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Representation ID: 4164

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Christine Smith

The joy of Addingham is the number of walking routes around the village, and the accompanying wildlife. BMDC risks destroying the soul of the village by developing more of these precious areas. AD5/H, albeit PDL, has been shown by the Environment Group to be a site with a very high intrinsic biodiversity value; access to this site would destroy wildlife and adversely impact a safe walking route beside Back Beck.
AD8/H, is a brownfield site for which I have no objection to developing.
163 new houses (Table 1) would change the character of the village.
Access to AD3/H, a greenbelt site, will necessitate additional vehicles on Old Station Way, which has a steep lower section, and a blind corner from the left at the junction with Main St.
Sites which give access to the A65 bypass without driving through Main St would cause less vehicle pollution in the village.