Object

Representation ID: 29162

Received: 25/03/2021

Respondent: Ilkley Town Council

Cross-boundary approaches – concerns re development near district boundary (Old Middleton Hospital site). Without SCG there is no recognition of the impact on Ilkley’s infrastructure should development go ahead/SIL/S106

SP5 (B) Exceptional circumstance have not been met for
-IL1/H - Ben Rhydding Drive, Wheatley Grove, Ilkley
-IL2/H - Skipton Road East
-IL3/H - Coutances Way

The Local Plan should carry out the assessment detailed in NPPF para 137 before concluding that exceptional circumstances exist to justify changes to green belt boundaries.

Exceptional circumstances not demonstrated as site yields have been dictated by the developers / the SLA and the 50dph density requirement has not been applied to sites.

Exceptional circumstances not demonstrated as the approach to housing distribution has applied the settlement hierarchy first before the NPPF para 137 tests

SP5 (E) reasonable alternative:
“Where land is released from the Green Belt for development the Council will identify compensatory improvements to the environment quality and accessibility of remaining Green Belt that produce a measurable net improvement to the beneficial use of the Green Belt in the same locality as the Green Belts release. This may include inclusion of additional land in the Green Belt in those localities, and/or Local Green Space Designations to protect green spaces within settlements.”