Object

Representation ID: 20017

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Stewart Bannister

•Flooding occurs in the area despite mitigation. More housing will create bigger flooding problems.
•The site is Green Belt. No details of how the development would pass the NPPF exceptional circumstances test.
•Site is close to and falls within the protection zone for the SPA/SAC. There are a number of threatened species here and the field is used for foraging.
•Bats regularly fly over this area and nest on and close to the site. The site is a major source of insects which bats feed on.
•The site is adjacent to the Dales Highway (an important long distance footpath). Visitors approaching from Skipton get stunning views across open fields to Beamsley Beacon. The view would be destroyed if the land were developed and replaced with an urban setting, totally inappropriate for the village.
•The site is next to the A65 and so is at odds with the Council’s wellness policy.