Object

Representation ID: 16745

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Shipley Town Council

- loss of one of the last areas of open landscape between Shipley and Cottingley;
- loss of access to greenspace - contravenes Public Health England document and part of Outcome 4 of Bradford’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2018-2023;
- no exceptional circumstances for change to green belt boundaries;
- not sustainable locations for development;
- loss of mature trees along site boundaries and loss of wildlife habitat - contravene The Woodland Strategy for Bradford District 2012-2028 and Bradford’s Sustainable Development Action Plan, ‘Living within environmental limits’;
- loss of these greenbelt sites is likely to exacerbate the flood risk for nearby land and contravenes Bradford’s Local Flood Risk Management Strategy of December 2016;
- adverse environmental and social impacts of this housing proposal on the local road network and residential areas contravening Policy SP7;
- increased noise and air pollution;
- Pressures on services and infrastructure;
- the sites are unlikely to make a sufficient contribution to meeting social housing need in our area;

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