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Representation ID: 16982

Received: 18/03/2021

Respondent: Bingley Town Council

The proposed two developments at SH/6H Bankfield Farm and SH5/H Bingley Road contravene bullet point 2 above – ‘to prevent neighbouring towns merging.’ Within the Plan there is a section on 'Key elements of local strategy'. These include; ‘Maintaining a Green Belt gap between Cottingley, Shipley and Bradford.’ This development will clearly fill the gap which demarcates the towns of Shipley and Bingley/Cottingley along Bingley Road. It is the last area of open space along the main Aire Valley trunk road. These sites are classed as Shipley, but in real terms will probably have the most impact on the residents and infrastructure of Cottingley/Cottingley Bar. In addition, both areas are in Flood zones 1 and 2, are in the WHS Buffer Zone, and the impact on the GI corridor, PROW and local habitat networks would be devastating.