Comment

Representation ID: 24890

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Ltd

Agent: Lichfields

Paragraph 5.16.20 acknowledges that Burley-in-Wharfedale is heavily constrained by Green Belt with no practical brownfield or non-Green Belt growth options available or identified, and that it has been necessary to make changes to the adopted Green Belt in order to deliver the target for new homes. This conclusion is clearly supported by the facts and indeed the review of the alternative sites undertaken as part of the common ground agreed between CEG and CBMDC at the Inquiry, as well as the more recent Bradford Strategic Land Assessment 2021. Accordingly, paragraph 5.16.20 should be updated to refer to the “significant contribution” from Green Belt land required in order to meet the housing requirement for Burley-in-Wharfedale. This would reflect the position reached in Policy WD1 of the adopted Core Strategy.

Paragraph 5.16.20 refers to site BU1/H having planning approval, but it being subject to call-in and re-determination by the Secretary of State. In light of the decision made by the Secretary of State on 3rd March to approve the planning application, the latter part of the sentence should be deleted so that the final part of the paragraph simply reads as follows: “….This includes the large site at Sun Lane (BU1/H) to the West of the settlement. This site has planning permission (16/07870/MAO)”

By way of observation, rather than objection, Paragraph 5.16.30 refers to the wide range of community facilities present in Burley-in-Wharfedale, including post offices and a leisure centre and swimming pool. This is incorrect as the settlement is served by a single post
office facility, and there is neither a swimming pool nor leisure centre. This text should therefore be corrected to reflect this.