From April 2008 all commercial buildings of more than 1,000 sq m will need an energy performance certificate (EPC) whenever they are constructed, sold or let In this article Richard Hegarty discusses the implications of this new regulation which is part of the Energy Performance of Building Directive which requires all EU countries to establish minimum energy performance standards for buildings

In February 1968 the Peterborough Development Corporation was established with a task to provide homes, work and a full range of urban facilities and services for an extra 70,000 people drawn mainly at that time from the Greater London Area Richard Hegarty was born in nearby Stamford and went to Stamford School and even as a sixth-former saw the potential for legal work in the greater Peterborough area

The Government announced earlier this year a radical shake up of the planning system in the White Paper ‘Planning for a Sustainable Future’ The new system could replace over 8 different planning regimes and they hope will save over £1 billion within 10 years