QB3/H - Black Dyke Mills, Brighouse Road

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Object

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

Representation ID: 1141

Received: 09/02/2021

Respondent: Mr Mark Rushworth

Representation Summary:

Land has been retained as open space by Harron Homes

Object

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

Representation ID: 1743

Received: 09/02/2021

Respondent: Mr Kristian Blackburn

Representation Summary:

Land belongs to the management company owned by the residents of the Queensbury gardens estate and is not for sale

Support

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

Representation ID: 4622

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Bradford District Ward Councillor (Conservative)

Representation Summary:

The land is unused and will eventually become an eyesore once it is overgrown. The relatively small number of houses will also have a minor impact on infrastructure.

Support

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

Representation ID: 5629

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Bradford District Ward Councillor (Conservative)

Representation Summary:

The land is unused and will eventually become an eyesore once it is overgrown. The relatively small number of houses will also have a minor impact on infrastructure.

Comment

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

Representation ID: 28770

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.

Object

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

Representation ID: 29446

Received: 29/03/2021

Respondent: Historic England

Representation Summary:

This site should not be allocated for development.

The site is adjacent to the Queensbury Conservation Area and the Grade II listed Black Dyke Mills, including the Grade II listed Mill Chimney. The development of this area could harm elements which contribute to the significance of these designated heritage assets.
The Heritage Impact Assessment for this site also included land to the north east of the allocation site along Old Mill Dam Lane. The HIA considered that the screening provided by the former C20 single storey weaving shed on the southernmost part of the mills site
would mean that development of the proposed allocation site would not harm views or the setting of the heritage assets. The HIA concluded that development would have a Minor to Negligible impact on heritage significance.
Historic England consider that this analysis underplays the potential harm to the setting of Black Dyke Mills. Development of this site would be harmful to the conservation area, as it would continue the encroachment of suburban development around it, further eroding the rural setting that greatly contributes to its character. It would also be harmful to the setting of the Grade II listed mill by blurring the historic relationship this had with the valley to the south, which seem to historically have been an access to and part of the industrial complex.
The Queensbury Conservation Area Assessment clearly states how the rural setting that surrounds the Conservation Area contributes greatly to its form and character. The assessment highlights that although views to the relatively flat northwest, west and southwest
are limited by the topography and the built up nature of the area, wider views into and out of the conservation area to the south, north and east can be had due to the descending slope of mainly open land away from the village. It goes on to say that it is these areas of green land which buffer the conservation area, and can be
glimpsed at from many points within it, that contribute to the feeling of being in a rural industrial village. Views from the south towards the mill, such as those obtainable from Syke Lane, are therefore important to the significance and appreciation of the Conservation Area along with those key views and vistas identified in the 2006 conservation Area Appraisal. The contribution of these
wider views from the south to the significance of the heritage assets, and the implications of development within them, has not been afforded appropriate consideration by the HIA.
A large part of the site is also on sloping ground and, as such, it is difficult to envisage how development could take place on the site without causing considerable harm to the setting of the Conservation Area and Black Dyke Mills.