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Representation ID: 19539

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Neil Clarke

The land in question is the only green corridor in Keighley West Ward and is an area of outstanding biodiversity!

It has several beautiful, protected trees and is the habitat of many species of animals and birds including owls, bats and hedgehogs.

The effect of concreting over the area with a housing estate, would be to wipe out that biodiversity and create yet more traffic, higher levels of air, light and noise pollution in an already busy and dangerous section of Oakworth Road.

Drainage systems would require a complete and very costly update to avoid major flooding caused by this and other recent developments in the vicinity.

The existing footpath on the eastern side of the fields is on land owned and partially maintained by the householders adjacent to the footpath.

The value of those and other properties in the area would probably be adversely affected by the loss of this green space.