All plans for new buildings and extensions containing fossil fuel heating systems that are submitted after January 1, 2024 will be refused by Building Control.
It comes after Tynwald approved regulations made under the Climate Change Act and commenced amendments to Building Control legislation last week in preparation for the total ban coming into effect on January 1, 2025.
The kind of systems that will be refused include new and pre-used oil and gas boilers and storage components like oil tanks.
Plans for new buildings must now feature low carbon heating systems, such as, air source heat pumps, electric boilers and solar thermal.
People that have already obtained Building Control approval will not be affected as long as their system is installed before the outright ban on January 1, 2025.
Fossil fuel ban part of Climate Change Act
The Climate Change Act 2021 sets the legal framework for planning, monitoring and reporting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions needed to reach net zero.
Hitting the target will require renewable electricity, low-carbon heating, more electric cars and many other changes that will affect Island life.
The Act also requires policy makers to ensure the impacts across the community are reasonable and not unfair.
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