Object

Representation ID: 29496

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Caroline Chilton

•Objection to development on Green Belt land at two sites on West Lane.
•These fields are designated as Green Belt. Green Belt is there to prevent unrestricted sprawl of built-up areas and safeguard the countryside from encroachment.
•Green belt boundaries were set to be permanent.
•Evidence of exceptional circumstances for altering the Green Belt have not been provided.
•The NPPF indicates that councils must make as much use as possible of suitable brownfield sites. Little consideration of potential brownfield/non-green belt sites in Baildon.
•Developing these sites will not meet the priority of protecting the environment. Sites are adjacent to the valued/protected Baildon Moor/Shipley Glen. They are important habitats fir local wildlife and provide a corridor linking the moor to the woodland below.
•They provide a soakaway for rainwater runoff. This area suffers from pluvial flooding and development will make this worse.
•Serious concerns about the ability of the infrastructure to cope with the increased traffic. Congestion at the roundabout in the centre of Baildon can be problematic at busy times. There has been an increase in accidents along West Lane with speeding cars. This is of particular concern as Sandal Primary school is on this road and a large number of children/parents walk/cycle to the school. Increased construction traffic would also pose a serious risk to the safety of these families.