Object

Representation ID: 25241

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Andy Thompson

•Addingham is a service centre and does not have the infrastructure to support large numbers of additional houses especially on the west.
•Site is within the SPA/SAC zones and used for foraging by Curlew, Barn owls and is a habitat for other wildlife.
•The tree lined nature attracts hedgehogs. The quiet roads allow easy passage.
•Bats feed amongst the trees. The lack of lighting from streets is beneficial to this protected species.
•Given the distance/steepness from the village centre most people would drive to access amenities including the overcrowded school making the site location unsustainable. Site is more than 400m from a bus stop.
•Turner Lane field is constantly wet/acts as a soak away for water running off the moor. Water runs off Turner Lane when it rains ending up in the becks flooding the village. There are no sewers or surface water drains on Turner Lane. More houses will increase levels of flooding in the village. Surface water/foul water drainage systems would need major upgrade to meet the capacity of planned housing.
•Noise from the A65 bypass and proximity to new housing would not comply with the Council’s wellness policy.
•There are plenty of Brownfield sites in Bradford close to urban areas, employment and transport and therefore more suitable for development. There are sites in Addingham which are more sustainable and within walking distance of the village. Close to existing main roads, sewers, drainage.
•Exceptional circumstances for releasing Green Belt sites do not exist locally.