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Representation ID: 29779

Received: 25/03/2021

Respondent: Ilkley Town Council

Site IL1/H (SLA ref IL/009) - Wheatley Grove

Inaccuracies and points to address in SA for the site:

7. The negative impact of housing development on the high visual amenity of this area for the local community and visitors has been underestimated and should be seen as a major negative.

8. Ben Rhydding Drive has listed buildings/ heritage assets.

9 - References ‘new employment premises’ (?) yet 130 residential dwellings proposed with associated air pollution within the SSSI Risk Zone (above)

10 –Ben Rhydding Drive is a private not an access road therefore access required via narrow/poor sight lines Wheatley Grove/Wheatley Lane junction increasing the hazards to this junction (which would need re-modelling). It would also direct more traffic up Wheatley Grove round to the narrow/poor sight lines junction with High Wheatleyand then on to the blind corner junction of High Wheatley/Ben Rhydding Road. This increase in car traffic would endanger walkers and cyclists and therefore not supporting national and local active travel policies. The Wheatley Grove access increases the distance from rail station and no frequent buses this is a major negative with a declining baseline.

11 –Building at 18dpha does not meet the Local Plan’s density requirements meaning this development, or one of any increased density does not represent a significant enough contribution to Bradford’s housing numbers and tenure mix to warrant the negative impact of destroying the functionality of this site within a SSSI Impact Risk Zone. This is a major negative.