Object

Representation ID: 3775

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Andrew Lund

The Council has not rigorously identified and considered all non-GB sites in the district and consequently has failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances for GB release. My main concern relates to Ilkley where 97% of the proposed housing units would be on land presently in the GB. This is a vastly disproportionate result in comparison with the other principal towns in the district - Bingley where only 8% is proposed on GB, and Keighley where the figure is 13%. Since 2013 development in Ilkley totalling 414 units has been on PDL, or to a lesser extent greenfield, and with minor exceptions only GB remains. The only GB site which should now be developed is IL2/H Skipton Road where the proposed 20 units produce a much fairer allocation of 6% for Ilkley.
SITES IL1/H AND IL3/H MUST BE REMOVED FROM POLICY SP5