Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 2463

Received: 22/04/2024

Respondent: Phoenix Sustainable Investments Limited

It is disappointing that the ‘Climate Change and Energy’ Chapter is only partly complete for the Reg 18 consultation.
South Kesteven must accept that in order to meet carbon emission and renewable energy targets the Council will likely have to support energy infrastructure proposals that do not have community support.
The existing policy framework needs a full review to ensure it delivers the amount of new energy infrastructure that the District requires.

Object

Representation ID: 2464

Received: 22/04/2024

Respondent: Phoenix Sustainable Investments Limited

The SKDC adopted renewable energy policy is onerous and restrictive. It will be difficult to bring forward renewable energy projects within the South Kesteven area taking into account the policy emphasis for ‘community support’ and the criteria against which applications are assessed.
The existing policy framework needs a full review to ensure it delivers the amount of new energy infrastructure that the District requires.
The existing South Kesteven policy guidance should be supplemented with an ‘Energy Opportunities Map’, or a specific wind, solar, BESS and energy to waste opportunities map as is commonly found in a number of adopted Local Plans across the country.
The Council should be focusing on setting a Renewable Energy Prospectus that sets out how much local energy demand, in the context of the population and business need of the authority area, can be secured from renewables such as small and large-scale wind turbines, solar energy generation, BESS and energy to waste.