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Representation ID: 25285

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Tong & Fulneck Valley Association

Agent: Richard Buxton Solicitors

FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE VIABILITY OF BRADFORD SOUTH EAST ALLOCATIONS.

If unviable and do not come forward, the Green Belt releases will have been unjustified. Four factors likely to undermine viability are:

1. Houses prices are lower than the West Yorkshire average, and it is likely that employment floor space prices are similarly depressed. Development values are therefore likely to be low;

2. Area is dominated by old mining operations (mineshafts and other infrastructure relating mining and processing). Will entail significant remediation costs to make sure the land is stable and level, and address contamination.

3. Flood risk issues will require major flood protection infrastructure.

4. The extent to which the allocations are expected to fund SEBAR through s.106 contributions.

Whole Plan Viability Assessment (Part 1) does not appear in the evidence base but is mentioned. Presumably it does not address the viability of the Regulation 18 draft of the Plan.