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Representation ID: 8064

Received: 08/03/2021

Respondent: Geoffrey, Monica and Richard Ashton

Number of people: 3

Land is Green Belt adjacent to protected & ancient parkland resulting, Its development will have an enormous negative impact on the locality & on the village itself. .
Flooding problems in the bottom of the valley at Bingley & towards Skipton. The uplands must be allowed to remain intact to absorb rainfall to limit runoff thus protecting homes & businesses in the valley.
Heights Lane is of great natural beauty & includes the Prince of Wales Park, the fields provide backdrop to the woodland vistas as well as the sound mental health of local residents.
Fields & woodland support a large variety of creatures including Red kites, Barn, Tawny & Little Owls, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels, Curlews, Lapwings, deer, foxes & bats to name but a few.
The lane is very narrow, twisting & without pavements. This has resulted in many traffic accidents. More housing means more traffic & hence more pollution, an increasingly busy junction at the mini roundabout and safety risk to people using the lane.