Object

Representation ID: 8067

Received: 08/03/2021

Respondent: Reverend Cat Thatcher

The development will damage the setting of the Oxenhope Station Conservation Area. It will contribute to the destruction of the Green Infrastructure Corridor, and the loss of important natural habitats for wildlife and loss of the character of the village and the green space.
Oxenhope's limited local services and narrow roads will be significantly impacted by these two developments - no GP within the village and access is already problematic at Haworth Medical Practice, roads in and out of the village are narrow and steep, and at rush hour are already busy, only one bus an hour through the village, traffic impact negatively on the safety of children arriving at and leaving the primary school each day.
The houses proposed will make no meaningful impact on the targets required for Bradford Council either in respect of housing stock or affordable housing.
There are many brownfield sites in Bradford, Shipley and Keighley which are much more suitable