We recommend that the Government take action to expand urban green space, particularly in disadvantaged areas. At a minimum these actions ought to include: (i) introducing a statutory requirement on local authorities to protect green space; (ii) mandating local authorities in urban areas to use the Green Infrastructure Framework; and (iii) introducing measures to incentivise the installation of green roofs as new build or retrofit on appropriate residential or business premises. (Paragraph 36...

We recommend that the Government take action to expand urban green space, particularly in disadvantaged areas. At a minimum these actions ought to include: (i) introducing a statutory requirement on local authorities to protect green space; (ii) mandating local authorities in urban areas to use the Green Infrastructure Framework; and (iii) introducing measures to incentivise the installation of green roofs as new build or retrofit on appropriate residential or business premises. (Paragraph 36) The built environment Type: recommendation | Number: 4 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: As part of the Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation, we are running a call for evidence on Part O. One of the questions posed in this call for evidence is whether Part O should apply when there is a material change of use (i.e., a conversion). We are using this call for evidence to bett