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Object

Representation ID: 5423

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Mr Arwel Owen

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The provisions of Policy DM2 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, which requires sustainability polices to be set in a way which is consistent with the Government's own approach. The evidence base which purports to assess the viability implications of the policy demonstrates that it has a significant impact on the viability of sites, and will therefore affect deliverability. NPPF paragraph 173 is clear that this adverse consequence should be avoided. Its implications for the IGS have not been assessed.