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Representation ID: 4192

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Anne Thompson

This is a green belt site and is incredibly valuable as it provides a buffer between the bypass, Silsden Road and the village.
The field is surrounded by established trees and the field itself is an important resource for rabbits, rodents and so on which feed our colony of pipistrelle bats and tawny owls that roost here. Treecreepers are also frequent visitors. The green belt is a precious commodity and it seems that the proposed use of this for housing does not meet any of Bradford's criteria and certainly not the NPPF test.
Turner Lane is a very important route along the Dales Highway and use of this site would impede the enjoyment of countless walkers, ramblers and cyclists.
This site is far too distant from village amenities and would require potential residents to use cars to reach local shops, health centre and schools.This would not be a sustainable development!