bath Preservation Trust, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and People Powered Retrofit.
We are sorry, but our Listed Building Champion Scheme is not available for residents outside of Bath & North East Somerset.
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Let our Retrofit Advisor guide you through the options by getting in touch.
Our Partners
Bath and West Community Energy (BWCE) is offering these Listed Building Landlord Champion Surveys through its Green Heritage Homes project, a grant-funded project, led by BWCE in partnership with Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bath Preservation Trust, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and People Powered Retrofit.
Green Heritage Homes is funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero working with the South West Net Zero Hub to deliver the Local Energy Advice Demonstrator Programme (LEAD).
