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Representation ID: 2146

Received: 18/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Mike Harris

The site is open green belt and falls within the five purposes of keeping land open in the green belt. It is not a suitable in-fill or brownfield site, and would leave an open boundary to the east. Development of it would also bring development closer to the southern recent housing extension of neighbouring Silsden - contrary to green belt principle policies.
Potential access onto Keighley Road is hazardous, as vehicles entering Steeton regularly exceed the defined speed limit at great speed, around a blind bend to the east. Access onto Summerhill Lane or Station Road is not adequate for development of any size.
The north-eastern part of the site is prone to flooding, and this happens several times a year, every year.