Comment

Representation ID: 11285

Received: 06/05/2021

Respondent: Viv Halliwell

I wish to make a few comments on the plan to build 300 houses on various sites around Ilkley.

1. Can Ilkley’s present infrastructure honestly cope with more housing?

2. Consider the parking problems Ilkley already suffers from. There will likely be upwards of 600 cars extra coming into town.

3. Will the new developments enhance the appearance of Ilkley, sensitively and imaginatively, fitting into its history?

4. Consider access onto the A65 from Skipton/Leeds Roads; already horrendous and dangerous.

5. Ilkley is the ‘Jewel in Bradford’s crown’. Consider how easily that can be ruined by overdevelopment and poor quality housing, thereby losing its unique ambience and charm.

Having said all that, I am not against more housing so long as building materials are high quality and that there is an attractive mix of detached, semis, town houses and bungalows. Area opposite the Old Bridge needs to be particularly attractive.