Object

Representation ID: 5498

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: CPRE West Yorkshire

The hierarchy of settlements proposed here appears to be logical insofar as it is principally informed by the size, level of services and relative accessibility and connectivity of each tier of settlements.

The text for each tier of settlement is broadly similar, and this leads to the problem that it is difficult to discern how the policy might lead to different decisions about land allocations or the development expectations for that land in different tiers.

SP3 could be greatly simplified by identifying the levels of the hierarchy, but then saying that in each level of the hierarchy the allocation and development of land and buildings would seek to enhance the following considerations: · the capacity of the settlement to accommodate development; · the character of the place and neighbourhoods within it; · high standards of design of buildings and the public realm; · connectivity and maximising opportunities for take-up of sustainable and active travel modes; enhancing the quantity and quality of green infrastructure; · and enhancing the vitality of the place as a whole, and neighbourhoods within it. There is also a lack of a vision for the future of Bradford's rural areas. Currently the only concession to rural areas in the settlement hierarchy is through supporting broadband and live work and home working - neither of which are exclusively rural considerations.