Yes

Representation ID: 96558

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Shipston Town Council

It is essential that local standards improve on national ones. Shouldn’t this be extended to new dwellings? Photovoltaics should be made mandatory on all new buildings

Yes

Representation ID: 96769

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: John Dinnie

Yes, Local standards should go further than National Standards. Retrofitting should be encouraged and enabled.

Yes

Representation ID: 96974

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Alcester Town Council

This is agreed by Alcester Town Council, Arrow with Weethley Parish Council, Kinwarton Parish Council, Wixford Parish Council and Great Alne Parish Council (together referred to as Alcester Parishes Group or ‘APG’).

No

Representation ID: 97168

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Tysoe Parish Council

This policy will increase the cost of building by an unacceptable level.

No

Representation ID: 97249

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Squab Hall Farm

Agent: Mr Jack Barnes

The definition of net zero carbon buildings within draft Policy Direction 22 is unclear. A requirement for all new buildings to be designed and built to be Net Zero Carbon in operation is likely to come at the expense of housing delivery on some sites. In order to be sound, any Net Zero policy will need to ensure that it has been viability tested. With regards to Criteria 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Part A, as per paragraph 164 b) of the Framework, the requirements in Local Plans should be in line with the requirements of Building Regulations.

No

Representation ID: 97299

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs June Holley

NA

Yes

Representation ID: 97342

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Peter Lewin

All new buildings should be net zero.

Other

Representation ID: 97384

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Godwin Developments

Godwin Developments acknowledge the policy direction as set out in Draft Policy Direction 22 regarding Net Zero Carbon Buildings. It is noted that this policy appears to be following the directions set by Building Regulations Part L 2021, Future Homes Standard (FHS) and Future Building Standards (FBS).

It is noted that Warwick District have already adopted a Net Zero Carbon DPD which brought forward the FHS and FBS by including these standards in the DPD and therefore sets standards for current schemes.

No

Representation ID: 97472

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Spitfire Bespoke Homes

Agent: Harris Lamb

concerned whether the policy has been suitably viability tested.

Yes

Representation ID: 97495

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Mr HUGH KEEP

This approach is excellent.

Yes

Representation ID: 97782

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Brenda Stewart

no comment

No

Representation ID: 98101

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: William Davis Limited

Agent: Marrons

The definition of net zero carbon buildings within draft Policy Direction 22 is unclear. A requirement for all new buildings to be designed and built to be Net Zero Carbon in operation is likely to come at the expense of housing delivery on some sites. In order to be sound, any Net Zero policy will need to ensure that it has been viability tested. With regards to Criteria 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Part A, as per paragraph 164 b) of the Framework, the requirements in Local Plans should be in line with the requirements of Building Regulations.

Yes

Representation ID: 98301

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Barry Elkington

Yes. All new houses should be built to the standards required to keep carbon emissions to a minimum.

Other

Representation ID: 98342

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Catesby Estates

Agent: Mr Will Whitelock

Catesby Estates are committed to responding to the climate crisis and are actively looking to deliver housing to standards above those set out in current building regulations in response to this challenge. However, it is important for the policy to recognise that renewable and low carbon energy dwellings may not always be practicable or viable in new developments.

It is considered that a requirement to future-proof new development to adapt to the effects of higher and more extreme temperature change could be incorporated as part of design guides/codes for strategic development sites or locations.

Yes

Representation ID: 98442

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Paul McCloskey

Roof top solar should 'max out' the roof. You see far too many new homes (attached picture taken in January 2025). Developers will game the system otherwise. Developments should also include batteries with sufficient capacity to cover at least 100% of expected normal daily usage. We have an EV, and charge our house battery overnight. In January 2025, just 2.9% of our imported electricity was charged at peak rate. (Effective rate 7.19p)

'Heat-pump ready' homes should include pre-installed connection points to existing hot and cold water systems. Having an airing cupboards size space for a water tank is not sufficient.

No

Representation ID: 98661

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: X2 New Settlement Consortium

Agent: Mr Jack Barnes

The definition of net zero carbon buildings within draft Policy Direction 22 is unclear. A requirement for all new buildings to be designed and built to be Net Zero Carbon in operation is likely to come at the expense of housing delivery on some sites. In order to be sound, any Net Zero policy will need to ensure that it has been viability tested. With regards to Criteria 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Part A, as per paragraph 164 b) of the Framework, the requirements in Local Plans should be in line with the requirements of Building Regulations.

Yes

Representation ID: 99275

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mr James Kennedy

Yes. However, the proposed standards should be tightened considerably, for example:
Residential buildings
Criterion 1. SAP 10.2 will be replaced by HEM possibly later in 2025. HEM is more accurate than SAP and was modelled on the Passivhaus PHPP tool. It is open source and uses wrappers, meaning that the specification and indeed should be based on Energy Use Intensity (EUI) eg kWh/m2/y
The final policy should be contain detailed information such as that used in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Document.

No

Representation ID: 99313

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Vistry Strategic Land - Wellesbourne

The policy requirement needs to be viability tested in order to see if it is achievable.

Yes

Representation ID: 99578

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Anthony Cocker

I strongly agree with the approach set out. If it is adopted and intended to be implemented rigorously, it will require substantial further changes to Council processes, including: training of Officers and Councillors on Planning Committees, revision of design guides and SPD, selection of recommended materials, etc.

Yes

Representation ID: 99637

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Ms Gillian Padgham

agree

Yes

Representation ID: 99814

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Stratford District Council Green Group

A strategy of how to hold developers to account should go alongside this, also a way of checking their insulation. They should not be left to mark their own homework.

No

Representation ID: 99843

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Jonathan Rawlings

Gas boilers should be allowed to be fitted in new buildings.
The UK cannot cost effectively produce sufficient electric energy to run all the heat source pumps and electric cars that are envisaged.

No

Representation ID: 99857

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Welford on Avon Parish Council

Housing needs to be affordable. Build too many extra requirements into the construction and they wont be affordable - a balance has to be met !

Yes

Representation ID: 99859

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Steven Simpson

It's great that the council consider that building just to regulations isn't enough.
Good Job

Other

Representation ID: 100093

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Stratford upon Avon District Council

This policy should include limiting the embodied energy in the building materials. Concrete in particular should be discouraged as a building material. Wood frame buildings should be encouraged,

Other

Representation ID: 100104

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs Emily Langford

Agree that houses need to be built with energy efficient measures. But it is not enough to recognise this an approach, there needs to be legislation in place that holds developers to account and obligated to build homes with more energy efficient measures including solar panels, heat efficient boilers and smart meters. If there is no regulation in place developers can build how they like. By not enforcing this contractually, we are not only missing a huge opportunity towards NET Zero 2050 targets but we are fundamentally failing our young generation who are most impacted by the climate crisis.

Yes

Representation ID: 100350

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs Lorraine Grocott

NA

Yes

Representation ID: 100356

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Adrian Parsons

I agree with the approach laid out

Other

Representation ID: 100458

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Ms Aimee Carter

Supported if it reduces to the requirement for farming land to be turned over to solar farms, both in terms of ineffective utilisation of land and the need for national food security

No

Representation ID: 100519

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Geoff Cooper

The cost exceeds the return on investment.