Object

Representation ID: 30119

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: Ms Caroline Blount-Shah

Number of people: 2

•Green Belt land should be valued and used as a last resort.
•Brownfield used instead. Other brownfield sites could be used e.g. Canal Road (demolished flats), higher part of land that was Nab Wood Middle School.
•Impact on areas of biodiversity and wildlife. Biodiversity surveys are required due to the proximity to the South Pennine Moors SPA/SAC.
•The sites are the last areas of greenspace between Shipley and Bingley – impact on identity and landscape character.
•The narrow river path with walls ‘Old Way’ should be retained
•Adjacent habitats are at high risk of being degraded.
•Presence of Curlews and Red Kites on the site and circle over the large fields.
•Well used footpaths with beautiful views (including toward St Ives).
•Trees to the north of houses on Branksome Drive have pending TPOs.
•Climate change -protect greenspace and biodiversity, to help reduce climate heating.
•Trees along the edges of the sites provide habitats and form a green corridor.
•Trees/hedgerows/scrubland play an important role in absorbing carbon emissions, reducing NOx and absorbing noise pollution.
•Used as a last resort for the provision of smaller high quality eco homes
•Flood risk issues
•Concern of residents on Branksome Drive/Grove that their low-lying houses/gardens will be flooded. The proposed sites currently act as a sponge and hold rain water back. Development will cause runoff from buildings/patios/parking areas meaning the land underneath will no longer hold back water.
•The side roads leading to Glenview Road are all quiet and narrow.
•Speed limits and traffic calming. Accidents at the junction of Glenview Road and Bankfield Road as it is steep with poor visibility.
•The Council has a statutory responsibility to monitor and improve air quality and has approved the new CAZ - linked to childhood diseases.
•Reduce demand for vehicles and improve safe routes to school/work, including improving public transport as well as building/promoting cycling/walking routes.