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Representation ID: 17240

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mark Wogden

Housing Distribution - Silsden

Silsden is saddled with a disproportionately large number of new houses - on top of the hundreds that we have already seen built in recent years. Looking simply on the basis of existing population, our allocation would be just over 400 new houses.

Since the publication of the draft plan, permission has been granted for a further 40 houses at The Willows, next to the canal. This has not been taken into consideration to meet the target housing numbers.

The site allocation for houses 'works backwards' from sites that are easy to deliver i.e. low density greenfield sites which commercial housebuilders will happily deliver - this will drive up commuting as the houses are unlikely to be occupied by people in local employment.

The suggested numbers for the allocated housing sites in Silsden would deliver a density of 28.6 units per hectare, - below the Councils stated policy HO2.