Object

Representation ID: 7821

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: CPRE Rutland

There should be more emphasis on the standards required for effective insulation of new buildings and a
requirement to include renewable energy features, including solar panels, heat pumps and the like, unless good reason
not to can be demonstrated.

Disagree. Policy CC2 sets out the approach to ensuring that new buildings have the highest possible thermal efficiency and lowest possible expected energy use. The Plan acknowledges that a key consideration for Policy CC2 is its impact on the viability of new developments (that would include affordable housing). It is intended that further work to update the cost evidence will be undertaken to inform the next stage of the local plan. This will build on the Whole Plan Viability Assessment (2023) and will inform the policies at the next stage of the local plan. Any changes to the draft policies, such as setting standards for energy efficiency, arising from consultation responses and/or new evidence on viability in relation to the climate change policies will be consulted on through the Reg 19 consultation. Following this work there may be sufficient, robust evidence to set an energy use limit such as that used in other adopted local plans.
It would not be appropriate to require all new buildings to have solar panels/heat pumps through a prescriptive local plan policy as there are a number of factors that would need to be taken into account such as location, efficiency, viability and whether other forms of renewable energy are more appropriate. Such provision is, however, supported and encouraged in policy documents such as the NPPF and PPG, the National Design Guide (2021), Design Guidelines for Rutland (2021) and Local Plan Policies CC2 and CC4 seeks to maximise energy generation from on-site renewable sources.

Object

Representation ID: 7872

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Ryhall Parish Council

Only Support if there’s clarity as to what standard is being used to measure the “highest possible energy efficiency standards?

Recognising that buildings are the UK’s second-highest emitting sector, and that it is significantly cheaper and easier to install energy efficiency and low carbon heating measures when building from scratch rather than retrofitting them afterwards, Policy CC2 sets out a series of design principles for energy efficient buildings. The Plan acknowledges that a key consideration for Policy CC2 is its impact on the viability of new developments (that would include affordable housing). It is intended that further work to update the cost evidence will be undertaken to inform the next stage of the local plan. This will build on the Whole Plan Viability Assessment (2023) and will inform the policies at the next stage of the local plan. Any changes to the draft policies, such as setting standards for energy efficiency, arising from consultation responses and/or new evidence on viability in relation to the climate change policies will be consulted on through the Reg 19 consultation. Following this work there may be sufficient, robust evidence to set an energy use limit such as that used in other adopted local plans.