Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 4661

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Matt Carr

Representation Summary:

I object on the grounds of; Highway Safety, Traffic Generation and Road Access; at least 98 extra cars would lead to noise and disturbance, accidents, risk and pollution; Lack of Infrastructure particularly in relation to drainage, sanitation and energy supply; old and inadequate cabling, numerous issues with drainage, water supply and sewage, leading to gardens being filled with effluence; lack of Public Transport Provision; Lack of School Places; Loss of Trees, Nature Conservation and Biodiversity; the proposals would see the loss of a large number of trees, leading to nutrient loss from the soil and increased risk of flooding; including the loss of many mature oak trees, very important insect habitat, (e.g. Purple Hairstreak, Orange Tip, Meadow Brown and Green Vein White butterflies (and their foodplants Cuckoo Flower and Hedge Mustard)); nesting and hunting Barn Owls (listed as a ‘red data species’ by Natural England); Tawny Owls and Pipistrelle bats.