Object

Representation ID: 4069

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Judith Ellis

This field belongs to the village and it is not certain that the Parish Council has the right to sell it. The PC should be the guardians of the village and will not be acting in our interest if they sell the land for development. Small pieces of land like this are an important part of Addingham's identity as a rural village. This field should remain as an opportunity for a villager to undertake a small agricultural or horticultural enterprise, including for a young person to establish a first small enterprise, for example. Building on this field will add to the traffic on Moor Lane, causing pollution, traffic hazard and noise, all fo which are inappropriate on the edge of the village. It will mean the end of children playing out together in the street. Building here will not be affordable by local workers, we should not be encouraging commuting.