Consultation Question 136

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Object

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

Representation ID: 270

Received: 09/02/2021

Respondent: Yvonne Dawson

Representation Summary:

I’ve read your report and your assessments are not factually correct. The impact on wildlife and infrastructure is not fully considered and you miss a very valued point. Green belt land is precious and having so much green space is important to both wildlife and our mental health.

Queensbury is beautiful. Please do not ruin it’s character and where you’re planning to build contains a lot of wildlife, will remove scenic views across the valley.

Stop and think. Look at all the empty houses/buildings as an opportunity to create new homes. Be more creative when looking for space to build. Don’t look at the easy and cheapest options. Stop being greedy. Do something inspirational that we can all be proud of. Think outside the box for a change.

You probably won’t take any notice of this email. But I had to contact you because I am so shocked at these awful plans. Do the public actually get a say in these decisions? Do you actually consider the feelings of the people that live in Queensbury? I doubt it very much.

Please do not build on Greenbelt Land

Object

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

Representation ID: 487

Received: 25/02/2021

Respondent: Mr Neil Collins

Representation Summary:

Bradford has a plentiful supply of brownfield sites that have not been developed.
In her judgement dated 8/6/2020 in Aireborough Neighbourhood Development Forum vs Leeds City Council, Mrs Justice Lieven found that it was wrong to leave Green Belt sites in a development plan solely because the Council wished to reduce the numbers around the district proportionately. Green belt should be removed from the plan and brownfield sites built on first.
This judgement is surely just as relevant to Bradford.
Our Prime Minister's "Build Build Build" announcement on 30/6/2020 said brownfield building would be made easier to protect Green Belt. This should be bourne in mind and our Green Belt not built on.

Object

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

Representation ID: 1980

Received: 17/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Richardp Whitworth

Representation Summary:

Land at Queensbury Golf Course should be allocated for housing development. The site is in a sustainable location, near to local shops, schools, amenities, facilities and a bus stop, as well as directly abutting a proposal allocation QB4/H. There is no difference in the location and sustainability of the golf course site and the QB4/H.
The Town Centre High Street, Tesco Store and associated bus services to Bradford and Halifax are all less than a 10 minute walk away at approximately 600m to the north. A local parade of shops is also within 250m to the north. Schools and medical centres are available within less than a 20 minute walk at 1.2km away. There is also a bus stop located directly outside of the site for those that are less mobile and may require assistance to get to the town centre.

Object

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

Representation ID: 3381

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: IMCO Holdings

Agent: Tetra Tech (Manchester)

Representation Summary:

As one of six Local Growth Centres in the district, the Local Plan should be seeking a more ambitious housing delivery target. The approach to utilise sites on the edge of the settlement which would have the least impact upon the purposes of the Green Belt and sensitive landscape features should be adopted.

Account should be taken of the very few existing residential planning commitments currently in Queensbury (19 units), which represents just 4% of the housing delivery target for plan period. The lack of existing commitments should be reflected in the Council’s delivery strategy. A 10% buffer to the housing delivery target to account for non-implementation or under delivery is not realistic. A 20% buffer would be more realistic.

Object

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

Representation ID: 3389

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Louise Dawson

Representation Summary:

Queensbury has suffered from a lack of investment e.g. closure of the swimming pool and council library and an increase in house building. At the moment many of the closest amenities to Queensbury are in Calderdale. There are no employment opportunities within the village, the schools are oversubscribed, and congestion is severe, particularly in the centre of the village. Will the council commit to ensuring additional infrastructure e.g. increase in school places, better road infrastructure return of council services to ensure the current and increased population have the services available to sustain them before building work commences? Will the council commit to ensuring the development of PDL, green field and green belt land in that order?

Object

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

Representation ID: 4058

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Gareth Jones

Representation Summary:

Land at Queensbury Golf Course should be allocated for housing development. The site is in a sustainable location, near to local shops, schools, amenities, facilities and a bus stop, as well as directly abutting a proposal allocation QB4/H. There is no difference in the location and sustainability of the golf course site and the QB4/H.
The Town Centre High Street, Tesco Store and associated bus services to Bradford and Halifax are all less than a 10 minute walk away at approximately 600m to the north. A local parade of shops is also within 250m to the north. Schools and medical centres are available within less than a 20 minute walk at 1.2km away. There is also a bus stop located directly outside of the site for those that are less mobile and may require assistance to get to the town centre.

Object

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

Representation ID: 4141

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ian Nicholson

Representation Summary:

There are a number of inaccuracies in your summary covering Queensbury, for example Queensbury is listed as having a library which it does not. Queensbury has a good selection of shops, which it does not. The majority of the retail units are taken up by either take away food establishments or hairdressing and beauty establishments. The traffic situation along the two main roads through Queensbury cannot deal with an increased volume as both are regularly congested and traffic then uses many side roads as rat runs to miss out the long queues. Queensbury primary schools are already full and we are now served by only one GP's practice. All the previous points will only get worse if additional housing is placed in Queensbury.

Object

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

Representation ID: 4386

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr Andrew Wood

Representation Summary:

Land at Queensbury Golf Course should be allocated for housing development. The site is in a
sustainable location, near to local shops, schools, amenities, facilities and a bus stop, as well as
directly abutting a proposal allocation QB4/H. There is no difference in the location and sustainability
of the golf course site and the QB4/H.
The Town Centre High Street, Tesco Store and associated bus services to Bradford and Halifax are all
less than a 10 minute walk away at approximately 600m to the north. A local parade of shops is also
within 250m to the north. Schools and medical centres are available within less than a 20 minute walk
at 1.2km away. There is also a bus stop located directly outside of the site for those that are less
mobile and may require assistance to get to the town centre.

Object

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

Representation ID: 4608

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Bradford District Ward Councillor (Conservative)

Representation Summary:

This plan does not provide adequate infrastructure planning.

Too many proposed developments with poor access.

Opportunities for increasing employment are missed.

The area has a low percentage of affordable housing and this is not addressed in the plan.

The plan seeks to support future additional large developments that will make any current infrastructure planning redundant.

Education and health services and facilities are already at capacity and this plan would significantly overwhelm them.

Excessive use of Green Belt land.

Support

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

Representation ID: 5023

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Queensbury Tunnel Society

Representation Summary:

Although greenbelt areas are included here, the developments seem like obvious choices. We would like to see a built in requirement to provide cycle/walkways on each housing development area with a design that encourages active travel and discourages car reliance. We would like to see segregated cycleways along each access road and extended along main roads through Queensbury.

Object

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

Representation ID: 5060

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Dr Andrew Dawson

Representation Summary:

The traffic in Queensbury is already horrendous, especially at the crossroads in the centre of the village. It can take in excess of 10 minutes to get across the crossroads at peak times, which is significantly increasing the pollution from cars that the village is experiencing. As the routes along which cars queue include at least one primary school, as well as the village shops, this generates a health hazard for the residents.
The facilities in Queensbury are already overcrowded. Primary schools are oversubscribed, I have to travel to Bingley to see a dentist as none of the local instances will take me on as an NHS patient and it is getting difficult to get a doctor's appointment due to the number of people who need access to the services.
The council also closed the library and the swimming pool!
When will the council provide decent resources to the area?

Object

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

Representation ID: 5208

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Becky Kettlewell

Representation Summary:

Queensbury is already over populated. The traffic through the centre of the village is a nightmare on a good day. The schools are all full to bursting and there isn't sufficient provision of doctors or employment opportunities.

Object

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

Representation ID: 5592

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kirsty Athwal

Representation Summary:

Too much road traffic, not safe to only have one entry/exit in and out of new build developments (already busy enough). Doctors surgeries are already over subscribed.

Object

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

Representation ID: 5593

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Sheena Odonnell

Representation Summary:

It is Hard enough to get out of the entrance to Harrowins farm drive with the amount of people living here already add the potential of another 100 cars . And the fact in bad weather it is really hazardous for cars coming in and getting out 40 more houses is just going to make the already bad situation a lot worse

Object

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

Representation ID: 5598

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Bradford District Ward Councillor (Conservative)

Representation Summary:

· The plan does not provide adequate infrastructure planning.
· A number of proposed development sites have poor access.
· There appear to be missed opportunities for increasing local employment within the Ward.
· The area has a low percentage of affordable housing and this is not addressed in the plan.
· Services, namely education and health care are already stretched to significant lengths. I see no clear indication of proposals to tackle these issues given a high proposed increase in housing / resident numbers.
· Excessive use of Green Belt land when Brownfield sites could be used more favourably and give a better return.

Comment

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

Representation ID: 6766

Received: 18/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Jean Cawkwell

Representation Summary:

The local area strategy does not provide enough housing land in Queensbury.

The Core Strategy HOU3: Distribution of Housing Development policy, which distributed 1000 houses to Queensbury, should be used and adopted in the proposed new draft Local Plan.

Some of the sites chosen are not the most suitable or sustainable locations.

The Queensbury Golf Club site is available, suitable, achievable and deliverable. It is the best and most suitable location for significant housing development in Queensbury.

Object

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

Representation ID: 10968

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: P&D Northern Asset Management

Agent: Pegasus Group (Manchester)

Representation Summary:

A number of detailed amendments and additions to the strategy are proposed including:
-Amending the target for new homes to 750-1000 homes and making specific mention of the large / strategic allocation at Queensbury Golf Course.
- removal of Queensbury Golf Course as an open space designation;
- recognition that Queensbury golf course site could include an element of allotments provision;
- suggestion that Queensbury local centre boundary should be extended to include the Tesco store and retail units south of it.

See further detailed suggested wording changes in attached document

Comment

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

Representation ID: 15525

Received: 19/03/2021

Respondent: Highways England (Yorkshire & North East Team)

Representation Summary:

It is not considered that locating development within the settlements within Queensbury, on their own, will have a severe impact on the capacity, operation and safety of the SRN, and this will be identified through the transport evidence base being prepared by the Council / the individual assessment of the transport implications of the sites by the sites’ promoters.
However, the quantum of sites forms part of a wider cumulative impact within Queensbury and the rest of the development aspirations within the Plan could severely impact the SRN, and this cumulative impact will need to be established by the Council and considered by Highways England.

Comment

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

Representation ID: 17302

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: The Great Northern Railway Trail Development Group

Representation Summary:

We support this protection. However, this specific protection of the Queensbury Tunnel is not mentioned in the Local Area Strategy. It is mentioned in para. 5.25.14 above. Please follow through by an insert in Local Area Strategy.
Also, the protected route is not correctly shown on the plan. It needs to follow the former railway line. This section is already opened to the public.