Comment
Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options
Representation ID: 23260
Received: 20/02/2017
Respondent: McCarthy and Stone
Agent: The Planning Bureau Limited
The Council's decision to implement the higher water efficiency standard in new development is considered reasonable. The cost of implementing these higher standards must however be fully considered when assessing the extent of developer contributions.
We consider the need to provide a 'letter of intent' with respect to the implementation of the enhanced water efficiency standard to be onerous, and further complicate the application submission/validation process. As the enhanced requirement will be clearly stipulated in policy it will be addressed in supporting statements submitted with the application. If not, it can be raised by the case officer.
The Council's decision to implement the higher water efficiency standard of 1101/d/p in new development is considered reasonable. The cost of implementing these higher standards must however be fully considered when assessing the extent of developer contributions.
We consider the need to provide a 'letter of intent' with respect to the implementation of the enhanced water efficiency standard to be onerous. This will simply serve to further complicate the application submission and validation process. As the enhanced requirement will be clearly stipulated in policy it will
be addressed in either the Planning Statement or the Design, Access and Sustainability Statement. If this is not the case it can be raised during the currency of the application by the case officer.