The Green Building Permit scheme was pioneered by Chicago and the US Green Building Council. The concept incentivises environmental architecture by offering developers reduced planning permission fees and increased turnaround on their planning application, if their project meets eco-requirements. I have started a petition to cross-pollinate this pioneering scheme with the UK's own planning policy. A necessity when considering that 45% of the UK's Carbon emissions are a result of the built environment, 10% of these attributed to heating. We need insulated, passive houses. Under the 2008 Climate Change act and Paris agreement, the UK promised to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. According to the UK Green Building council, UK emissions are above target, not on track to meet our obligations. Something needs to change - this is the solution I put to the government.

1. GREEN BUILDING PERMIT SCHEME
A N I N C E N T I V E P R O G R A M TO E N C O U R A G E
D E V E LO P E R S TO I N C O R P O R AT E G R E E N
E L E M E N T S I N TO T H E I R B U I L D I N G S .

2. WHAT IS IT?
D E V E LO P E R S
Q UA L I F Y A S L E E D C E R T I F I E D
I N C LU D E
V E G E TAT I O N / P L A N T I N G
I N C LU D E 2 E L E M E N T S F R O M
T H E ‘ E C O ’ M E N U
£
A C C E L E R AT E D P L A N N I N G
A P P L I C AT I O N
R E D U C E D P L A N N I N G
F E E S
=
P L A N N I N G D E P TA R T M E N T

3. WHY IS IT NEEDED?
42%
O F U K C A R B O N E M I S S I O N S A R E
AT T R I B U T E D TO T H E B U I LT
E N V I R O N M E N T
H E AT I N G A LO N E
A C C O U N T S F O R
1 0 % O F N AT I O N ’ S
C A R B O N F O OT P R I N T
W E N E E D I N S U L AT E D,
PA S S I V E H O U S E S
U K C A R B O N E M I S S I O N S
A R E H I G H E R T H A N T H E
E M I S S I O N S TA R G E T F O R
2 0 5 0 *
U K C A R B O N
E M I S S I O N S
• G C B ’ s ( G R E E N C O N S T R U C T I O N B O A R D )
R O U T E M A P T A R G E T U N D E R 2 0 0 8
C L I M A T E C H A N G E A C T

4. BENEFIT TO GOV AND CITIZENS
I N C R E A S E D G R E E N E R Y
& B I O D I V E R S I T Y
I M P R O V E D A I R Q U A L I T Y &
R E D U C E D U R B A N
T E M P E R AT U R E S
H E A LT H & W E L L B E I N G
E L I M I N AT E W A S T E &
M A X I M I S E R E S O U R C E
E F F I C I E N C Y
C O S T O F W A I V E D P E R M I T
F E E S R E PA I D L O N G T E R M
I N I N N O V AT I O N
E N C O U R A G E S I N N O V AT I O N I N
E N V I R O N M E N TA L T E C H N O L O G Y
& D E M O N S T R AT E S
E N V I R O N M E N TA L L E A D E R S H I P
G O V E R N M E N T
A S T E P T O W A R D S 8 0 %
R E D U C T I O N I N C O 2 E M I S S I O N S
I N L I N E W I T H PA R I S
A G R E E M E N T
C U R R E N T LY F A I L I N G T O M E E T
E N E R G Y S A V I N G S O N B R E E A M
B U I L D I N G S
£

5. TRIED & TESTED : CHICAGO
C H I C A G O L AU N C H E D T H E G R E E N B U I L D I N G P E R M I T P R O G R A M
A S PA R T O F C H I C A G O ’ S G R E E N B U I L D I N G A G E N D A , 2 0 0 4
S I N C E T H E N T H E C I T Y H A S :
5.5
M ILLIO N
S Q U A R E F T
O F G R E E N
R O O V E S
1, 248
L E E D
C E R T I F I E D
B U I L D I N G S
T H E E Q U I VA L E N T O F
R E M O V I N G 2, 500+
C A R S F R O M T H E R O A D
C I T Y S O L A R D I S P L A C E S
13, 400 TO NNES
O F G R E E N H O U S E G A S
E M I S S I O N S P E R Y E A R
W O R L D ’ S
L A R G E S T
R O O F T O P
FA R M
T H E T R E E C O V E R A G E I N
C H I C A G O R E M O V E S
25, 000 TO NNES
O F C A R B O N P E R Y E A R
# 1
I N U S A F O R
E C O - F R I E N D LY
G O V P O L I C Y *
17%
O F C H I C A G O
I S T R E E
C O V E R E D
* T H E E C O N O M I S T &
C I T I B A N K

6. GREEN PERMIT SCHEME : IN MORE DETAIL
Q UA L I F Y I N G P R O J E C T S :
£
R E C E I V E P L A N N I N G P E R M I S S I O N
I N 1 5 - 3 0 W O R K I N G D AY S
R AT H E R T H A N T H E S TA N D A R D
6 0 – 9 0 W O R K I N G D AY S
T H E M O R E G R E E N M E N U I T E M S I N C LU D E D,
T H E Q U I C K E R P E R M I S S I O N I S G I V E N
D E V E LO P E R S W H O I N C O R P O R AT E A N E XC E P T I O N A L L E V E L
O F G R E E N E L E M E N T S C A N H AV E P L A N N I N G P E R M I S S I O N
F E E S WA I V E D U P TO $ 2 5 , 0 0 0

7. GREEN PERMIT SCHEME : CHICAGO BENEFIT TIERS
E X P E D I T E D P E R M I T
G O A L : L E S S T H A N
3 0 W O R K I N G D AY S
L E E D C E R T I F I E D
5 0 % G R E E N R O O F
2 M E N U I T E M S
L E E D S I LV E R
7 5 % G R E E N R O O F
2 M E N U I T E M S
L E E D G O L D O R P L AT I N U M
7 5 % G R E E N R O O F
2 M E N U I T E M S
E X P E D I T E D P E R M I T, G O A L :
L E S S T H A N 3 0 W O R K I N G D AY S
C O N S U LTA N T R E V I E W F E E
WA I V E D U P TO $ 2 5 , 0 0 0
E X P E D I T E D P E R M I T
G O A L : L E S S T H A N 3 0 W O R K I N G D AY S
C O N S U LTA N T R E V I E W F E E WA I V E D
U P TO $ 2 5 , 0 0 0
B E N E F I TR E Q U I R E M E N T
INCREASEDBENEFIT

8. MENU ITEMS
E XC E P T I O N A L
B I K E PA R K I N G
G R E E N
R O O F TO P S / WA L L S
L E E D P L AT I N U M *
* B R E E A M O U T S T A N D I N G I S
U K E Q U I V A L E N T
E XC E P T I O N A L E N E R G Y
P E R F O R M A C E
R E N E WA B L E
E N E R G Y
E X T R A
A F F O R D A B I L I T Y
E XC E P T I O N A L WAT E R
M A N A G E M E N T
T R A N S I T- O R I E N T E D A R E A S
O R D I F F I C U LT- TO - D E V E LO P
A R E A S
N AT U R A L
V E N T I L AT I O N
£

9. UK: SUGGESTED BENEFIT TIERS
E X P E D I T E D
P E R M I S S I O N
G O A L : L E S S T H A N
3 0 W O R K I N G D AY S
B R E E A M G O O D *
5 0 % G R E E N
R O O F/ P L A N T I N G
2 M E N U I T E M S
B R E E A M V E R Y G O O D
7 5 % G R E E N R O O F/ P L A N T I N G
2 M E N U I T E M S
B R E E A M E XC E L L E N T O R O U T S TA N D I N G
7 5 % G R E E N R O O F/ P L A N T I N G
2 M E N U I T E M S
E X P E D I T E D P E R M I S S I O N
G O A L : L E S S T H A N 3 0
W O R K I N G D AY S
P L A N N I N G F E E R E D U C E D BY
1 5 % , U P TO £ 2 0 , 0 0 0
E X P E D I T E D P E R M I S S I O N
G O A L : L E S S T H A N 3 0 W O R K I N G D AY S
P L A N N I N G F E E R E D U C E D BY 2 5 % ,
U P TO £ 2 0 , 0 0 0
B E N E F I TR E Q U I R E M E N T
INCREASEDBENEFIT
* B R E E A M I S A T H I R D PA R T Y E C O - R AT I N G S Y S T E M I N T H E U K , M U C H L I K E T H E L E E D R AT I N G I N T H E U S