Object

Representation ID: 851

Received: 06/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Paul Wheatley

The proposed development will destroy part of the Gill Beck Valley - one of the few remaining local areas of genuine biodiversity. In the middle of the climate crisis and with evidence that points to shocking declines in invertebrates that indicate a complete break down of the ecosystem, now is not the time to build houses on a wildflower meadow (picture here https://twitter.com/GillBeckValley/status/1368233584071499777?s=20). Vast swathes of the countryside are ecological deserts due to intensive farming, which I would suggest would make a better target for a housing estate. The UK has lost 97% of it's wildflower meadows since the 1930s. Building on one, makes no sense. In January 2019 Bradford Council passed a motion to "declare a climate emergency and commit to a green economy". If that's really the case, and this motion wasn't just a piece of cynical greenwashing, this planning decision should not proceed.