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Representation ID: 5571

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Peter Jenkins

Burley in Wharfedale has almost reached its original target without these large developments on green belt, which currently forms a green corridor along the railway. (Green corridors are frequently extolled in the plan). It is not clear why this village has to take the overflow from other areas which have not reached their targets, when the infrastructure of the valley is already creaking and there can be no more of the perceived policy of “develop first and think about the infrastructure (possibly) later”.. As well as 5000 unoccupied properties in Bradford, there are many acres of land said to be unviable, as well as brownfield sites.

The repeated mention of green corridors begs the question whether green corridors are formed by developing previously undeveloped green land either side of a new corridor, ie. they were green before but not corridors as the surrounding area was also green.