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Representation ID: 2777

Received: 21/03/2021

Respondent: Mr James Whittaker

1.ESG responsibility - new development should be focused towards brownfield sites within the wider Bradford district before greenbelt is built on. This is the right thing to do from an environmental point of view, and would focus housing and hence employment opportunities to the areas in the district which need them most. If the council is serious about reducing its carbon footprint and being environmentally responsible, developing green belt land is completely at odds with this strategy. Development and regeneration should be focused towards the more run down areas of the district which are in desperate need of investment.
2. Infrastructure capacity - local services such as schools, public transport and healthcare are already stretched, and therefore there is not the spare capacity to provide services to newly formed households unless there are substantial infrastructure improvements made (which is not the case). My children had to go to a school in Ilkley because there was no capacity at our closest school in Ben Rhydding, less than 1 mile away, and local surgeries are already stretched.
3. Historical and recreational value - the site is used by local people for walking and for providing green space, and the site borders a priority wildlife habitat which would be seriously impacted by pets from the proposed development.
4. Encroachment of the countryside - development of the site will have a major negative impact on purpose 3 of the National Policy Framework GB policy “To assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment”.