Object

Representation ID: 593

Received: 01/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Nick Robinson

Ilkley is a sought after place to live because it is not over-developed and surrounded by green belt land. Ilkley does not need all these additional homes and does not have the capacity (schools, doctors) to accommodate them. As it is, a large number of new houses are being built in Ilkley each year that do not feature in your plan. I believe these are referred to as "windfall" developments. Your plans risk destroying what makes Ilkley so special. You risk linking Menston, Burley and Ilkley, creating an urban sprawl in Lower Wharfedale. There are many undeveloped brown field sites in Bradford. Bradford city does need more people to live and shop there so why not focus on those brown field sites and make Bradford City a vibrant place to live rather than destroying the green belt so that developers can make excessive profits on houses they build in Ilkley.