Publication Plan November 2022

Object

Representation ID: 4826

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Support the provision of electric vehicle charging points in principle. Part S of the Building Regs. now set out the national requirements for EV charging point requirements in new developments. There is no need to repeat these and no justification to go beyond them, therefore the references in the plan to EV charging points in Appendix 1 should be deleted.

Comment

Representation ID: 4827

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

The policy should make specific reference to the CIL Regulation 122 tests for planning obligations to ensure that all requests are appropriately justified, lawful, and comply with national policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 4828

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

The policy should make specific reference to the CIL Regulation 122 tests for planning obligations to ensure that all requests are appropriately justified, lawful, and comply with national policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 4829

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

The policy should make specific reference to the CIL Regulation 122 tests for planning obligations to ensure that all requests are appropriately justified, lawful, and comply with national policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 4830

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

The policy should be amended to allow for equipped play provision off-site in circumstances where there is existing public open space or play facilities available within walking distance of the site that would benefit from either; new equipped play provision, or the expansion and/or improvement of existing play equipment though financial contributions.

Object

Representation ID: 4831

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The policy is poorly worded and is not consistent with the NPPF tests set out in paras. 110 and 111. The wording should be amended to provide clarity and consistency with national policy.

Object

Representation ID: 4832

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The policy should be amended to make it clear that the 10% net gain will only apply following the introduction of the Environment Act.

Parts A and C appear to be inconsistent with the Environment Act which does not refer to securing habitat "in perpetuity", and seeks to prematurely introduce a level of detail and prescription pending the secondary legislation concerning managing net gain.

Comment

Representation ID: 4833

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

The wording of this policy is inconsistent with the NPPF which does not make reference to generally maintaining and enhancing landscapes. Reference to 'protecting and retaining all trees and hedgerows' is unjustified and inconsistent with national policy. As such, the wording of this policy should be amended or deleted.

Object

Representation ID: 4834

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Avison Young

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The council's ambition to set its own standards are inconsistent with and go beyond Part L Building Regs. (2021) and Future Homes Standards. There is no justification for doing so.

It is unclear how Part 3 of the policy would be applied by the decision maker (i.e. what is an acceptable level of emodied carbon reduction?). There is no legal or policy basis for this.

Paragraph 2 of Part 3 of the policy is unduly onerous and unpracticable, particularly on schemes that deliver owner-occupied accommodation.

This policy should be deleted.