Object
Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021
Representation ID: 16241
Received: 24/03/2021
Respondent: Mr Michael Nichols
Objection on following grounds:
- no justification for the number of dwellings proposed for Addingham;
- impact on local road network which is already congested;
- sites lie some distance from the village centre - village services are poor;
- infrastructure is inadequate / at capacity e.g. Ilkley Grammar school;
- flooding within the village centre / Town Beck
- landscape impact and impact on character of the village;
- impact on wildlife / area lies within SP{A /SAC 2.5 km protection zone
This is development is on green belt land - no justification particularly given the number of brownfield sites available in the Bradford district.
Impact on intrinsic heritage, archaeological and ecological importance with respect especially to its medieval history.
The “green wedge” between the St Paul's Rise area and the Big Meadow Drive area is a popular recreational area