Object

Representation ID: 11251

Received: 17/03/2021

Respondent: Alice Hills

Refuse planning permission for the proposed 300+ houses in Ilkley, a town located in a narrow valley where traffic and NHS infrastructure is already under significant strain.

Additional 314 dwellings mean potentially an extra 1,000 inhabitants with 400-500 cars. New householders are unlikely to exchange cars for bicycles or public transport. Empty bicycle racks makes this clear, as do buses containing only a handful of OAPs.

The impact of IL1/H and IL3/H’s extra 285 households with an average of two cars each means joining the queue for the traffic lights (Wheatley Road/A65 junction) before the crunch point (railway bridge) near Valley Drive. Returning will be even worse - queue stretches from Burley roundabout to traffic lights by the Factory shop. Traffic equally bad from the traffic lights towards Brook Street and at the Addingham end. Must have significant implications for the emergency services. Affects pollution levels and quality of life.