Box 31 - Preferred Strategy for Sustainable Resource Management (Option 1)

Comment

Representation ID: 19198

Received: 28/01/2009

Respondent: Northiam Parish Council

The proposed promotion of measures to increase efficient use of resources and renewable energy will need to be adopted by would be developers.
The aim to reduce the need to travel by car will be much less attainable if development takes place in villages with few job opportunities.
Water supplies in the south east are already under pressure and the proposed increase in dwellings would not appear to be sustainable in this respect.

Support

Representation ID: 19494

Received: 24/02/2009

Respondent: Southern Water

Southern Water supports the use of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CfSH) standards in new residential development.

We would support a policy to require generation of 10% renewable energy for individual developments provided a feasibility clause is incorporated to recognise that it is not always possible to achieve this proportion at individual sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 19618

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

Page 117 Box 31 RDC needs to monitor the possible ditching of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Much pressure is being exerted by various lobbies particularly in the time of recession to scrap or lengthen the target dates considerably. The targets for the production of renewable energy need to be set, rather than rely on vague aspirations.

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 .

Support

Representation ID: 19929

Received: 27/01/2009

Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd

Agent: Charles Planning Associates Limited

The Strategy for Sustainable Resource Management - Box 31
Support/Comment

Option 1 is supported. The relevant technologies are continually being developed and during the course of the plan period more effective and efficient technologies will become available. In this regard, it is considered more appropriate for the Council to adopt National targets for the plan period.

Comment

Representation ID: 20303

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: SEEDA

SEEDA consider that it would be useful if the supporting text referred to the sustainability Checklist developed by SEEDA and BRE.

Comment

Representation ID: 20422

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

BWEA welcomes the preparation of the Council's Local Development Framework (LDF) and wishes to emphasise the important contribution that the Council's policies can make in contributing to both the national and regional targets for renewable energy generation. BWEA strongly recommend that the Council introduce specific policies designed to deliver greater production of renewable energy and increased levels of energy efficiency, in order to minimise the impacts of climate change.

Comment

Representation ID: 20424

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

The LDF should include a robust criteria based policy that will be used to assess all applications for renewable energy developments.

Comment

Representation ID: 20427

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

Planning authorities should not make assumptions about the technical and commercial feasibility of renewable energy projects (e.g. identifying generalised locations for development based on mean wind speeds). Technological change can mean that sites currently excluded as locations for particular types of renewable energy development may in future be suitable. Similarly, local planning authorities should not require applicants for energy development to demonstrate either the overall need for renewable energy and its distribution, nor question the energy justification for why a proposal for such development must be sited in a particular location.

Comment

Representation ID: 20428

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

All information requested of applicants should be proportionate to the scale of the proposed development, its likely impact on and vulnerability to climate change, and be consistent with that needed to demonstrate conformity with the development plan and the Climate Change Supplement to PPS1. Specific and standalone assessments of new development should not be required where the requisite information can be made available to the planning authority through other submitted documents -for example, as part of a Design and Access Statement, or Environmental Impact Assessment.

Comment

Representation ID: 20429

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

An applicant for planning permission to develop a proposal that will contribute to the delivery of the Key Planning Objectives set out in the Climate Change Supplement to PPSl should expect expeditious and sympathetic handling of the planning application.

Practical guidance and support for the implementation of the policies in the Climate Change Supplement to PPSl can be found in its companion guide.

Comment

Representation ID: 20430

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

Low and Zero Carbon Developments The planning system needs to support the delivery of the timetable for reducing carbon emissions from domestic and non-domestic buildings, and local planning authorities are expected to actively encourage smaller scale renewable energy schemes through positively expressed policies in local development documents, as stated in PPS22. Alongside criteria-based policy developed in line with PPS22, the Climate Change Supplement to PPSl recommends that local authorities consider identifying suitable areas for renewable and low-carbon energy sources, and supporting infrastructure, where this would help secure the their development.

Comment

Representation ID: 20431

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

BWEA emphasises the contribution that small renewable systems can make, and strongly urges the Council to implement a policy for the mandatory requirement of onsite renewables, as requested by the Minister for Housing and Planning . Such a policy would require onsite renewables to provide electricity for at least 10% of all new buildings' needs (including refurbishments), in addition to stringent energy efficiency/building performance requirements. Recent research by the Department for Communities and Local Government found that around a third of Local Authorities surveyed are introducing such polices within Development Plans. Following this research the Government has urged all Council's to include such policies in their Local Plans.

Comment

Representation ID: 20432

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

While building regulations will be strengthened over the next decade, BWEA recommend the inclusion of a discrete policy on sustainable design and construction methods, and the introduction of minimum efficiency standards for extensions, change of use conversions, and refurbishments / listed building restorations. Such a policy would help ensure increases in energy efficiency within the existing building stock, as well as in new build development. BWEA recommend looking at the Renewable Energy Toolkit for planners, developers and consultants, developed by the London Energy Partnership for further guidance.

Comment

Representation ID: 20434

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: BWEA

In addition, BWEA recommend that the development plan provide a brief outline of the different renewable energy generation technologies, and equally encourage and promote all forms of renewable energy (solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, hydro etc). The potential for an Energy Services Company and site-wide CHP should also be considered for inclusion.

Comment

Representation ID: 20508

Received: 24/02/2009

Respondent: Southern Water

We propose that the policy must also include standards to achieve water efficiency in new non-residential development.

The proportion of renewable energy generated at individual sites may be higher or lower than this average. It is not always feasible to achieve 10% renewable energy generation at a particular site as the energy that can be created depends on site-specific circumstances.