Whilst Bruton is fortunate to be well-serviced by a train line which boasts destinations such as London, Bristol and Bath amongst others, public transport to other towns and villages in Somerset is extremely poor. It is likely that due to the distant location of Bruton from other areas of South Somerset, large numbers of new residents will have no choice but to travel to their places of work by car, resulting in thousands of extra road miles per year, contributing to increased pollution and work

5.16 Importantly the Plan recognises at paragraph 12.10 that for certain schemes due to their size and scale that it may not be viable or indeed feasible to require all the measures set out in paragraph 12.11 to be delivered. The fact that this is left to applicants to justify through supporting material whether measures can be included or not is welcomed.

Policy TA1 -Low Carbon Travel Bourne Leisure is committed to reducing its carbon emissions across all its hotels, parks and resorts. Between 2012 and 2018 Bourne Leisure reduced its CRC emissions by 45%. It is also ensuring that for new and upgraded facilities low carbon infrastructure and systems form an important part of delivering its objectives. The company therefore already has a good understanding of how best to deliver low carbon infrastructure and the intricacies this often involves. Po

5.17 Policy TA1 proposes that each new dwelling with one or more parking spaces shall provide at least one (16 amp minimum) electric vehicle charging point (EVCP). As set out in the 2019 NPPF a policy requirement for EVCPs should be clearly written and unambiguous (paragraph 16). In which case the Council should clearly specify the quantum and type of provision sought either AC Level 1 (a slow or trickle plug connected to a standard outlet) EVCP or AC Level 2 (delivering more power to charge the

In other words, planning policies need to be much stronger if genuine sustainable travel choice is to be achieved. On this basis we think that para 12.11 and policy TA1 needs a fundamental rethink along the lines advocated by CIHT. In this context the corollary of the aim to have 30% of trips as non-car (6.14) is that 70% of them will be by car, in urban Yeovil. Is this sufficiently ambitious? The Highways projects for Yeovil (p.64) are all about increasing capacity rather than reducing demand

The Council should fully evidence the need, and design expectations, for the delivery of electric vehicle charging points and the other elements of this policy, and robustly viability test this policy requirement to ensure that it will not cumulatively affect the delivery of affordable housing. It would be useful to understand how the Council has considered the design implications of part f. of this policy alongside Policies HG3 and HG5; how does this fit with the expectation for achieving the

12.11 e) Whilst we all acknowledge that good broadband connections are important to encouraging home working, it is not clear how this is a matter which can be influenced by a developer, who is not normally an ISP. Particularly as there is more of a shift from land line provided broadband to mobile 4G and 5G provision and costs for each are converging 12.11 h) It is unreasonable to expect that all sustainable transport measures will be in place and operational at first occupancy partic

TA1 i. b) Whilst we support the principle of this policy. It is essential that it is tested against the costs of provision of Electricity capacity to support this infrastructure. There are known to be constraints to capacity in the South Somerset area. The LPA are encouraged to engage in a strategic review of these potential constraints that are likely to impact on many of the base line assumptions of the LPR before adopting this particular Policy requirement TA1 i. f) Whilst we all a

Policy TA1 : Low Carbon Travel The HBF is supportive of encouragement for the use of electric and hybrid vehicles via a national standardised approach implemented through the Building Regulations. Policy TA1 proposes that each new dwelling with one or more parking spaces shall provide at least one (16 amp minimum) electric vehicle charging point (EVCP). As set out in the 2019 NPPF a policy requirement for EVCPs should be clearly written and unambiguous (para 16). Therefore the Council should c

Sport England along with Public Health England have launched our revised guidance 'Active Design' which we consider has considerable synergy the Plan. It may therefore be useful to provide a cross-reference (and perhaps a hyperlink) https://www.sportengland.org/facilities-and-planning/active-design/ . Sport England believes that being active should be an intrinsic part of everyone's life pattern. * The guidance is aimed at planners, urban designers, developers and health professionals. * The gu