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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Warwickshire County Council

Part A-Residential Buildings

We question the need to include the phase ‘hybrid as necessary’ as a new building should be able to optimise design to have a dedicated or communal heat pump or alternatively connect to a heat network.

It is not clear in the approach what compensation will be required should a development not meet the policy requirements.

The outcome enshrined by the statement ‘It is expected that new developments will achieve higher airtightness than the FHS notional building where possible’ is in danger of not being met in practice. Consider tightening up the wording to specify the FHS airtightness should be met as a minimum.

The statement ‘Additional indoor control systems should be considered if they deliver additional value for the additional capital costs’ should place emphasis on running costs instead of value.

There is the absence of a criterion related to overheating and the use of cooling. Criterions 6 and 7 relate (shading, overheating) but consideration should be given to a dedicated criterion to minimise the need for cooling

Part B-Non-Residential Buildings

Consideration should be given to requiring the developer to prove they have ruled out ‘sourcing 100% renewable electricity’ rather than ‘consider sourcing’ to enhance the effect of this criterion.

WCC fully supportive of the proposed policy although it is not clear in the approach what compensation will be required should a development not meet the policy requirements. This needs clarification..