Warm Zones can range in size from small locally-based projects to full scale city wide schemes. Whether an individual Zone is small or large, the principles of effective planning remain the same. As with any major enterprise large or small, effective and detailed planning is essential to ensure success.

Your integrated Business Plan will detail the programme of work required to move the project forward to ‘Go-Live’ and operational status. It will typically include the following elements:

• Introduction
• Energy efficiency & fuel poverty profile
• Warm Zone partnership and governance
• The Warm Zone approach
• The WZ management & delivery team
• Finance and resources
• Delivery mechanisms
• Public relations and marketing
• Risk assessment and management
• Reporting, monitoring and evaluation
• Operational management
• Project implementation action plan
• Key contacts

Warm Zones' approach to Business Plan development is to provide expertise and support to the WZ development team whist at all times ensuring that you maintain ownership and control of the project.