City planners have given the green light for the district heat network to be rapidly expanded across most of Bristol. Heat network developers now have permission to lay out pipework in many parts of the city, which could lead to a faster rollout of the district heat network.
Most buildings in Bristol are heated by gas boilers, which use fossil fuels and account for 45 per cent of the city’s carbon emissions. A huge shift in how the city heats its buildings is planned over the next few years to move away from gas and towards heat pumps and networks.
This could happen quicker now that Bristol City Council has granted a Local Development Order covering a huge part of the city. However, Green councillors on the development control B committee on Wednesday, April 5, raised concerns about “sweeping powers” included in the decision, with one voting against and one abstaining from granting the order.
