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Representation ID: 1930

Received: 17/03/2021

Respondent: Burley Parish Council

BU1/H With this development Burley-in-Wharfedale has now fulfilled the housing obligation in the Core Strategy apart from 10 homes.

We note that the housing requirement has reduced to 625 i.e. an increase in target from 700 to 750 homes. Why has Burley an extra allocation when many other urban areas have a fall?

BU2/H The additional homes here would mean that Burley exceeds its housing allocation. Other areas of the District have yet to fulfil 50% of their allocation, much of which is brownfield, the priority according to the Local Plan.
The opposition to the Scalebor development is well founded on the grounds of sustainability [Q118; NPPF s2:7-14]. There are no exceptional circumstances that could justify development on this site.

For both sites, residents are concerned about the viability of affordable/social housing.