Comment

Representation ID: 27108

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Persimmon Homes (West Yorkshire)

Agent: Lichfields

Highways

The Council’s assessment identifies that access can be taken from Millmoor Close, however, the total number of dwellings served off Bootham Crescent will need to be 200 or less as this is a cul-de-sac.

A Highways Note has been prepared by Optima presented in Annex 3 which demonstrates that safe and satisfactory vehicular and pedestrian/cycle access can be provided to Site NW13/H.

In accordance with national policy and the Leeds Council’s Street Design Guidance which is utilised by Bradford Council, the assessment shows that it is not necessary to provide two points of access above 200 dwellings Bootham Park/Sowden Road corridor can safely and satisfactory accommodate at least up to the 300 dwelling threshold, which the Council suggest is the figure above which a second point of access “must” be required.

On this basis, and deducting the existing 128 properties, it is concluded that up to 172 additional dwellings could be accommodated off Millmoor Close. Deducting the 58 dwellings which are proposed to be allocated at site NW13/H and the 12 dwellings at site NW12/H therefore leaves sufficient capacity in the local highway network for 102 dwellings to be developed at rejected site NW/031A and served via Millmoor Close.