Object

Representation ID: 8310

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Persimmon Homes East Midlands

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Persimmon Homes support the flexible nature of this policy, particularly with the level of detail to be provided
being commensurate with the scale and type of application.

This Regulation 19 Plan includes the additional criteria point which refers to the potential to incorporate a
green roof. Persimmon Homes are of the view that green roofs are more relevant to commercial/ industrial
buildings rather than volume house building where few, if any, flat roofs are proposed. There is also the added
complication with the future maintenance of green roofs on individual houses. Furthermore, incorporating
green roofs are costly and these additional expenses have not been included within the Whole Plan Viability
Assessment (2023) or the Rutland Regulation 19 Viability Note.

The HDH Planning and Development Ltd Regulation 19 Viability Note states at paragraph 4.5 in respect of
policy CC3 that:
‘The Council has confirmed that these policies are not seeking standards that are over and above Building
Regulations and that whilst it is seeking Zero Carbon development, it is not mandating Zero Carbon standards.’
Green roofs and walls are not a requirement of Building Regulations.

Object

Representation ID: 8343

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Bowbridge Land Ltd

Agent: Pegasus group

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Policy CC3 is not effective because criterion d is unclear and is unclear what is meant by ‘commensurate with the scale and type of development proposed’. Policy CC3 duplicates Building Regulations and but also includes requirements untested in Viability evidence so is unnecessary and it is unjustified.

Object

Representation ID: 8518

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: The Society of Merchant Venturers

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The broad principles of this policy are all supported and align with the NPPF (2023) (Paragraph 159). However, any duplication with other policies should be avoided, in line with Paragraph 16 of the NPPF (2023). For example, there appears some crossover and repetition of the requirements in Policies CC14
and CC1 under criteria b) and e) of Policy CC3.