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Representation ID: 2019

Received: 17/03/2021

Respondent: Professor Rick Battarbee

181 homes is excessive, compromising policies laid out elsewhere in the Local Plan on sustainability and environmental protection:
• There is limited open land within the settlement boundary that can be developed without harming the village character, landscape setting and biodiversity value of the green and blue infrastructure corridors identified in the Plan;
• Many sites are located at a distance from village services and perform poorly against Policy SP7 that seeks to promote a transformation to sustainable modes of transport, such as walking and cycling;
• The sites are all within the 2.5 km habitat protection zone for the South Pennine Moors SPA/SCA, and the North Pennine Moors SPA/SCA;
• Connectivity between the YDNP, the AONB and the SPAs is essential for wildlife protection. The recent loss of curlews in the field to the north of Springfield Mount is a prime example of the wildlife attrition currently occurring.