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Representation ID: 4385

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Environment Group

Housing on this site is not acceptable:

• It occupies important green space within the green/blue infrastructure corridor along Marchup, connecting people and wildlife to open countryside;
• It forms part of a green gateway, contributing to the village landscape character, helping to soften the entry into the built-up area of the village down Silsden Road;
• The Daniel Palmer Nature Reserve with its rich wildlife populations including roe deer and badger lies adjacent to the southern boundary. Although the Reserve already has to contend with traffic on the main road, additional human activity close by will create further unwanted disturbance;
• Marchup Beck also runs close by in the deeply incised wooded valley beyond the Reserve. Water quality in the Beck is poor. Surface water runoff to the beck from a housing development on these slopes could hinder current efforts to restore the ecology of the beck downstream.