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Representation ID: 24665

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Elizabeth Beckwith

•Oakworth already overdeveloped with recent developments at Bogthorn, Branshaw Park, Keighley Road and Holden Road.
•Oakworth Primary School is in the centre of the village and causes tremendous traffic congestion. Dockroyd Lane and Park Avenue are dangerous and the congestion spreads up Victoria Road/Street onto Maple Avenue. The proposed developments will make this situation worse.
•Both sites are Green Belt and building on this type of land eliminates the reasons people want to live in Oakworth. Close access to green spaces which people can easily walk to.
•Losing this agricultural land will mean we lose habitats for small animals and birds, and the corridors that allow other animals to move safely.
•Agriculture is a very important part of the Worth Valley. The economy would be totally different and the land would revert back to unmanaged areas damaging Oakworth and the rest of the valley reducing the attraction of the area to visitors.