ipswich.gov.uk

Object

Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Representation ID: 5330

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Crest Strategic Projects

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Emerging Policy DM2: Decentralised Renewable or Low Carbon Energy replicates adopted Policy DM2 by requiring all new development of 10 or more dwellings to provide at least 15% of their energy requirements from decentralised and renewable or low-carbon sources. We object to the principle of this policy as there is no robust evidence base to justify the requirement and there has been no regard to potential viability issues.

Full text:

See attached.