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Representation ID: 29699

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Persimmon Homes (West Yorkshire)

Agent: Barton Wilmore

Housing Distribution - Cottingley

The Council’s approach to distribution in the draft Local Plan is considered to be flawed for a number of reasons.

Firstly, the decision to uplift the target from 3,500 (4,000 in the Core Strategy Review) to 7,000 is a mistake given Bradford’s historic deliverability issues in the City Centre. Not only that, it is at odds with the likely shift in living expectations following the Covid-19 pandemic, which is likely to see an even greater desire for more rural living, in areas close to countryside and green space.

In terms of Cottingley, it is closely linked to Bingley and is a short distance away from this Principal Town. We would question why it has been allocated fewer homes than Haworth as an example, which is an isolated settlement , which is poorly related to Keighley, the nearest Principal Town.

Cottingley is well served by local services in its own right an can accommodate additional growth over and above what is being proposed.