Comment

Representation ID: 19760

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: Wm. Morrison Supermarkets Plc

Agent: Peacock & Smith Ltd

Box 31, includes the provision for requiring on site renewable energy production in new developments. In principle our client supports such this approach. A caveat to this is that such policies:
(i)should ensure that a requirement to generate on-site renewable energy is only applied to developments where the installation of renewable energy generation equipment is viable given the type of development proposed, its location and design;
(ii)should not be framed in a way as to place an undue burden on developers, for example, by specifying that all energy to be used in a development should come from on-site renewable generation

Anypolicies on renewable energy should includes text to confirm that the percentage requirement will be subject to the tests of viability and suitability .