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Representation ID: 2241

Received: 19/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Malcolm Secrett

This is a Green Field site made up of three parallel linear fields, separated by dry stone walls. There are many mature trees, hedgerows, and a deciduous woodland (priority habitat) on the adjacent land to the east (on the Silsden Road Recreation Ground). 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 on the western side of the A65;
• The Daniel Palmer Nature Reserve with its rich wildlife populations including roe deer and badger lies adjacent to the southern boundary of the site. Although the Reserve already has to contend with traffic on the main road, additional human activity close by will create further unwanted disturbance;