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Representation ID: 3076

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Stephen Winteridge

This site has been Green Field for more than 50 years, but there seems to be no consideration for the following:
It as obviously become a habitat for an abundance of wildlife, notably deer, owls, and ground nesting birds such as the Lapwing. Trees have also grown up, despite the developer having trashed the whole site several years ago by tipping. Its proximity to the South Pennines Designated Special Area of Conservation cannot be simply overlooked.
There is an underground culvert broken into in multiple places that runs the length of the site west/east taking surface water and mains sewerage from the surrounding countryside and from the housing above on Cragg Lane and Bottomley Holes
There is a footpath that runs north/south across the site, again conveniently obliterated by the developer.