Object

Representation ID: 29794

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ilkley Civic Society

Components of Supply - Windfall

In Ilkley, approximately 25 dwellings per year are generated from windfall sites. These are as a result of using gardens, domestic demolition and re development. With the post-Covid changes to the High Street expected to have some impact another series of dwellings may be achieved via permitted development rights. These should all be taken into account.

SITES NOT YET AVAILABLE
When the plan lifespan was extended to 2038, consideration should have been given to sites which by that time may become available, for example, the sewage works in Ilkley.

Additional windfall sites are likely to arise from shop and office conversions to residential, which may be covered by permitted development rights. We are beginning to see commercial to residential conversions in central Ilkley as a result of the pandemic and business closures.