DP201 For Official Use: Respondent Number: Date Received: / / /2018 Entered onto Portal: Yes/No Draft City Plan Part Two Consultation Period: 5th July 2018 until 5pm on 13th September 2018 Word Response Form Accessibility Notice: (Ctrl & click to view): https://www.brighton‐hove.gov.uk/content/about‐ website/help‐using‐council‐website/accessibility Draft City Plan Part Two – Consultation Brighton & Hove City Council has published the draft City Plan Part Two for a 10 week period of consultation starting 5th July 2018. This follows on from the scoping consultation undertaken July ‐ September 2016. The draft City Plan Part Two sets out the preferred approach and includes proposed site allocations for housing and other uses such as employment and community facilities and contains a suite of development management policies which will be used to assess planning applications. The City Plan Part Two will support the implementation and delivery of the City Plan Part One. The council is seeking your views on the draft Plan and supporting documents. Your comments will help inform the final version of the City Plan Part Two. So if you have any comments about the approaches in the plan then we would urge you to submit those comments during this consultation so that they can be fully taken into account. The Draft City Plan Part 2 and supporting documents including a quick guide to the City Plan Part Two as well as background evidence documents are available to view and download from the Council’s website at: www.brighton‐hove.gov.uk/cityplan‐part2. 1 DP201 Part A: Contact Details I consent to being added to the Planning Policy, Heritage and Projects team mailing list and contacted via email regarding forthcoming news and consultations Yes No Privacy Notice: (ctrl & click to view) https://www.brighton‐hove.gov.uk/content/planning/planning‐applications/planning‐service‐ privacy‐statement Please note that you must complete Part A as anonymous forms cannot be accepted. Organisation Name (If applicable) Name Address Email Address Agent Name (If applicable) Agent Name Agent Address Agent Email Address 2 DP201 Part B: Your Representation relating to Development Management Policies Please use a separate sheet for representations against each Development Management policy (ctrl & click to view) Housing, Accommodation & Community chapter (policies DM1‐DM10) Employment Tourism & Retail Chapter (policies DM11‐DM17) Design & Heritage Chapter (policies DM18‐DM32) Transport & Travel Chapter (policies DM32‐DM36) Environment & Energy Chapter (policies DM37‐DM46) Policy Number (e.g. DM1) DM42 Policy Name (e.g. Housing Quality, Choice and Mix) Protecting the Water Environment a) Do you Support or Object to the policy? Support If you support this policy, please go to questions (b) and (c) Object If you object to this policy, please go to questions (d) and (e) b) Please explain why you support this policy? Southern Water is the statutory water and wastewater provider for Brighton & Hove, which forms part of the wider South East region identified by the Environment Agency as ‘seriously water stressed'. Therefore we support the provision within this policy that seeks to prevent development that would have an unacceptable impact on quality and yield of water resources used for public supply. c) If you support this policy but have some suggested wording changes please outline these clearly below Southern Water supports this policy in principle, and further to our comments relating to water and wastewater infrastructure submitted as part of the 2016 Scoping Consultation, we are pleased to note that our recommendations have been considered. Since that time however, OFWAT's new approach to water and wastewater connections charging has been implemented (from 1 April 2018). This has changed the way in which developers are charged for new connections, and further details can be found on our website: https://www.southernwater.co.uk/infrastructure‐charges As a result, whilst the need remains for recognition that there is limited capacity at some of the sites allocated for housing (as detailed in our representations in Section C) at the "practical point of connection" as defined in the New Connections Services, our recommendations for policy provisions have altered to reflect these changes. Any reinforcement required as a result of an identified lack of water or wastewater network 3 DP201 capacity will now be provided through the New Infrastructure charge, but Southern Water will need to work with site promoters to understand the development program and to review whether the delivery of network reinforcement aligns with the occupation of the development. This is not a constraint to development provided that planning policy and subsequent conditions ensure that occupation of the development is phased to align with the delivery of wastewater infrastructure, in order to prevent an increased risk of flooding. Southern Water has limited powers to prevent connections to the sewerage network, even when capacity is limited. Planning policies and conditions, therefore, play an important role in ensuring that development is coordinated with the provision of necessary infrastructure. Proposed amendments Accordingly, we propose the following amendments to Policy DM42: Applicants will be required to demonstrate that capacity exists on and off‐site in the sewerage network to serve the development or that it can be provided at the nearest point of adequate capacity ahead of occupation of the development will be phased to align with the delivery of sewerage infrastructure, in liaison with the service provider, to avoid sewer flooding. Further, amendments to the following paragraph should be made to align with the above: 2.316 Applicants should liaise with Southern Water in order to demonstrate that there is adequate water supply, surface water, foul drainage and sewerage treatment capacity to serve the development and that it would not lead to problems for existing users. In some circumstances, it may be necessary for applicants to carry out appropriate studies to ascertain whether the proposed development would lead to overloading of existing infrastructure. Where capacity assessments show there is a need, Southern Water will require for occupation of development to be phased to align with the delivery of water or wastewater infrastructure. connect to the sewerage/water network at the nearest point of adequate capacity. d) Please explain why you object to this policy? e) If you Object to this policy and would like to put forward some alternative wording for the policy please set this out clearly below 4 DP201 Part C: Your Representation(s) relating to Site Allocations Site Allocations – Strategic Site Allocations (Ctrl & click to view): Strategic site allocations: (policies SSA1‐SSA7) Please use a separate sheet for representations against each Strategic Site Allocation SSA1, Brighton General Hospital Site SSA2, Combined Engineering Depot, New England Road SSA3, Land at Lyon Close, Hove SSA4, Sackville Trading Estate & Coal Yard, Hove SSA5, Madeira Terrace & Madeira Drive SSA6, Former Peter Pan Leisure Site (adjacent Yellow Wave) SSA7, Land Adjacent Amex Community Stadium, Falmer Way Policy Number SSA1 Policy Name Brighton General Hospital Site a) Do you Support or Object to the policy? Support If you support this policy, please go to questions (b) and (c) Object If you object to this policy, please go to questions (d) and (e) b) Please explain why you support this policy? c) If you support this policy but have some suggested wording changes please outline these clearly below d)Please explain why you object to this policy? In line with paragraph 162 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the National Planning Practice Guidance, and following our comments relating to Policy DM42, we have undertaken an assessment of the existing capacity of our infrastructure and its ability to meet the forecast demand for this proposal. The assessment reveals that local water and wastewater infrastructure in closest proximity to the site has limited capacity to accommodate the proposed development. Limited capacity is not a constraint to development provided that planning policy and subsequent conditions ensure that occupation of the development is phased to align with the delivery of infrastructure. Proposals for 200 dwellings at Brighton General Hospital site will generate a need for 5 DP201 reinforcement of the water and wastewater networks in order to provide additional capacity to serve the development. Since OFWAT's new approach to water and wastewater connections charging was implemented from 1 April 2018, this reinforcement will be provided through the New Infrastructure charge, but Southern Water will need to work with site promoters to understand the development program and to review whether the delivery of network reinforcement aligns with the occupation of the development. Connection of new development at this site to the sewer network at the 'practical point of connection' (as defined in the New Connections Services) could lead to an increased risk of flooding unless network reinforcement is undertaken in advance of occupation. Southern Water has limited powers to prevent connections to its wastewater network, even when capacity is limited. Planning policies and planning conditions, therefore, play an important role in ensuring that development is coordinated with the provision of necessary infrastructure, and does not contribute to pollution of the environment,