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Object

Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Representation ID: 5371

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Mersea Homes Limited

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

The provisions of DM1 are not consistent with national policy on sustainable design and construction and are contrary to the provisions of paragraphs 95 and 173 of the NPPF. The Code for Sustainable Homes is not mandatory, and is to be replaced by provisions under the Building Regulations. These critical national policy imperatives must be reflected in DM1 if it is to be a sound policy. The Council's whole-plan viability evidence (which we consider optimistic) demonstrates that the obligations set by DM1 have a detrimental effect on viability to the effect that it could determine whether sites would be deliverable.

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