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Representation ID: 2032

Received: 17/03/2021

Respondent: Professor Rick Battarbee

Housing on this site, unless restricted to the north of the site along Turner Lane, is not acceptable:

• It occupies important green space within the green/blue infrastructure corridor along Marchup, connecting people and wildlife to open countryside;
• It forms part of a green gateway, contributing to the village landscape character, helping to soften the entry into the built-up area of the village;
• The Daniel Palmer Nature Reserve lies adjacent to the southern boundary. Although the Reserve already has to contend with traffic on the main road, additional human activity close by will create further unwanted disturbance;
• Marchup Beck runs close by in the deeply incised wooded valley. Water quality in the Beck is poor. Surface water runoff from a housing development on these slopes could hinder current efforts to restore the ecology of the beck downstream.

On behalf of the Addingham Environment Group