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Representation ID: 29494

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Rhona North

•Green space has been scientifically proven by the WHO to be goof and healthy for people. Improving mental health and reducing a number of diseases. It reduces exposure to noise, air pollutants and provides psychological relaxation.
•People have a renew love for greenspaces following lockdown. This space is essential for the health of nearby residents.
•Bradford has the highest prevalence of preventable diabetes and high levels of alcohol abuse, cardiovascular, respiratory, liver, muscular/skeleton disease and obesity.
•Essential Shipley keeps feature which reduce co-morbidities.
•Shipley has less than half the amount of open space it should have.
•This greenspace is bordered by hundreds of houses/flats that have it as their central focus and for some is their only garden space. Other greenspaces/parks are too far away for people to access. Nearest play spaces involve crossing busy roads.
•Building on the site would increase co-morbidity factors. Noise pollution would increase stress/anxiety. Dust would exacerbate respiratory disease. It would take away the easy access to greenspace for relaxation and play.
•There must be more appropriate area that can be built on: disused buildings, brownfield sites and the outskirts of Shipley.
•Site should be retained a greenspace so as not to further increase health risks from dust, air pollution especially at a time of Covid which affects those suffering respiratory diseases.
•Bradford District could be a District that enhances life and enhance this small space.