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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14068
Received: 09/12/2020
Respondent: MACC Group
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
Policy P9 is highly aspirational in seeking to ensure development is mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change, however, in order to be fully consistent with national policy, the policy should identify that exemptions will apply where meeting these standards is not viable or feasible. The requirement for one electric vehicle charging point per residential dwelling, is not appropriate in all circumstances.
Amend Policy P9 as follows:
'3. At a site level, where feasible and viable, development must apply the ‘energy hierarchy’
to reduce energy demand for heating, lighting and cooling and minimise carbon dioxide emissions as follows:
viii For residential development of new dwellings: provide at least one charging
point for electric vehicles per dwelling. For non-residential development, 1 charging point will be provided per 10 parking spaces. On development sites
without allocated parking or where less than one space per dwelling is provided, a contribution will be made to the Council’s Charging Infrastructure Fund and/or provision to be made through a commercial rapid charging point.
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