DM1
Support
Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review
Representation ID: 25688
Received: 13/03/2019
Respondent: Anglian Water
Anglian Water supports the inclusion of the optional higher water efficiency standard in the Local Plan Review. We also support the cross reference to the requirements of Policy DM4 relating to the provision of SuDS and water efficiency measures.
Anglian Water fully supports Policy DM1 as it states that all new residential development in the District should achieve the optional technical standard in terms of water efficiency of 110 litres/person/day. The Environment Agency has identified the Anglian Water region as an area of serious water stress, and we therefore support the adoption of the higher standard of water efficiency.
Government research (The Housing Standards Review Cost Impact report, 2014) has shown that the cost of the optional higher water efficiency standard and associated cost can be as low as £6-9 per dwelling. The optional higher water efficiency standard has also been successfully adopted in a number of local plans in Anglian Water company area.
We therefore consider that this does not make the Ipswich Borough Local Plan, or individual development proposals, unviable.
Based upon this evidence and the advice note circulated by Anglian Water and the Environment Agency we consider that the inclusion of the optional higher water efficiency standard is justified.
Similarly we fully support the cross reference to the requirements of Policy DM4 in relation to the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems and water efficiency measures.
Support
Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review
Representation ID: 25941
Received: 12/03/2019
Respondent: Environment Agency
We welcome the inclusion of policy DM1 - Sustainable Construction. We fully support paragraph 9.1.5 which states the East Anglian area is identified as an area of severe water stress and that lowering water demand is identified as one of a range of measures to balance supply and demand in the Anglian Water Resources Management Plan 2015. We are pleased to see inclusion of requiring residential development being required to meet water efficiency standards of 110 litres of water per person per day.
Object
Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review
Representation ID: 25942
Received: 12/03/2019
Respondent: Environment Agency
DM1 - Sustainable Construction. The policy should further make clear that the use of infiltration SuDS, may not be suitable at some sites where contamination is present. Alternative SuDS features should be used in those circumstances.
Object
Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review
Representation ID: 26009
Received: 13/03/2019
Respondent: Suffolk County Council
DM1 should be amended for clarity, as follows.
"Surface water should be managed as close to its source as possible. This will mean the use of Sustainable Urban Drainage systems, including measures such as soakaways, permeable paving and green roofs. green or blue roofs, soakaways and permeable paving."
See Scanned Representation.
Object
Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review
Representation ID: 26049
Received: 13/03/2019
Respondent: Historic England
Should clarify whether new development includes extensions to historic buildings.
Helpful if supporting text states that when considering sustainable construction and heritage assets that care should be taken to consider both the planning and building regulation implications of proposed interventions in a building. Note that some heritage assets are exempted from compliance requirement with energy efficiency requirements of the Building Regulations where compliance would unacceptably alter their character and appearance and that there are special considerations for others such as those of a traditional construction method which will perform differently.
However, many heritage assets draw on locally sourced building materials.
See Scanned Representation.
Object
Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review
Representation ID: 26074
Received: 13/03/2019
Respondent: CBRE
Agent: Mr Arwel Owen
Policy DM1 remains onerous and fails to adhere to the requirements of paragraph 16(b) of the NPPF (2019) - it is demonstrably not deliverable in a viability sense. The expectation of green and/or blue roofs is not justified and does not appear to have been subject to viability testing.
See Scanned Representation.
Object
Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review
Representation ID: 26082
Received: 13/03/2019
Respondent: Mersea Homes Limited
Agent: Mr Arwel Owen
Policy DM1 remains onerous and fails to adhere to the requirements of paragraph 16(b) of the NPPF (2019) - it is demonstrably not deliverable in a viability sense. The expectation of green and/or blue roofs is not justified and does not appear to have been subject to viability testing.
See Scanned Representation.