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Representation ID: 2258

Received: 19/03/2021

Respondent: Gerald Ashworth

Location Cottingley -CO1/H
The site is designated Green Belt to check unrestricted sprawl and merging. This is not natural infill the land has always been agricultural providing grazing and crops to provide locally sourced food avoiding costly imports and transportation.
The natural incline of the site if developed would cause increased incidents of flooding into the River Aire and also the immediately adjacent housing.
The infrastructure is already at saturation point and could not support additional developments. The access points into March Cote Lane are totally unacceptable due to the very narrow roads and the fact there is only one egress & access point from the village.
The small Lysander development was granted on the understanding from both local and central governments that no further traffic could be allowed through the village.
How can it now be suggested that all traffic from the proposed site can access through the village.