Object
Draft South Pennine Moors SPA/SAC Planning Framework Supplementary Planning Document
Representation ID: 5745
Received: 24/03/2021
Respondent: Mr Nick Jones
In 2.11, "Latest standard method for assessing local housing need," this is not correct. The ONS & the National Statistics office are currently reviewing the way in which their work has been misinterpreted by several councils, due to migration away from certain cities within the last 4 years. This has not been accurately reflected in housing Predictions. The Aireborough case highlighted that the use of Green Belt land was unnecessary.
You state that, "With this scale of growth, there is likely to be a number of consequential risks to the moorland and other biodiversity features". All of Burley in Wharfedale is situated within 2.5km of the SPA/SAC, and therefore in the most delicate of zones of protection within the policy SC8.
To leap to mitigation strategy that cannot give certainty of protection, I refer to 1.3: "This means that in the absence of certainty, the project/plan should not normally proceed".
In 2.11, "Latest standard method for assessing local housing need," this is not correct. The ONS & the National Statistics office are currently reviewing the way in which their work has been misinterpreted by several councils, due to migration away from certain cities within the last 4 years. This has not been accurately reflected in housing Predictions. The Aireborough case highlighted that the use of Green Belt land was unnecessary.
You state that, "With this scale of growth, there is likely to be a number of consequential risks to the moorland and other biodiversity features". All of Burley in Wharfedale is situated within 2.5km of the SPA/SAC, and therefore in the most delicate of zones of protection within the policy SC8.
To leap to mitigation strategy that cannot give certainty of protection, I refer to 1.3: "This means that in the absence of certainty, the project/plan should not normally proceed".