Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 11013

Received: 14/03/2021

Respondent: Iain Cotterill

Representation Summary:

Road access wasn't allowed onto Heights Lane when the estate was built 1985 as the Council didn't want extra traffic on Heights Lane.

Creating more traffic.

Residents promenade along Heights Lane to connect with footpaths to Micklethwaite and beyond.

Loss of views from the Prince of Wales park, Local residents enjoy looking at these flower meadows, both from the park and from Heights Lane.

Development would ruin/destroy habitat for rare hedgehogs.

Infrastructure is insufficient.

Sewage spews out of drain covers frequently.

A foot way with curb needs incorporating for pedestrians negotiating the present road traffic.

The roundabout is difficult to cross at peak rush hour.

Villagers do not want additional traffic when Britain is becoming carbon neutral.

Schools/doctors are overloaded.

I want Heights Lane to remain rural to access local footpaths.

Develop disused farmland such as the long derelict fields outside Bingley Grammar School.

Keep green spaces for future generations.