Energy Saving Plan Builder

Explore and customise the energy efficiency improvements that might work for your home with our new online tool, Energy Saving Plan Builder. We've worked with Horsham District Council and Parity Projects to bring this free-to-use online tool to homeowners or tenants of domestic properties in Chichester District and Horsham District.

What can the tool help you with?

Making changes to your home that reduce your energy bills.
Improve the comfort and warmth of your home.
Estimate the costs of making the improvements.
Reduce your carbon emissions.

How do I use the tool?

Put in your postcode.
Choose your address.
Check your property information is correct.
Set your goal and budget.
Review or customise your plan.

The Plan Builder will then suggest suitable energy-saving measures for your home based on the goals you set, along with the estimated costs and savings of each measure. By registering a free account you can edit your property information, save and edit your plan and have it emailed to you.

While the tool is not meant to replace professional advice, it is a great way to help residents begin their home improvement journey for free and understand the options available.

Launch the plan builder tool (opens new window)

Why are we providing this?

Both district councils have declared a Climate Emergency. Energy Saving Plan Builder is a great way to support residents in understanding how they can have a healthier, more comfortable home and save money all while helping to address climate change. Home energy use, particularly for heating our homes and cooking, contributes more than 30% of the carbon emissions in Chichester District.

Heritage (pre-1900) and atypical homes

Energy Saving Plan Builder is best suited to 'typical' homes build post-1900.

The tool is less suitable for homes that are atypical in the materials used, of less common construction types, conversions of agricultural buildings, or heritage buildings including listed buildings or those in Conservation Areas.

If you live in a heritage or atypical home we suggest contacting our Planning Team, where our Pre-Application advice service can provide guidance on your retrofitting options.

Professional advice is also available from a RICS Building Conservation Accredited Survey (opens new window) who provide a register of providers.

Free additional information relating to energy efficiency improvements and the retrofit of heritage homes is available from Historic England and Historic Scotland:

Your data

Chichester District Council and Horsham District Council are collaborating with Parity Projects to provide Energy Saving Plan Builder. Parity Projects provide the software platform and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CoreLogic U.K. Limited (trading as Cotality).

The online tool uses several sources of published data by license, including Royal Mail, Ordnance Survey and EPC databases.

There is no need to add any of your own personal data to use the tool. You have the option of registering an account with your email address if you would like your energy saving plan to be sent to you or if you would like to save and edit your property data or your customised plan, through your free account.

The district councils receive statistics on the number of plans produced but we do not receive any personal data, such as your email address or postal address.