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Mr Chris<br />
Vertigans<br />
Mr Chris<br />
Vertigans<br />
Mr Chris<br />
Vertigans<br />
Mr Chris<br />
Vertigans<br />
Mr Chris<br />
Vertigans<br />
Mr Chris<br />
Vertigans<br />
B13: “bespoke design will be needed” so what design standards should be used<br />
if the development roads comply with the adoption requirements of Highways<br />
Dept.<br />
B14- “historic areas were never designed for the private car”. Consider<br />
rewording this statement so that it does not appear as though car owners are to<br />
blame for shortfalls in sufficient parking space, poor or restricted access to<br />
parking areas and driveways in plots and a general increase in car ownership.<br />
B14 – “rural villages often feature heavy machinery such as combine<br />
harvesters…” this is not totally accurate and can only mean parking on main<br />
Street [North Duffield]. I doubt if the village [North Duffield] has any other roads<br />
wide enough to accommodate a combine harvester.<br />
B14 – bespoke high way solutions: providing practical solutions to substantiate<br />
this statement would be very helpful.<br />
B16 – Home power generation and environmental system should be sites<br />
carefully to reduce their visual impact. I thought the whole point of this was to<br />
site or locate the energy producing equipment in the most advantageous way<br />
possible to maximise its efficiency and performance. For example, by best use<br />
of prevailing wind or sun path.<br />
B 16 – reduced consumption instead of power generation: sorry but a wind<br />
turbine generates power for use in providing artificial light and power for cooking<br />
– for example. It may also power the central heating system. Heat insulation<br />
and energy use is covered under part L of the Building Regs and is the need to<br />
produce an energy rating for every home using the SAP calculation method.<br />
The EPC is then used to demonstrate this to the building control officer for issue<br />
of a completion certificate.<br />
Paragraph B14.<br />
This is generic information about the conflict<br />
between historic layouts and modern highway<br />
requirements – detail at planning stage<br />
NYCC highways consulted on planning<br />
application<br />
The paragraph does not imply such issues. It<br />
merely acknowledges the conflict between<br />
historic areas and modern needs, and a<br />
requirement for bespoke, sympathetic<br />
solutions. Again, it is generic not specific.<br />
The advice is generic and not tailored to one<br />
settlement. Further, the examples of heavy<br />
machinery are not exhaustive.<br />
It is impossible to prescribe a solution to a<br />
generic problem and not tailored to one<br />
specific village. The advice is to understand<br />
the context and design appropriately – an “off<br />
the shelf” solution is unlikely to be adequate.<br />
Although there are operational requirements<br />
for such systems, their installation should not<br />
be at the expense of all else. Appropriate<br />
siting in the interests of operational efficiency<br />
AND aesthetic quality are equally important.<br />
While that is true of new buildings, retro-fitting<br />
such measures to older properties may have<br />
different requirements and outcomes.<br />
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