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Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 5842

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Greg Hutchinson

Representation Summary:

THE PLAN TO BUILD MASS HOUSING BY RELEASING GREEN BELT LAND AROUND THE TOP END OF CLAYTON IS WHOLLY INAPPROPRIATE. ALL THE ROADS IN AND OUT OF CLAYTON ARE ESSENTIALLY COUNTRY LANES AND NOT FIT FOR MASS TRAFFIC. 3 OUT OF THE 4 ROADS OUT OF CLAYTON ARE SO NARROW THAT THEY DO NOT ACCOMMODATE TWO WAY TRAFFIC. THE MAIN PINCH-POINT AROUND CLAYTON ROUNDABOUT IS ALREADY LOG JAMMED AT PEAK HOURS WITH TRAFFIC BLOCKING ENTRY/EXIT, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ROAD NETWORK AND SINGLE FILE TRAFFIC. PLEASE, NO MORE BUILDING, NO MORE TRAFFIC. TWO OF THE ROADS DON'T EVEN HAVE FOOTPATHS IN SECTIONS AND WALKING ON THESE IS BAD ENOUGH WITH THE CURRENT LEVEL OF TRAFFIC.