Object

Representation ID: 29591

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Heather Fox

•Development will be to the detriment of Baildon/residents. It is a beautiful area with outstanding open aspect views that will be destroyed forever.
•Development is in the Green Belt and will drastically spoil the landscape.
•Will severely impact on traffic, schools, amenities and affect the biodiversity of the area.
•Increased vehicular use and removal of greenspace will have adverse impacts on public health, which is at odds with the council’s goals on health/wellbeing, active and sustainable travel.
•Site gives access to families and schools to green spaces.
•Building housing would reduce safety of people going to this area.
•Building on the Green Belt should not be allowed. Green belt has been established to prevent urban sprawl and encroachment on the countryside.
•This Green Belt acts as a buffer to the valley.
•Development will cause light, noise, environment pollution.
•Plan indicates minor adverse impact, but Green Belt assessment indicates major potential impact. There is a are of TPO and is 30m from a LWS.
•No exceptional circumstances for building in the Green Belt have been demonstrated.
•Gill Beck valley is an important Blue/Green Infrastructure corridor.
•Council aims are to prioritise biodiversity, environmental stewardship and health and wellbeing.
•Tong Park/Gill Beck Valley is extremely biodiverse. A lot of unique wildlife/plant life, scenic open space/green space which will be built on, changing the landscape/valley forever. No assessment of the impact on housing on the environment.
•The site is an important buffer zone protecting precious habitat, with most of the site in SPA/SAC Zone B.
•Friends of Gill Beck provide information about the ecological significance of the valley.
•The map of Tong Park Valley provided shows that building on this site would have an enormous impact and encroach on the valley and habitat.
•A wide variety of wildlife is present including – bats, tawny owls, roe deer, hares, butterflies. The field provides habitat for these species.
•Local residents and people from further afield, including hawksworth, use the valley foe walking, running, cycling, horse-riding. The key route to the valley via Ladderbanks Lane would be greatly impacted by the site’s development. Friends of Gill Beck Valley carried out a survey of visitors. 650 people were counted in total confirming the importance of the area for recreation.
•Light, noise and environmental pollution would impact on the area of special interest around the dam and woods.
•40 houses could result in 80+ cars, bin lorries, deliveries etc. These vehicles will bring damaging emissions in addition to the light and noise pollution created during construction. The adverse impact of removing trees/flora/fauna which are beneficial to the environment and help reduce air pollution.
•Traffic chaos on Langley Lane at school times.
•Existing car use causes congestions, road danger, pollution, access issues for larger vehicles. Traffic calming, limiting parking and presence of PCSOs have limited impact. Adding more cars to the area will exacerbate the problems.
•Traffic can come to a complete standstill with traffic queuing back up Langley Lane to Roundwood Road. Residents can’t get up/down Langley Lane at these times. Additional cars would be untenable. Parked cars on either side of the road with engines on, polluting the air.
•Infrastructure cannot support additional houses. Primary and secondary schools heavily subscribed, railway services/public transport is limited, station parking extremely limited, roads congested.
•The site is not within a 15-minute neighbourhood principles in respect of health care. At odds with the transport and environment policies.
• Baildon CofE Primary is already oversubscribed. Adding extra household will cause further problems and potentially exclude families who currently meet the admission criteria.
•There is growing demand for secondary school/ Baildon secondary (Salts) under pressure and no guarantee of places in secondary schools in Guiseley which are current attended by Baildon children.