NW7/H - Acacia Drive, Sandy Lane

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Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 216

Received: 16/02/2021

Respondent: Ms Kirstin Sawyer

Representation Summary:

Green belt land should not be used for housing and instead preserved and improved to provide bio diverse habitats.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 264

Received: 10/02/2021

Respondent: Karen Brewer

Representation Summary:

Object to new housing being built The village traffic is appalling at the best of times causing severe traffic problems on Cottingley Road. We have no services like local shops or doctors surgery and a small primary school.
The fumes omitted by the traffic is atrocious when walking and a detriment to anybody with health problems.
How anybody believes an extra 150 + cars can go through a small village is unbelievable

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 321

Received: 19/02/2021

Respondent: Mr Anthony Gilmartin

Representation Summary:

This is green belt land containing hare, frogs, deer, bats, birds. There are no schools nearby with space to accept more children. Access roads are poor, the nearby main road is gridlocked 3 times a day. Access would be by an existing housing estate and this would become a rat run, dangerous for children playing outside. There would be in excess of 100 more cars using a small access road.
The field is regularly flooded, water would need to go somewhere. The value of existing houses on Acacia Drive would drop, their selling point is the view.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 569

Received: 27/02/2021

Respondent: Mr Naheem Raj

Representation Summary:

It will impact on wellbeing and mental health.
There is only one exit out from Acacia drive this will increase traffic.
The traffic on cottingley moor road is already congested and the road is narrow.
Both Schools on cottingley road are already full
Acacia drive is currently a peaceful area.
Disturbing the green site would create problems as it slopes down towards Acacia drive
It would impact on the wildlife.
It would disturb the land and cause potential for rodents in the area.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 794

Received: 05/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Susan Friar

Representation Summary:

Object because:- only 1 way in & out along Acacia Drive,
Very bad junction out onto main road from Acacia Drive onto very busy and extremely congested, Cottingley Road.
No local amenities and Sandy Lane Primary too small , not able to be developed to take more children.
Green belt land with resident Brown Hares, Foxes and Barn Owls, with regular visiting Roe Deer, Curlews, Lapwings and Goshawk!
Why not use land at the cross roads with Cottingley Moor Road, Lee Lane and North BankRoad?
This land is open, flat and with direct access to the main road. It's within Cottingley Primary catchment, a school which has land and could be expanded .Developing this area would also slow down one of the most dangerous roads in the district. A win, win.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 1411

Received: 13/03/2021

Respondent: Ms Stephanie Knight

Representation Summary:

AS above

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 1666

Received: 15/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Ian Baker

Representation Summary:

Re NW7/H.
Proposed entrance via Acacia Drive restricted and village school opposite entrance road, plan for this site will give an estimated increase of 200 vehicles (2 per household).
Proposed fields home to many wild life, deers, hedghogs, badgers, door mice (protected), owls, foxes, amphibians and bats (protected) and pheasants and home to established large horse riding school and grazing.
Door mice are protected speices under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife Country Side Act 1981. Bats also protected speices.
Proposed fields awash with numerous natural springs causing flooding to fields especially during heavy rain fall.
Increased building in this area over the years has resulted in an increase of the rat population these are now seen regularly, in gardens.
Mains electricity pylons and high voltage cables cross the proposed site.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 1996

Received: 17/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Jean Lord

Representation Summary:

The local schools are already full, as are the doctors surgeries.
The development of 100 houses would mean increase in at least 150 cars driving in the area.
There are no shops in the village, so residents would have to drive to go shopping in Allerton or Cottingley, increasing the congestion on the road through the village, which is too narrow & is gridlocked 3 times a day as it is, at school times & with commuter traffic, with long queues, as it's become part of the ring road.
The fields are used by the riding school for grazing & riding lessons. In September the grass is harvested providing food for the horses in Winter. There are nesting birds, frogs, bats, insects, hedgehogs & more wildlife habitats that would be destroyed.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 2578

Received: 20/03/2021

Respondent: Mr John Ravenscroft

Representation Summary:

NW7/H - Acacia Drive, Sandy Lane- Parts of this area floods on a regular basis when there is heavy or sustained rainfall collecting water from the hills beyond the field acting as a mini flood plain and protecting the gardens of houses on Acacia Drive. Just as importantly Cottingley Road & Cottingley Moor Road are gridlocked 3 times a day & is dangerous with the current volume of traffic which also adversely affects the air quality for those living on or near the road including Sandy Lane primary school. the building of an additional 100 houses on this site will considerably exacerbate the congestion which is already a problem for local residents.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 3337

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Adam Oredecki

Representation Summary:

Adverse impact on carbon emissions, traffic congestion and road safety due to the current operation of the B6146 Cottingley Road and Sandy Lane cross roads. It is therefore welcomed that the Council has identified these areas of concern.
Adverse impacts on environmental and residential amenity during construction. It appears that no regard has been given to the impacts arising from construction traffic when allocating the site. Access for construction traffic via Acacia Drive would result in HGVs travelling through a residential area where the combined effect of carriageway widths, junction layouts and on street parking results in difficulties for vehicles to pass each other.
Access to the site from Acacia Drive would result in a long cul-de-sac. This appears to contradict the Councils design standards if the site yielded 100 dwellings.
The site is not sustainable in transport policy terms - excessive distance from bus stops.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 3552

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Isabel Gilmartin

Representation Summary:

I object to the proposed development of 100 houses on this site due to the following reasons - Greenfield site within the greenbelt which should be preserved for future generations, the preservation of wild life and the wellbeing of local residents through recreation and observing nature which the area currently provides. The area frequently floods and is not easily accessible, traffic congestion is already an issue on the surrounding main roads the addition of at least 100 more cars would be an additional pressure on the local infrastructure and increase pollution levels. There are no local amenities and no frequent bus or train services which further increases the need to use a car adding to the congestion problems. Acacia Drive has also already recently been developed with an additional 24 dwellings so I feel the area has already contributed to providing addition housing needs and the greenbelt should remain undeveloped.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 3739

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Sandy Lane Parish Council

Representation Summary:

Sandy Lane Parish Council object strongly to the proposed development of this site to house 100 dwellings: in addition to the highly significant 'constraints' detailed below, the Parish Council's concerns regard the Plans’ impact on existing services and facilities, transport, access for sites, lack of capacity on sites as identified, and impact on heritage sites such as listed buildings locally. Specifically the Parish Council’s concerns regard further development in the parish with no infrastructure to support this - there is already an over-subscribed school, no doctors, no shops, etc. - as well as the existing highways limitations, and the fact that this is Green Belt land.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 3953

Received: 22/02/2021

Respondent: Mrs Susan Jones

Representation Summary:

Despite many objections, houses have continued to be built in Sandy Lane. Over 100 in Acacia Drive alone in the last 20 years. Taking up precious Green Belt land. We are no longer a village. The school is over subscribed. The roads are clogged with traffic. The infrastructure cannot cope with anymore houses. We are at saturation point. The field at the back of our house and other houses on Acacia Drive constantly floods, and does at times flood our garden and garage. We get birds, deer, foxes and bats. Wildlife that will be lost in these fields forever if this build goes ahead.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 5462

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: CPRE West Yorkshire

Representation Summary:

In line with our comments on policy SP5, we object to these site allocations:
NW7/H
NW8/H
NW9/H
NW10/H
NW13/H
NW19/H - Considering the recognition of the site’s parkland setting, in our view the site is unsuitable for development at sufficient density to constitute sustainable development, and it should not therefore be allocated.

Object

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 5784

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Roger Raper

Representation Summary:

Extending into the Green Belt now will set a precedent for further erosion of the Green belt in the future.
The land targeted for development regularly floods as it acts as a run off for rain from the higher ground.
Homes built there will be susceptible for flooding or existing homes below the new planned houses will be adversely impacted.
The local infrastructure cannot cope with existing traffic and drains on its resources.
Congestion will increase significantly with the new homes. - this is at odds with a proposed zero carbon future
The area targeted acts as a corridor for wildlife. Building upon it will mean a loss of habitat, loss of natural views, as well as a loss of agricultural land and loss of community identity.
All of the above are contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework.

Comment

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 27745

Received: 19/03/2021

Respondent: National Gas Transmissions

Agent: Avison Young

Representation Summary:

The proposed development site is crossed or in close proximity to National Grid assets.
Details of the sites affecting National Grid assets are provided below.
VR ROUTE: 275Kv Overhead Transmission Line route: BRADFORD WEST - KIRKSTALL A

Plans showing details of the site locations and details of National Grid’s assets is attached to the submission

Guidance on development near National Grid assets Electricity assets & Gas assets is attached to the submission

Comment

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 28847

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Environment Agency

Representation Summary:

Site in Flood Zone 1 ONLY
Mitigation should be set above the 1 in 100 plus cc level for the site as suitable for the proposed vulnerability classification (EA standing advice should cover this).

If the site is considered Greenfield then surface water discharge rates post development should be restricted to the pre development Greenfield discharge rate. If the site is considered Brownfield then there should be a 30% reduction in surface water discharges, or restricted to Greenfield rates, there should be no increase in brownfield surface water discharge rates post development. So as to support prevention of cumulative increases to flood risk and should be in line with SuDs design principles.

For developments near ordinary watercourses we would recommend an 8 metre easement strip along the length of the riverbank, or a 45degree angle from the bed in the case of culverts, to be kept clear of permanent structures such as buildings. This is to maintain access to the riverbank for any improvements or maintenance. A Flood Defence Consent may be required for the LLFA for works in/affecting an ordinary watercourse.

For main rivers, we generally require an 8 metre easement strip along the length of the riverbank to be kept clear of permanent structures such as buildings, or a 45degree angle from the bed in the case of culverts. This is to maintain access to the riverbank for any improvements or maintenance. Environmental Flood Risk Activity Permits may be required for development near rivers.

It is possible the sites within close proximity to Flood Zones 3b, 3 and 2 may be subject to future risk identified within the SFRA (to follow) which may affect its allocation or how development should be sequentially laid out on the site.

Consideration must be made to making space for water and providing betterment in terms of flood risk management where ever possible.

Support

Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021

Representation ID: 30111

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Patchett Developments Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

Representation Summary:

NW7/H – Acacia Drive, Sandy Lane

This site is capable of supporting relevant elements of the Local Area Strategy including new quality housing, new and enhanced open spaces, support for the vitality and viability of the Allerton Local centre and other local services, and integrated safe active travel routes (cycling and walking) through neighborhoods.

Following the publication of the Draft Local Pan there has been a significant level of interest from housebuilders in NW7/H.

The development considerations contained in the individual Site Details in the Draft Local Plan are achievable.

There are no known viability issues and there are no environmental constraints associated with the site that cannot be dealt with via appropriate design.