Object

Representation ID: 1098

Received: 09/03/2021

Respondent: Birkbeck, University of London

I would like to object to this proposed site for residential development in the strongest possible terms. The idea of 'sustainable greenbelt development is', in any case oxymoronic. Greenbelt is a finite resource so there is no such thing as sustainable building on it. You can either sustain it or build on it. These are mutually exclusive options. With respect to this specific instance, however, the cases made for positive impact are weak and do not consider the specific circumstances of the site (or do so in very odd ways). There is limited road access, onto a busy thoroughfare (the Keighley Road) or into the already over-crowded streets of Oakworth. There is only one accessible shop. The proposed dwellings would add considerable strain to Oakworth's existing resources.