IL4/H - Stockheld Road

Object

Representation ID: 29267

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Nicole Dillon

Oppose proposed development around Burley in Wharfedale, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley & Addingham.

1. More needs to be invested in infrastructure to support increased population

• Ilkley Grammar School (the only secondary) is already full as are the primary schools

• Roads are busy and parking is a big problem – without proper provision roads will become blocked due to on-street parking. More traffic will see traffic jams increase, which is a safety issue as well as an environmental problem.

• Doctors/Dentists are busy. Development will lead to more patients, longer waiting times etc.

• Problem with sewage in the River Wharfe. Sewage sites overflow regularly. Development will make this worse.

2. Green Belt development should be a last resort. Will impact on wildlife. Available brownfield sites should be developed first.

3. Development will significantly/permanently change the area’s character. Coutances Way site will see Burley almost merging with Ben Rhydding/Ilkley.

Other considerations include flood risk.

Object

Representation ID: 29424

Received: 29/03/2021

Respondent: Historic England

The site is located entirely within the Ilkley Conservation Area and close to the Old Bridge across the River Wharfe, a Scheduled Monument, to the north of the site. The development of this area could harm elements which contribute to the significance of these designated heritage assets.
See attachment for full representation
Before allocating this site for development:
(1) An assessment needs to be undertaken of the contribution which this site makes to those elements which contribute towards the significance of the Listed Buildings in its vicinity, and what impact the loss of this undeveloped site and its subsequent development might have upon their significance.
(2) If it is considered that the development of this site would harm elements which contribute to the significance of the Listed Buildings, then the measures by which that harm might be removed or reduced need to be effectively tied into the Plan.
(3) If, at the end of the process, it is concluded that the development would still be likely to harm elements which contribute to the significance of these Listed Buildings, then this site should not be allocated unless there are clear public benefits that outweigh the harm (as is
required by NPPF, Paragraph 195 or 196).

Object

Representation ID: 29554

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: P A Smith

IL4/H Stockheld Road
- These 9 dwellings will mean less parking for the visitors to the park and garden centre, as the area is already full of cars.
What Ilkley needs is less cars not more. The permit areas for workers is already having an impact for people living outside the permit area as traffic is moving out of Ilkley to side roads and causing distress to households when they cannot park outside their own houses.
Bradford never tries to help Ilkley, all it wants is the money from the rates and gives us nothing in return. The amenities cannot cope in the area for any more houses.

Object

Representation ID: 29676

Received: 14/03/2021

Respondent: Alison Morpeth

We would refer to the general comments above appertaining to the need for careful and deliberative consideration in relation to the value and need for open spaces within urban communities.

Object

Representation ID: 29688

Received: 14/03/2021

Respondent: Tracy Russell

•Stockheld Road is prone to regular flooding and additional houses would exacerbate this.
•This area is in the Ilkley Conservation Area and is 30m from the Old Bridge Scheduled Monument.

Object

Representation ID: 29790

Received: 25/03/2021

Respondent: Ilkley Town Council

Object with some positives

Please note correct spelling is Stockeld Road

Key areas of concern:
- major adverse effects on Ilkley Conservation Area, Old Bridge Scheduled Monument
- flood risk and water pollution
- the site is ideally located for use as allotment gardens and/or a more extensive community orchard if it were purchased as a community asset. This could be more in keeping with the surrounding buildings


Positives include:

- The site lies close to the A65. It would present no significant problems regarding vehicular access.
- This site is within reasonable distance for town centre facilities and transport
- The site is suitable for development, on the grounds of walking and cycling -

Comment

Representation ID: 29802

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ilkley Civic Society

This small site is surrounded by housing and is in the conservation area. It is close to a Scheduled Ancient Monument, Ilkley Old Bridge, and is sufficiently near the Roman Fort site to require archaeological survey for the Roman Road leading to the ford over the river and possible remains of a vicus (Roman civil settlement).

There is some disagreement as to the boundary of this site and this needs clarifying. Does it include the church car park?

Support

Representation ID: 29929

Received: 18/03/2021

Respondent: Diocese of Leeds

Agent: Bradley Stankler Planning

•Submission confirms the site promoters/landowners fully support the identification of the site as a housing allocation.
•It is in a highly sustainable location within the built-up area of Ilkley with access to public transport and the full range of the town's employment, education, leisure, shopping and supporting services all within walking distance.
•The site is the only Draft Local Plan allocation within the built-up area of Ilkley. All other proposed allocations require Green Belt boundary amendment. IL4/H is uniquely placed to make an important contribution to meeting the identified housing requirement in the short-term.
•Its development will help in fulfilling the intended role that Ilkley accommodates a significant additional growth and providing an important focal point for affordable housing and market housing needs as well as employment and associated community facilities.
•The site is an under-used parcel of land which is not of high environmental value. Its residential development will make effective use of land within the built-up area in full accords with the sequential hierarchy to site selection set out in Policy SP3 and the first priority to site selection.
•It is right that the Local Plan strategy is to focus growth within Bradford City, the Principal Towns and Local Growth Centres, with the best access to local facilities and services.
•It is clear that to meet the emerging spatial vision and objectives, and policies of the Council’s Core Strategy significant additional housing should be allocated within and around Ilkley, as an identified Principal Town and in view of the acknowledged constraints to accommodating growth in Bradford and the Principal Towns.
•This is a popular part of Bradford District in which to live, with good access to public transport and the full range of local facilities and schools. The allocation of site IL4/H for housing in the Local Plan will contribute to provision of a much needed, more balanced range and distribution of housing sites in the District than has hitherto been proposed, in accordance with Policy SP8.
•The site is located within the built-up area of Ilkley, an identified Principal Town;
•No technical reasons preventing the site making an early contribution to meeting housing requirements.
•The site is located within 400m of a bus stop with at least four services every hour, Skipton Road/Westville Road, and just beyond 800m of Ilkley railway station to the south east.
•The site has been the subject of pre-application discussions with Planning Officers. This has led to agreement on the principle of the site's residential development and no overriding constraints on its development have been identified. Access can be provided from the site frontage to Stockeld Road and heritage issues will be fully considered as part of the Planning Authority's assessment of a planning application.
•The site is; available now; and in a suitable location for housing development; and offers a realistic prospect to deliver housing within five years.

Comment

Representation ID: 29988

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Ilkley Town Council

This is a small area of land which is very steep and is situated near to a national monument – the old bridge. It is also near to the start of the Dales Way footpath.
Providing that the housing well designed, I do not have any objections to this development proceeding.