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Representation ID: 4648

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Nat Fox

The proposed development here should not go ahead as it is a strategic error. Bradford Centre and the inner city needs large-scale regeneration and improvement - building in the greenbelt here only serves to destroy and erode one of the few things bradford has as an asset, which is the ability for its residents to see and access countryside easily.

The site has poor quality transport links, which in reality will mean the vast majority of any new residents drive everywhere, adding to congestion and pollution. The station is circa 25-30 min walk away up a very steep hill which will undoubtedly put most pedestrians off using this, and the bus is infrequent.

Shipley Glen has become a public asset of greater importance during the pandemic used for many for leisure - this development would generally detract from the quality of the countryside experience at the glen and baildon moor.