Comment

Representation ID: 15818

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)

Spatial Priority Areas (SPA's) were first established in the 2014 SEP and have been amended several times since including summer 2020 with new areas to reflect wider policy priorities including regeneration and urban renewal, Towns Fund locations, and economic and environmental resilience.

The SPA's within Bradford District are currently:

Main Urban Centre - Bradford City Centre
Investment Locations - Mixed use - Canal Rd Corridor
- Regeneration - Shipley & Keighley
Future Growth Location - Apperley Bridge / Esholt & Holme Wood Urban Extension

Through the Leeds City Region SoCG Bradford have committed to the importance of SPAs, including Matters 7, 13 and 21 in the Statement which relate to 'Inclusive Growth', 'Housing' and 'Transport' respectively. While the plans proposals support these SPA's it would benefit from making greater reference to SPAs and their relevance to numerous policy areas.