Comment

Representation ID: 17323

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Avant Homes

Agent: ID Planning

Objecting to the proposed rejection of site IL/044 and consider sites IL/044 and IL/012 should be allocated as a sustainable western extension to the principal town of Ilkley.

The distribution to housing to Ilkley should be increased and additional sites should be identified to provide sustainable housing. At the very least, additional safeguarded land sites should be identified to protect the Green Belt boundary well beyond the plan period. It is our case that site IL/044 to the west of Ilkley should be identified as a residential allocation to address housing need in the area and provide choice for local people.

The sites currently lie in the Green Belt. They would not result in unrestricted sprawl and would not result in neighbouring settlements merging. The site is adjacent to the historic core of Ilkley but views to the core are limited. Development of the Greenfield sites would result in encroachment into the countryside but the Council has recognised there are exceptional circumstances through the release of three sites around the town to meet housing need.