Support

Representation ID: 25508

Received: 19/03/2021

Respondent: Snell Developments Ltd

Agent: Pegasus Group (Leeds)

-Support for Site AD6/H.
-Site is bounded by existing housing development to the east and the A65 to the west.
-Recent development extends the physical extent of the village as far west as the A65. The presence of this extension to the village presents a distinct opportunity to ‘round off’ the settlement in a sustainable, consistent and sensitive manner by infilling to the A65.
-The built context the site is considered to be well contained and screened.
-NPPF (Para 68) -The site would provide a modest amount of growth of approximately 30 no. dwellings, commensurate with the ‘smaller scale of housing development’ supported by the Framework and required for the settlement.
- Moor Lane has been improved through the recent development and includes street-lighting, utilities and is moving towards adoption. The site can utilise existing connections (via private car, cycles and pedestrians) to the highway network . The above criteria should be amended to reflect this.
-The recent development of the site located south of Moor Lane also saw the provision of infrastructure (utilities, drainage, telecoms etc), which the development can connect to.
-The site sees no significant constraints and is not subject to any local or national conservation designations, nor is it a designated area of green space.
-The site is not at risk of flood
-The site does not fall within the Addingham Conservation Area, nor is it within its setting.
-The site is deliverable, a which will assist in delivering 5-year housing land supply.
- The site is currently Green Belt, however the site does not significantly damage the purposes and integrity of the Green Belt. Given the particular characteristics of the site which includes containment by physical boundaries the potential for sprawling form into open countryside is considered to be low. The urban edge setting, the enclosure of the A65, the peripheral tree belt and the adjacent built form all contribute to the site being visually contained. Development would not be perceived as being isolated or poorly connected with the existing village boundaries and would effectively ‘round off’ the settlement.
-Site is identified for 24 dwellings. However, based on recent designs it is considered the site can accommodate approximately 30 units whilst integrating high-quality design