Comment

Representation ID: 29004

Received: 25/05/2021

Respondent: Bradford District Ward Councillor (Liberal Democrats)

Number of people: 2

The Local Plan offers major opportunity to improve everyone’s health. About 75% of what drives healthy lives is determined by the conditions into which people are born, live and work. We have tried in our contribution to the development Plan consultation to lever change to protect people, the place and the planet and reduce the impact of previous harms.

It was disappointing that the Council launched such an important consultation at a time when people could not get together to discuss the issues. If the Covid pandemic has taught us anything it is that clean air, clean water and open spaces are our most valuable assets.

The plan needs to do no harm to people, places or the planet. We have concentrated our comments of how the plan impacts on our ward and how it can be focused to increase biodiversity and make more space for nature.