Object

Representation ID: 5111

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Peter Jenkins

In general, many of the priorities are individually laudable but the overriding comment must be that the hitherto traditional programme of “development first, infrastructure (maybe) later” must be consigned to history. In many proposals this is clearly not so.
For Wharfedale in particular there are no details as to where meaningful employment growth is to come from, bearing in mind that transport, education and health services are already struggling.
The avoidance of flood risk in not obtained by building on flood plains (eg Sun Lane Burley in Wharfedale), nor environmental concern demonstrated by unnecessary building on Green Belt green fields when, for example, there are 5000 unoccupied properties in Bradford, and so much alternative lower grade land is available within the district.