Object

Representation ID: 16742

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Shipley Town Council

A number of brownfield sites are proposed in the Plan in Shipley area which is welcomed.

The Council should increase the number (and the affordability) of the proposed residential units on these brownfield sites and limit its proposals to only develop/adapt existing brownfield and town centre sites for housing.

It should also consider the following additional sites which we propose for housing:
● Shipley Hospital – which is due to close
● Land that housed the Oddfellows Pub on Otley Road
● Land that housed the Branch Pub on the corner of Otley – which is owned by the Council
● Wharf Street Carpark
● Land behind the Aldi Supermarket
● Underutilised car park on St Paul’s Road, Shipley
● Underutilised office space on St Paul’s Road, Shipley
● Unused car dealership/garage on Saltaire Rd/John Street opposite Wycliffe flats.
● Land next to the new Fire Station on Canal Road

The draft Plan should also take into account the availability of ‘retail and office space’ in and around Shipley town centre in light of likely changes to working arrangements post Covid-19 and reflecting PD rights changes.

This would prevent need for losing Shipley’s Green Belt and greenfield land