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Representation ID: 5232

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Chris Steele

This is a vast area compared to the village, much of which is flooded for large parts of the year, and drains directly into the Wharfe. Each year the village is cut off from Ilkley in the West and Otley in the east by flooding. Addtional run off will likely increase flooding either in the village itself of furthe downstream in Otley. It will negatively impact on wildlife, particularly as at Sun Lane fields curlews and barn owls feed iand have a negative impact on the Sun Lane nature reserve with increased domestic animals, from cats and increased footfall and waste from dog walkers. In addition, proposed affordable housing is unlikely to be such with - as 5.16.16 states, the total affordability ratio between house prices and annual earnings is 5.03 compared to a West Yorkshire average of 2.96, making a mockery to suggest building would meet local needs.