Comment

Representation ID: 15770

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)

The policy seeks to meet the employment land requirement in full through the allocation of a mixed portfolio of new employment land’ focusing most development within the urban areas - this is consistent with the SEP aspiration to attract inward investment into the City Region and WY Transport Strategy objectives to promote sustainable accessible development. However, emerging WYCA research has identified a lack of strategic industrial/warehouse employment sites in the west of the Sub-region including the district of Bradford.

Part 6 of the policy, which is directed towards the delivery of digital infrastructure, would benefit from being expanded to highlight some of Bradford’s particular strengths and opportunities in this area.

The Plan would benefit from greater consideration of the impacts arising from the Covid-19 Pandemic, and the potential policy repercussions including - future patterns of development, the flexibility of transport options and increased reliance upon broadband/digital infrastructure. This should be informed by the WY Economic Recovery Plan and Transport Recovery Plan.