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Question

This is a request for information under the The Environmental Information Regulations 2004. I would like to receive the following information: 1) How much have you invested in gas infrastructure for each year over the last five years? If you could offer some kind of breakdown, like maintenance and repair of piping or installing new systems, that would be great. Failing that, even just an explanation of where this money is going that is invested in gas systems, with no specific breakdown, would be very helpful. 2) How many housing developments of 10 or more homes where gas boilers are the installed source of heating have been granted planning permission in each year over the last five years? 3) How many housing developments of 10 or more homes where electric heat pumps are the installed source of heating have been granted planning permission in each year over the last five years? 4) How much money has been invested by the council in retrofitting old gas boilers in each year over the last five years? 4b) How much of this money covered in part 4) went into installing new gas boilers, and how much went into installing electric heat pumps? If compliance limits do not allow you to carry out all of this request, please prioritise by the order they are in, with number 1 being the most important. If 5 years is not possible within compliance limits, then any number years, including just the last year, would be great.

Answer

We have considered your request and provide the following information: Questions 2 and 3 refer to planning permissions, but there is no data available in regard to the issues raised. This is a request for information under the The Environmental Information Regulations 2004. I would like to receive the following information: 1) How much have you invested in gas infrastructure for each year over the last five years? If you could offer some kind of breakdown, like maintenance and repair of piping or installing new systems, that would be great. Failing that, even just an explanation of where this money is going that is invested in gas systems, with no specific breakdown, would be very helpful. I don’t have an idea of costs sorry. New gas pipework was installed in when new boilers have been put in. 2) How many housing developments of 10 or more homes where gas boilers are the installed source of heating have been granted planning permission in each year over the last five years? Please see above for rererence 3) How many housing developments of 10 or more homes where electric heat pumps are the installed source of heating have been granted planning permission in each year over the last five years? Please see above reference. 4) How much money has been invested by the council in retrofitting old gas boilers in each year over the last five years? Approximately 500k 4b) How much of this money covered in part 4) went into installing new gas boilers, and how much went into installing electric heat pumps? Estimated 450k Boilers /50k Heat pumps