Comment

Representation ID: 44852

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Ruskin Properties

Criterion 4) in relation to future energy and infrastructure requirements places a significant burden on a developer at the planning application stage of a project when no certainty exists in relation to planning permission being secured. Whilst this strategic approach is acknowledged as important for large scale developments, the threshold of 100 homes seems to low. It is unlikely that energy providers will engage with this process at such an early stage with them requiring certainty on start dates, which without the benefit of planning permission will not be available.