Comment

Representation ID: 55663

Received: 02/10/2020

Respondent: St John's College

Agent: Savills

Neutral:
Clarification as to the type and scale of development that Policy 2 applies to, including for example the requirement to undertake overheating analysis, needs to be provided.

The requirement to “minimise” carbon emissions is ambiguous and unduly onerous in that it is not qualified. It is noted that further work to inform the development of a carbon reduction target is currently being undertaken, and will inform specific targets. The acknowledgement that the requirements will be viability tested is welcomed. These targets will clearly need to be consulted upon.

Requirements are, as the AAP itself states, robust and many/most known technologies will need to be employed to meet the prescribed standards. Futureproofing is important for all but it is unclear how it is expected that applicants meet the requirement to demonstrate that proposals are futureproofed to enable future occupiers to easily retrofit additional technologies.