Object

Representation ID: 5065

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: SHMS

Summary
Seriously question role of Silsden as growth centre. CS main amendments, questioned the lack of jobs growth. This latest plan includes no additional employment sites and 2 sites have disappeared since 2015.
Flooding issues continue to provide a threat, due to constraints on the culvert under Belton Road and water storage capacity.
Delivering new enhanced infrastructure is an essential already identified as a need combined sewers, electricity supply, highways, station access, broadband (note to date over 600 homes have been built from when infrastructure issues first identified, only education provision has been addressed). Electric capacity - No consideration given to alternative to fossil fuels e.g., hydrogen
Brown field sites and those closer to rail need developing first, (note 2 pdl sites at Bradley Rd 5, Bolton Rd 20 are not included - information is on planning portal)
Minimising travel distances must be top priority to access employment elsewhere..