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Representation ID: 29960

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group PLC

Agent: Rob Moore

We would like to raise a several fundamental issues and inconsistencies in respect of the Preferred Allocations in South East Bradford with specific reference to the Site Proformas and Site Assessment conclusions.

While we welcome the modest allocation of our client’s land in respect of Holme Wood North, we are
disappointed to see that the full extent of the Holme Wood Extension has not been allocated for housing.

The ‘Holme Wood North’ allocation is a group of small sites and while we understand these four sites may be brought forward under a comprehensive masterplan, we do not consider that these individual sites are of a scale to create the significant regeneration benefits that the allocation and delivery of the wider site can achieve. The reduced scale of development in this location, from 2,000 to c.297 homes creates a missed opportunity for the delivery of key infrastructure and socio economic benefits to the local community, therefore limiting the scale of regeneration achievable.

It is imperative that development directed to Holme Wood must be able to help provide the socioeconomic benefits to the community. However, the Holme Wood South site is in fact located adjacent to Birkenshaw rather than Holme Wood, with an extremely limited spatial ability to deliver the integration and accessibility that drives regeneration should it be progressed in isolation.