Dataset for "Pioneering Net Zero Carbon Construction Policy in Bath & North East Somerset"

This data was collected as part of a collaborative project between the University of Bath and Bath and North East Somerset Council, which studied the implementation of new sustainable construction planning policies, the first of their kind in the UK to require that:

• All new residential and major non-residential building developments must achieve net zero operational energy, conforming to ambitious energy consumption targets, matching this with on-site renewables, and only offsetting the difference in exceptional circumstances.
• Major residential and non-residential developments must demonstrate an embodied carbon lower than a threshold value, including the substructure, superstructure and finishes, with no offsetting permitted.

The data includes analysis of incoming planning application, relating to the characteristics of proposed buildings and key parameters submitted to comply with the net zero energy requirements.

A questionnaire was also sent out to applicants, with both written and numerical responses included in this dataset.