SH4/H - Glenview Drive, Bankfield Road, Nabwood

Object

Representation ID: 4103

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Saffina Butt

I have lived in Nabwood for over 20 years. The proposed development I object due the influx of cars / traffic and noise Into our area.
Nabwood is a residential area where home owners have paid a premium and now you are comprising the quality of life the residents will have to put up with in the area.
There are lots of young families in Nabwood and also a nursery and all this extra traffic and construction work can really en- danger these children.
We already don’t have enough Greenland around us and you are now taking it away. I am sure there are
Lots of other sites you can build these houses onto.
Nabwood is an area people aspire to live
in and you will really de-value such
a peaceful area with this development.

Object

Representation ID: 4111

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ms Madeline Holloway

Several semi-natural habitats are present within this site, including marshy, neutral and acidic grassland, tall ruderals, scattered and dense scrub, mature deciduous woodland and various wetland flushes around small springs. I have also recorded an outlier badger sett within the woodland. I believe this relatively large site (6.23ha) could qualify as a Local Wildlife Site, passing the criteria used by West Yorkshire Ecology, such as a variety of habitats together with a range of notable plants, to categorise it as such.

Please can you ensure that a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Report (PEAR) is available for this site before placing it on the proposed housing allocation. On current information I believe that such a proposal would result in major habitat loss, with an associated major loss of local biodiversity, and the site should therefore be removed from the housing proposal.

Object

Representation ID: 4134

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Richard Whiteley

This is designated Green Belt Land and should not therefore be built upon, when there are many Brown Field options available in the district. It is on grazing land and is very steep. The traffic generated through Nab Wood would add to existing major problems. There is already significant "rat running" and widespread breaking of the 20 mph speed limit. At peak times traffic queues well up New Close Road to join the main Keighley Road and this will only worsen when people begin to work from commercial sites again. I understand that Cottingley Village Primary School is full and there are major problems morning and afternoon due to children being transported to and from Bradford with parents parking illegally. The land is also a wildlife habitat. I have personally seen deer grazing here and foxes and rabbits also live here. Building here would displace more of them.

Object

Representation ID: 4170

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Anne Copley

Plan doesn't represent sustainable development.
It would destroy an area of biodiversity which could not be replaced for generations.
It would be detrimental to the mental and physical health of a large number of people.
It would pose an increased flood risk in an area already prone to flooding and ground saturation.
It would cause the loss of natural views which enjoyed across a wide surrounding area.
The proposed entry route to the new development is entirely unsuitable for additional cars and the traffic that this would create. There would be a significant increase in air and noise pollution detrimental to the quality of life and the health of residents.
Existing local school issues and traffic problems would be made much worse.
This green space demarcates the communities of Nab Wood and Cottingley. Losing this space would cause of a loss of community identity valuable to residents of both areas.

Object

Representation ID: 4174

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Neil McLarty

I support much of the regeneration and improvements to Shipley but object to the proposed development of Glenview/Bankfield SH4/H.

Environmental Issues:
1. Destruction of green belt land.
2. Mine shaft under the field at the proposed site.
3. Potential flooding and contamination of waterbodies on the site.
4. Damage to eco system, woodland and hedge rows – many animals and bird populations will be effected such as deer, badgers, barn owls and lesser spotted woodpeckers.
5. Threat to grade II listed buildings at New Close Farm.
Traffic:
1. Access via Glenview Drive and Glenview Road not practical.
2. Increase in traffic on residential roads encouraging rat runs down Bankfield Road, New Close Road, Nab Wood Grove and others.
3. Increased traffic on Bingley Road.
4. Increasing pollution in Clean Air Zone.
Amenities:
1. Primary schools at Cottingley and Saltaire are already oversubscribed.
2. Lack of other amenities, medical services etc.

Object

Representation ID: 4193

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Sophie Mitchell

Destroys only remaining green area between two different areas. Dangerous to wildlife and their habitat. Adds to already congested areas. Area already experienced significant expansion (over Nab Wood middle school site, which destroyed green area). Turns semi rural location into purely urban.

Object

Representation ID: 4202

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Val Pelleschi

Key Concerns -
*Loss of Greenbelt landscape - linked with other local 'green' areas - creating a much valued corridor beneficial to wildlife & walkers -both local & from other areas. Linking to back of Nabwood Drive wooded sites/ Northclffe & Heaton woods/ Stoney Ridge & beyond.

*Effect of excess vehicles using only access proposed through existing quiet neighbourhoods & narrow streets.
Increasing Air & Noise pollution. Adding to rat runs & speeding traffic already affecting nearby streets.
Junction at Bankfield/ Glenview is inadequate & dangerous now, with little room for improvement

*Loss of a distinctive area affording clear views up & across the valley . Next to Listed buildings of special interest , within range of WHS .

*Loss of habitat & feeding site for many species - deer , birds including owls etc enjoyed by so many folk.

*Few accessible local amenities within walking distance.

*It's DISASTROUS !

Object

Representation ID: 4285

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Laura McLarty

I object to this planned development because of the likely significant impact on local wildlife, including deer, badgers and birds. This is greenbelt land which is protected. I am very concerned about the impact on the air quality from increased pollution caused by the increase in traffic, especially as modern households tend to have two cars - so that is a possible 328 extra cars cutting down Bankfield Road and Nab Wood Grove and using it as a rat run. I have children and am worried about the impact on traffic safety. This is a quiet neighbourhood that is already being used by cars to make short-cuts through 20mph hour zones when children are walking to school. An increase in traffic and car emissions in the local area, especially coming onto Bingley Road will be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of local communities.

Object

Representation ID: 4294

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Louise Chapple

We have too much traffic cutting through the surrounding area already without adding to this. Bankfield Road is an accident black spot in winter
with regular accidents involving multiple vehicles.
We do not have the infrastructure to support all the extra houses that are planned for this area .
There are very few green spaces within walking distance and this open space has been an essential space to use in lockdown .
The deer which use/live in this area will loose their homes
This area does have flooding problems and this will only increase if houses are built here.
There are other brownfield sites which be used rather than this area

Object

Representation ID: 4299

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Aimee Camp

The development will disrupt and/or destroy local woodland which is home to bats, badgers and deer.

It will also add heavy congestion to Glenview Road, creating a danger to local children, including those going to and from Ashmoor Nursery on Ashfield Road. There will also be increased air and noise pollution from the increase in traffic coming through Nab Wood.

There will also be no capacity in local schools for the increased number of families that would take up residence in the proposed new housing.

Object

Representation ID: 4310

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Adam Camp

Objection on the grounds that the development will bring minimal benefit to the local area and major drawbacks in terms of environmental issues and congestion.

The proposed site is home to bats, badgers and deer. Development would inevitably disrupt or destroy their habitat.

Air quality would decline to the increased road traffic. Increased traffic on Glenview Road would also pose a danger to local children, including those attending Ashmoor Nursery on Ashfield Road which leads directly from Glenview, giving access to Moorhead Lane.

Local schools also appear to have little to no capacity for the children of families who would eventually be housed in the proposed development.

Object

Representation ID: 4312

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Darran Chapple

SH4/H
The building of additional houses in this area will only increase the traffic and pollution .
Bankfield Road is an accident black spot in winter
The infrastructure to support all the extra houses that are planned for this area is not in place
The deer which use/live in this area will loose their homes
This area does have flooding problems and this will only increase if houses are built here.
There are other brownfield sites which be used rather than this area

Object

Representation ID: 4349

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr George Wybranski

The land specified in SH4/H is totally unsuitable for development as the whole hillside works as a natural sponge acting to store water and release it via hundreds of minor springs all along the hillside. There are many mining cavities in the area which now act as underground reservoirs and during wet spells backed up water containing ochre is often released. Interference with this will cause problems for residences in Glenview Road and below.
This area is also part of the natural green corridor which stretches from Sandy Lane down to Northcliffe which contains an abundance of wildlife, some of which is protected under law.
An increase in population in this area will hugely add to the existing problems with schools and other over stretched amenities, not to mention increased traffic which will be detrimental to the air quality for all concerned.

Object

Representation ID: 4372

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Ian Stevens

The amount of traffic this development will create is totally unacceptable. The plan fails to to show the detriment to traffic density after the development. The new housing will create over an additional 1000 travel journeys per day in an area where traffic is currently blighted by rat runs from the A650 to Cottingley Cliffe Road . This will create a severe detrimental impact on the health, wellbeing and safety of the residents in the Bankfield Road/Glen View Road area. The development will lead to a significant loss of open green space and loss of amenity to local residents.

Object

Representation ID: 4378

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Ashley Corke

Firstly, a key issue is loss of habitat for wildlife including roe deer. The SH4/H area also includes trees under TPO 165. This loss of Greenbelt land and biodiversity is avoidable given that several viable brownfield sites or commercial premises suitable for conversion have been identified as alternatives (notably by Green Party Councillors).

Secondly, the area is an essential site for recreation and exercise, and its development would lead to the loss of community engagement with countryside and access to high quality open spaces (cf. NPPF 8 (96)), which would be detrimental to the physical and mental health of current local residents.

Thirdly, the area would undoubtedly suffer from increased traffic volumes, congestion and significant air pollution, as the development would likely see an additional 200 vehicles accessing the site. This goes against the Council’s commitment to become a carbon neutral city region by 2038.

Object

Representation ID: 4383

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Susan Kelly

Regarding SH4/H, Glenview Drive.....please protect our green belt from development, for reasons of conservation and environmental concern.
This site is the lungs of our area, a barrier against pollution and access to green spaces are essential for health and well being. The access issues for additional traffic through this residential area are significant and unacceptable.
Please reject this specific proposal. Thankyou.

Object

Representation ID: 4391

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Miss Elizabeth Melsom

Traffic/pollution - the proposed would lead to approximately 200+ more cars in the area. The route in is unsustainable and inadequate to service these houses. Nabwood is already a dangerous, rat -run, this will cause more congestion/pollution.

Public services –there are not enough public service to support this development. Most schools are oversubscribed; people will travel to school (more pollution). And police, fire and the NHS increasingly under pressure.

Habitat – the area is a substantial area for wildlife – roe deer use this green belt field as a way to move up and down the valley, newts, special orchids and bats also reside.

Flooding/mining – the field was mined and thus not appropriate and costly to build on. Also increases the risk of flooding when we have less greenery.

Green belt/land – it is green belt and should be kept this way. Regenerate Bradford/Shipley by building on brown sites.

Object

Representation ID: 4395

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Chris Kalko

Thr surrounding roads are already extremely congested and polluting, with Bingley Road already being horrendously overcapacity as is without this extra pressure.

The area does not have the infrastructure such as schools and GP surgeries etc to take in even more people.

From an ecological perspective this land is an important area for deer, as well as a habitat for many species of bats, indeed to offset the amount of pollution in the surrounding roads this should have more trees planted on to absorb emissions.

Rather than eating up the last spots of green space in the area, efforts should instead by made to regenerate shipley centre, and ensure all brownfield sites and derelict buildings are used before greenfield and belt are touched.

Object

Representation ID: 4411

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Caroline Pollard

Loss of habitat will have a huge impact on wildlife. Proposed development is on Green Belt land and the National Planning Framework (section 13) emphasises the protection of Green Belt Land. Brownfield sites and other underutilised land should be developed first. The proposed plans will decimate fields and mature trees that are at the heart of Nab Wood, and the rightful home for wildlife. New Close farm is a 17th century grade 2 listed building and is right next to the proposed development.
There will be an adverse effect on the residential amenity of neighbours, such as the loss of privacy, and overshadowing. The proposed number of new houses is extreme and the increase in road traffic would have a huge impact on what is now a fairly quiet, peaceful residential area and also increase air pollution. Local schools are already oversubscribed.
The proposed site is a popular walking area.

Object

Representation ID: 4413

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Miss Ruth Netherwood

I object to this development on the basis of its contravening of the National Planning Policy Framework - e.g. Para 91 and Section 13.
Its impact on biodiversity of the area, Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework states that sites of biodiversity should be protected and enhanced. This plan would destroy forever an area of important biodiversity. Unsustainable transport and infrastructure and Council's own Zero Carbon future, para. 180. The impact on flood risk and adjacent listed buildings, footpaths and rights of way, loading on sewage and water course/ water table and lack of public consultation.

Object

Representation ID: 4447

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ms Caroline Blount-Shah

In addition to problems on the main roads, the side residential roads leading into Glenview Road are all quiet and narrow. 164 houses would generate a possible 300+ extra cars into an already overstretched road system, plus any service vehicles accessing the properties. It is 20mph residential zone with Speed bumps for traffic calming but there are sometimes accidents at the crossroads of Glenview Road and Bankfield Road as the top part of Bankfield Road is very steep and the visibility is poor at these crossroads. This has been made worse by some recent housebuilding on the corners of the crossroads.
Flooding in the valley below Nab Wood is a serious threat. The fields above Glenview Road help absorb surface water, and if built on would increase the flood risk lower down.

Object

Representation ID: 4489

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Steve Cogswell

I object to building on SH4/H.
Woodland protected by TP0165 to be cut off stopping Roe deer and badger visits because the wood extends into green space. Pressure already from building crematorium near Northcliffe and Heaton Woods and building at Shay Grange.
No shops nor undersubscribed schools nor bus services
Adverse impact on listed farmhouse and barn. Barn owls will not survive.
Elevated site seen from miles away.
No affordable housing likely.
Dense housing is out of character and is a huge increase for NabWood joining it to Cottingley.
Adds to flood risk downhill
Should look at brownfield sites, empty houses and empty office/retail
Adds to excessive traffic in NabWood.
Does not comply with Council policies on
Climate emergency
“Improving access to Greenspace” 2020
NPPF - greenbelt boundaries and sustainability
UK Biodiversity Action Plan
Woodland Strategy 2012 to 2028
Sustainable Development Action Plan
Local Flood Risk Management Strategy
Further attached

Object

Representation ID: 4498

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Hannah Moody

I strongly object.
Severe flooding caused by surface water run off has affected lower areas of Nabwood. Removing the absorbent fields will certainly exacerbate this.
Pollution will increase at a time when Bradford council have committed to improving air quality. Hundreds more vehicles will be on a road (A650) that is already at a rush hour standstill.
Bats, deer, foxes and other wildlife reside in the area.
A valuable area to walkers would be permanently destroyed and discourage people from being active at a time when the council are promoting good health.
Poor access to rail links/shops.

Object

Representation ID: 4505

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Geraldine Cogswell

I am against this development for the following reasons:
Destruction of valuable habitat and biodiversity, endangering survival of wildlife and destruction of native woodland, loss of green belt
land and loss of green space for walking and outdoor activities, loss of green corridor between communities, loss of identity of community, increased pollution and a huge increase of vehicles on our roads which will adversely affect the quality of life and mental health of residents.The proposed development would represent a massive expansion of Nab Wood and would be out of character for the area. There is very little public transport here and no shops so it would be very car reliant. The development would put pressure on already overcrowded schools and overloaded public services. This development is against local and national green policies and other brownfield sites or empty offices and houses should be redeveloped instead.

Object

Representation ID: 4508

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Aoife Aston

The proposal to change the green belt boundary is not in line with the National Planning Policy Framework which states greenbelt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional circumstances - available brownfield sites must be considered first and there is a need to promote sustainable patterns of development if green belt land is released. The Council needs to allocate housing to more brownfield sites across the Local Plan area (such as at Valley Road) instead of releasing greenbelt land.

This site is not sustainable due to the following negative environmental impacts. All are strong reasons to oppose this allocation:
Loss of mature trees and woodland
Impact on water quality
Flood risk will increase downhill from the site.
Air pollution and noise from additional cars
Loss of local greenspace that is important to residents’ wellbeing
Poor access to public transport (poor bus service) and local shops and services

Object

Representation ID: 4545

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Gavin Moody

This is not a suitable development site due to the risk of flooding further down the hills. The local becks cannot handle the water from even moderate rain without flooding and the field run off causes constant problems on pathways near the school well used by children walking to school. Traffic would also be problematic as the infrastructure is already struggling to handle current levels and rat runs are a problem in Nab Wood

Object

Representation ID: 4546

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ms Rachel Abbott

To conclude SH4 is Green Belt Land, that in itself should be sufficient for these plans to be rejected as the proposals are contrary to National Planning Policy as other sites are available. However, the additional concerns about traffic, air pollution, schools, public transport, health & wellbeing, flooding & mining, historical importance, habitat & bio-diversity are clear indicators of a need to rethink these plans and consider alternative sites.

Object

Representation ID: 4549

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Miss Kay Ironmonger

As a local resident of the area who will be heavily affected I strongly object. The area is vital for wildlife - not only is it the home of our beloved Nab wood deer, but it is also one of the few areas where I have seen Hawfinches which are becoming rarer in England. This area is adored by locals including children (and my own son) who use the area to play and exercise keeping them imaginative, connected to nature and off screens. The proposal also would negatively affect the traffic on local roads, imagine 160+ extra cars!!! These areas of land provide essential respite for wildlife and local residents alike. Please do not take what small patches of land we have away from us, our children and our wildlife.

Object

Representation ID: 4574

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Daniel Murrell

The local greenery provides the areas families a place for young children to play and learn about nature, gives residents a pleasant and scenic route to walk and lends itself to the local wildlife as somewhere safe to live. We should be preserving sites like this, not mowing them down for concrete and bricks.

Object

Representation ID: 4580

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Miss Rachel Convery

The proposal to change the Green Belt boundary contravenes the National Policy Framework which states Green Belt Boundaries should only be altered in exceptional circumstances - available brownfield sites must be considered first and there is a need to promote sustainable patterns of development if Green Belt Land is released. The Council need to allocate housing to available brownfield sites across the Local Plan area (such as Valley Road) instead of releasing Green Belt Land.
The site is not sustainable owing to the negative environmental impact. All are strong reasons to oppose this allocation.
Loss of mature tree screens / woodland.
Flooding risks.
Impact on water quality
Increased air pollution, from building works, cars & wagons.
Loss of Green Belt which is used by families for education, play & Mental wellbeing.
Poor access to local shops, public transport & services.


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