Comment

Representation ID: 29771

Received: 25/03/2021

Respondent: Ilkley Town Council

Housing Distribution - Ilkley

Bradford is being required by central government to build a given number of new houses. Given the numbers being proposed in other settlements locally, the number of 283 houses allocated for Ilkley does not seem unreasonable. For example:
Silsden allocation 522 dwellings
Addingham allocation 163
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Burley in Wharfedale allocation 549
Menston allocation 181
Steeton allocation 169
Bingley allocation 703
Baildon allocation 195
Shipley allocation 1189

If we accept that 283 houses are reasonable, then two further issues necessarily arise:

(a) the type of housing; and
(b) the area of land necessary.