Object

Representation ID: 1880

Received: 16/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Victoria Fleming

I strongly object to the building of a further 175 homes on green field sites in the village especially when that appears to be the only concrete part of the strategy. Even the development of 2.68ha of employment land is extremely vague with the lack of detail provide. The other points seem to be aspirational and I am disappointed to see there is no mention of the need for a footbridge across the dual carriageway near the railway station to enable pedestrians to get safely from to Silsden.

A significant number of houses have been built on green field sites both harming the semi-rural character of the area for existing residents and putting extra strain on local services and roads. There has been no obvious investment in local infrastructure and facilities following the building of these houses. The benefit of the strategy does not seem to be to the community.