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Representation ID: 21387

Received: 21/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Rosemary Lambert

Baildon as a commuter dormitory is exactly what Baildon residents do not want, but what seems to be being imposed.

Services and amenities: these are in fact no longer good. During the last few years, Baildon has lost the bank, post office, traditional shops such as butchers, bakery, greengrocers, cobbler . . . Consequently, car use has increased

Traffic: as Eldwick and Gilstead have grown, so the traffic using Baildon as an exit route has added to the increasing local traffic. The bottle-neck at the only river crossing in Shipley worsens year on year, and Baildon has become a rat-run for traffic avoiding Otley road and Saltaire.

Green belt: this should be protected - loss of habitat, protection of species, issues surrounding drainage, and so on. As every patch of green is concreted and tarmacked the quality of life decreases.