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Representation ID: 859

Received: 07/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Daniel Spencer

This proposed site is where a number of people from low socioeconomic backgrounds have built up a community through friendships. The area backs onto an estate where there are not many open outdoor spaces. For children living here they rely on this green space for their social development and a connection with the outdoors. There are many family’s who are deprived and this simple green field can provide hours of entertainment be it for football, kite flying or general “playing out”. Building houses on this land would cause a huge detriment to the landscape although it is not in a green belt it is a section of land which remains grass covered and Shipley is losing open green spaces like this. The site is also near a WHS therefore the view would be negatively affected and spoilt for those who have enjoyed the view of the historic village Saltaire.