Regulation 18 draft Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 7129

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: National Grid

Agent: Avison Young

The increasing pressure for development is leading to more development sites being brought forward through the planning process on land that is crossed by NGET.

NGET advocates the high standards of design and sustainable development forms promoted through national planning policy and understands that contemporary planning and urban design agenda require a creative approach to new development around high voltage overhead lines and other NGET assets.

Therefore, to ensure that Design Policy CC3 is consistent with national policy we would request the inclusion of a policy strand such as:

“x. taking a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to development including respecting existing
site constraints including utilities situated within sites.”

Comments noted but disagree with proposed inclusion in this policy. Such a policy strand, that seeks to protect utilities’ assets, would be best placed in a general design policy rather than in Policy CC3 that deals specifically with the design of buildings to be resilient to climate change. RCC DM will already be aware of guidance put out by National Grid: ‘Guidelines for Development near pylons and high voltage overhead power lines’.