Comment

Representation ID: 6179

Received: 09/03/2021

Respondent: Peter Mate

I wish to comment and contribute to the Consultation Process regarding Ilkley Proposals. (Four proposed sites of development).
I will first comment on the process of consultation as set out. It is untimely, and rushed as a process, with a very short deadline of 24 March. It relies heavily upon IT based responses, limiting the process to those with email, and at a time when public access is limited by closure of our Libraries. A public meeting is not feasible due to the pandemic, and virtual meetings again rely on IT. These would seem to be significant proposals, with complex factors, and thus I suggest the consultation process is flawed and open to challenge for being untimely, unfair and unreasonable. At a minimum, the deadline of 24/3 should be extended by at least a further four weeks.