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Representation ID: 1876

Received: 16/03/2021

Respondent: Sir Stephen Brown

THE NUMBER OF DWELLINGS PROPOSED FOR BOTH 1L1H (WHEATLEY GROVE) AND 1L3H ( COUTANCES WAY) IS EXCESSIVE. INGRESS AND EGRESS TO BOTH THESE SITES WILL INVOLVE LARGE NUMBERS OF VEHICLES PASSING DAILY UNDER THE RAILWAY LINE ADJACENT TO BEN RHYDDING RAILWAY STATION THROUGH A SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLED UNDERPASS, WHICH ALREADY STRUGGLES TO COPE WITH CURRENT TRAFFIC AT PEAK TIMES OF THE DAY. NEITHER OF THESE SITES ARE VIABLE FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DOZEN DWELLINGS UNLESS THE UNDERPASS UNDER THE RAILWAY LINE IS WIDENED TO A TWO LANE ROAD. THE CONSTRUCTION OF 285 DWELLINGS IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ILKELY WILL PUT HUGE ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND OTHER FACILITIES IN THE TOWN CENTRE. WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE OF LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE ILKLEY WILL BE SWAMPED.