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ID sylw: 106372

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: West Midlands Housing Association Planning Consortium

Asiant : Tetlow King Planning

The WMHAPC agrees that tackling issues such as climate change mitigation and adaptation should be prioritised, although rigid climate change and sustainable construction policies that have the potential considerably frustrate the delivery of affordable housing should be avoided.
Draft net zero and carbon policies among others should be carefully considered against Building Regulations and the Future Homes Standard which is being introduced from 2025 to avoid duplication and any potential inconsistencies. With the introduction of Building Regulations Part O, parts of draft Policy Direction 22 overlap with statutory requirements and are therefore unnecessary. Furthermore, Draft Policy H references a water efficiency standard of 110 litres per person per day, in line with Part G2 of the current Building Regulations. While the WMHAPC supports the inclusion of a provision to comply with the most up-to-date building regulations, the policy should be revised to avoid specifying
exact measures. Water efficiency standards are already addressed and enforced through Building
Regulations and repeating these standards in planning policy risks becoming outdated if regulations
change. To maintain flexibility and relevance, the policy should focus on compliance with current regulations without duplicating specific technical requirements.