Object
Royal Leamington Spa Neighbourhood Development Plan
Representation ID: 71549
Received: 21/01/2020
Respondent: Mr Peter Southgate
As an architect based in and practising in Leamington Spa, I support the aims of this policy, especially the stated sustainability goals. However, the reference to CSH 4 should be reconsidered, given that the Code was withdrawn by Central Government in 2015. It has been replaced by the HQM regime. Energy performance standards for CSH 4 were incorporated into the UK Building Regulations (which now exceed CSH4) so it is pointless to add an extra hoop of compliance into a material planning consideration, especially as such a standard can no longer be meaningfully assessed.
As an architect based in and practising in Leamington Spa, I support the aims of this policy, especially the stated sustainability goals. However, the reference to CSH 4 should be reconsidered, given that the Code was withdrawn by Central Government in 2015. It has been replaced by the HQM regime. Energy performance standards for CSH 4 were incorporated into the UK Building Regulations (which now exceed CSH4) so it is pointless to add an extra hoop of compliance into a material planning consideration, especially as such a standard can no longer be meaningfully assessed.