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Representation ID: 5853

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Christine Smith

To build here would destroy three parallel linear fields separated by drystone walls. It connects people and wildlife to open countryside on the western side of the A65.
It is part of a green gateway, softening the entry into the village from Silsden Road, contributing to the village landscape character.
Adjacent to the southern boundary of the site is the Daniel Palmer Nature Reserve with rich wildlife populations, including roe deer and badger. This is not mentioned in the Council's assessment of the site in this document.
Marchup Beck already has poor water quality, and current attempts to restore the ecology of the beck downstream would be hindered by surface water runoff to the beck from a housing development at this location.