The challenges of decarbonising older homes in the Scarborough Borough are being looked at in a joint project between the Borough Council and other local authorities in North Yorkshire.
The borough has £980,000 to help look at measures to improve local properties.
Borough Council Climate Change Programme Manager, Harry Baross, says there are a number of challenges:
The cost of decarbonising some of the Scarborough Borough's older properties is much higher than the government grants available.
The main government scheme suggests it would cost around £10,000 to upgrade things like insulation on older properties.
Harry says their data shows the real cost is much higher for a number of technical reasons:


Whitby And Scarborough Named Among UK's Top Christmas Holiday Spots For 2026
World-Class Cyclists to Race Through The East Riding For Tour Of Britain
Coastal Businesses Face Potential Impact As Preparations Begin For Tourism Tax
North Yorkshire Council Set to Spend £2.43m on New Winter Gritters
Historic Pullman Dining Coach Returns To Service After Decade-Long Restoration
Rescued Seal Pup Treated With Chilled Yorkshire Tea At Scarborough Sea Life Centre
Multimillion-Pound Cost Of New Scarborough Council Offices Revealed
Renewable Geothermal Heat to Warm Pickering and Kirby Misperton
Borehole Drilling to Begin Across Scarborough For Wastewater Upgrades
Green Light For Conversion Of Former Scarborough Army Centre Into Business Park
MP Calls for Better National Support Following RAF Fylingdales Wildfire Threat
Jail for Scarborough Drug Dealer







Comments
Add a comment