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Representation ID: 16286

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Keighley Town Council

Keighley is the second largest town in district and as such the council accepts a number of new dwellings needed to be provided across Keighley. However, the council is concerned about the number of greenfield and greenbelt sites allocated in the draft plan. Out of a total of 44 sites allocated for dwellings 31 are either on greenfield or greenbelt sites. The local plan commitment to brownfield first hasn’t been reflected in its policies or allocations.

A major drawback for these proposed housing developments for Long Lee and Thwaites Brow is the infrastructure and roads. There is one road into Keighley and another, over the moor to Harden. A less appropriate road, The Twines - steep, cobbled - would end up being a rat run to the by-pass. The main road down into Keighley funnels traffic onto the one-way Coney Bridge over the river. This cannot be changed as the road is also compromised by the railway viaduct running overhead.