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
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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