Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 2938

Received: 21/03/2021

Respondent: Dr Richard Melsom

Representation Summary:

SH4/H contains Rare Ghost moths, Early purple orchid, unidentified orchids, several Fritillary butterflies ,five species of mating raptors . Three species of bats and and arguably the most diverse habitat and abundant density of mating wildlife locally . It's unique situation makes it part of a corridor that links Northcliffe Park to St Ive's and by extension five National Parks within about 75 miles . A path through the middle of this meadow running east to west which has been extensively used for thirty years. , It can take thirty minutes to exit Nab Wood onto Cottingley Cliffe Road. It can take a similar time PM. . The crepuscular parking for the schoolchildren at Cottingley Village School must cause safety concerns. The air quality from the nearby A650 needs addressing as does the increasing surface water coming down to our garden turning the top into a bog..