KY9/H - Former Bronte School Playing Fields, Keighley Road
Object
Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021
Representation ID: 38
Received: 09/02/2021
Respondent: Miss Lucy Woodman
I already live in the area and it is very busy with cars all day and on a night time. Another 41 homes would add to this and make it unbearable. There are lots of small children who would be put at risk. What would really benefit the area would be to turn the land into a nice green space for all to enjoy including the many children who live here. It would also reduce noise for those in the private houses that the land backs onto.
Object
Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021
Representation ID: 4076
Received: 23/03/2021
Respondent: Mrs Maureen Vassallo
KY9/H – yet another inherently flawed plan drawn up by Bradford Council who continue to perpetuate their theory that the existing infrastructure is sufficient to cope with additional developments.
• Schools – at/almost at capacity
• Medical facilities – Oakworth Practice closed; the Centre’s list has transferred to Haworth Medical Practice. Will it re-open when Lockdown ends?
• Dentists – 3-year waiting list for NHS
• Roads – will following developments access Keighley/Oakworth Road?
o KY6/H – Fell Lane = 102
o KY7/H – Wheathead Lane = 22
o KY8/H – Higher Wheathead Farm = 29
o KY9/H – Bronte School = 41
o KY10/H – Exley/Oakworth Road = 125
o KY12/H – Keighley Road/Exley Head = 61
o KY13/H – Keighley Road / Exley head = 80
o OA1/H – Pasture Avenue = 34
o OA2/H – Sykes Lane = 61
• Flooding - “surface water run-off” ongoing problems
Object
Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021
Representation ID: 16513
Received: 22/03/2021
Respondent: Anita Selby
Object to houses being built on greenfield or Green Belt sites when all options for new housing on inner town/city areas have been exhausted. Changes plans to explore all brownfield options first.
Keighley town centre – lots of empty buildings. Could be converted to flats or dwellings. On the outskirts there are derelict areas that could be built on first without encroaching fields from the villages, or building in more desirable areas.
Object that many proposals will be for 3/4 bed excutive housing especially in villages. Does Keighley need all housing that is proposed?
Could consideration be given to building sheltered housing/wardened flats for the over 60s or some bungalows?
Reconsider plans to build on Green Belt and greenfield sites. Is against current thinking about climate change, preserving the environment, nature and wellbeing. Should cherish green/open spaces. Policy is Green Belt land should be protected and to prevent sprawl.
Comment
Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) February 2021
Representation ID: 28643
Received: 24/03/2021
Respondent: Environment Agency
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.