Object

Representation ID: 29703

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Keyland Developments Ltd

Agent: Barton Wilmore

Our Client supports the Council’s conclusions that exceptional circumstances exist to release land from the Green Belt to meet their housing requirements, as outlined in the supporting text for the proposals. However, our Client objects to the omission of their residential site in Esholt as a proposed housing allocation (site ref: NE/053).

The Site re-uses previously developed land, which means it would be sequentially preferable when considering which land should be released from the Green Belt, as per paragraph 138 of the NPPF.

The fact that the site falls outside of the Bradford North East boundary should not prohibit the site from being allocated, indeed, the Council are allocating the employment element of the Esholt site, which also falls outside the boundary.

Given the above, there is no procedural reason as to why the Esholt residential site cannot be allocated and included within the Bradford North East sub-area, in the context of the employment site being allocated. The Esholt development has always been viewed holistically, and the Council have encouraged the landowners to approach the design of the site in a joined-up manner and we strongly believe it should be allocated as one to ensure the holistic approach is maintained.