Object

Representation ID: 1489

Received: 14/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Kenneth Hobson

1. The plan for Silsden contravenes Government objectives to prevent urban sprawl and instead maximise brownfield site development.
2. Massive need results from 580 houses for additional school places.
3. No indication in the plan for developing brownfield sites across the district such as East Parade in Keighley for housing.
4.There will be massive increase in traffic congestion around Silsden, especially along the town centre, Kirkgate, itself already a major problem.
This is blindingly obvious so further transport studies would be wasted time and money.
5. The local plan identifies Silsden as a local growth centre, considered to be a "most sustainable location accessible to higher order settlement". This is merely an assertion with no direct evidence included.
6.Open Space Assessment (2020) suggests a need to increase Natural and Semi-Natural greenspaces in the area. Building 580 houses on mostly greenfield sites contravenes this.