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The aim of this guide is to illustrate best practice in sustainable energy planning for low carbon homes. It provides a framework of practical planning and enabling mechanisms that relate to each tier of planning system and different scales of development opportunity.

This guide has been commissioned to support the Sustainable Housing Action Programme (SHAP) which is managed by Sustainability West Midlands. The 2006-07 programme is funded by the Energy Saving Trust and carried out on behalf of the region with the support of the SHAP steering committee comprising representatives from the Regional Assembly, Government Office West Midlands, Energy West Midlands, local government and leading RSL’s.