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ID sylw: 108812

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Barratt David Wilson Homes (Mercia)

Asiant : Savills

Barratt David Wilson Homes Mercia considers that the SWLP should not be including a Policy which requires achievement of a water efficiency standard of 100 litres per person per day without the appropriate justification. This justification is required by the NPPF {National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024) Paragraph 36}.and currently does not exist.
As acknowledged within the supporting text for Draft Policy H, a water efficiency standard of 125 litres per person per day is set in Building Regulations and that there is an option for LPAs to require a tighter standard of 110 litres per person per day where there is a clear local need. Reference is made to the Water Cycle Study {Coventry and Warwickshire Sub-regional Water Cycle Study – Stage 1. Final report. August 2024}. recommending consideration of an even tighter standard of 100 litres per person per day. However, what the evidence base currently does not do is consider the implications of this proposal, which relates to the fittings installed in new dwellings, on the viability of new development. This assessment therefore still needs to take place.