We produce Energy Statements that meet local, regional, and national planning requirements, while aligning the project’s energy strategy with operational performance, carbon reduction pathways, and ESG objectives.
Beyond validation, the modelling informs long-term asset positioning in the context of regulatory change and net zero ambitions. It supports decisions around energy demand reduction, system selection, and renewable integration, providing a clearer pathway to lower operational carbon, improved performance, and managed Capex and Opex exposure over time.
An Energy Statement is a validation document required for many planning applications across the UK. It outlines how a proposed development will reduce regulated energy use and carbon emissions in line with the national Building Regulations, the London Plan where applicable, and relevant local policy, typically following the "Be Lean, Be Clean, Be Green. Be Seen" energy hierarchy.
At LifeProven, we use the Energy Statement as a strategic tool, not only a validation requirement. We develop it to inform system selection, energy reduction, and renewable energy integration in a way that supports Net Zero ambitions, so regulatory compliance becomes the baseline, not the endpoint.
Energy and carbon performance increasingly influence planning outcomes, particularly in local authorities with higher performance expectations. A compliant Energy Statement is often a validation requirement, and getting it right can be material to consent, conditions, and programme certainty.
LifeProven created this service not only to secure planning consent, but to make the Energy Statement valuable across the asset lifecycle. We connect the energy strategy to long-term operational intent, so system choices, demand reduction measures, and renewable integration support future resilience and lower utility costs.
The result is an energy strategy that strengthens desirability and value through time, with clearer visibility on Capex and Opex implications, and a design pathway that stands up to scrutiny from occupiers, funders, and future buyers.
Applying the energy hierarchy to shape demand reduction, system selection and renewable integration.
SAP and SBEM modelling to assess carbon performance, Part L compliance and alignment with planning standards.
Preparation of Energy Statements and integration with wider planning submissions.
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