Object

Representation ID: 17003

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: Claire Mercer

•Local roads already very busy and often dangerous, with high levels of congestion at the roundabout where Heights Lane meets Otley Road. There have been several accidents/near misses here.
•Pedestrian access to Heights Lane is dangerous and too narrow for a pavement. To access local amenities, residents would need to use vehicles/risk walking on Heights Lane -resulting in an increase in traffic on an already dangerous road.
•Increased vehicles/congestion will worsen air/noise pollution, damaging the environment for wildlife and for people living in the area, having a potentially fatal impact.
•Area already suffers from flooding due to inadequate drainage. Removing the natural drainage of the fields and replacing with tarmac and housing will have a detrimental impact with additional surface water run off causing worse flooding, damage and disruption.
•GPs already struggling to sustain the local population. Local schools are also crowded. Additional residents will increase the burden on local amenities and impact negatively on locals’ access to healthcare.
•The proposed site does not support the council’s strategic aims to provide the type of housing required in Bingley, nor does it meet the exceptional circumstances required for the removal of greenbelt status. There are alternative brownfield sites in the area that are more suitable which, in line with the NPPF, the council has a duty to prioritise.