Supporting Documents of the Draft Bradford District Local Plan - Preferred Options (Feb 2021)

Object

Representation ID: 30250

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Avant Homes

Agent: Tetra Tech (Leeds)

Advocates the allocations of site ME/013 for residential development.

Consider that the site is the Site to be suitable, available, deliverable and achievable and performs favorably when compared against preferred options. For example the preferred green belt option site ME1/H has no direct access, and is reliant on access from the development site to the east, which has a well-documented history and issues with delivery. ME1/H is outside the Core Strategy Accessibility Standards. However, site ME/013 can be safely accessed direct from Otley Road, and complies with the Core Strategy Accessibility Standards.

Site ME0/13, does not appear to be covered in the SA and Strategic Environmental Assessment which forms part of the Local Plan Evidence base.

We disagree with the green belt assessment of site ME/013. Our proposed re-scoring would suggest the overall rating is downgraded from Major to Moderate.

In the context of the comments above and our view that housing targets for Menston should be higher we continue to promote site ME/013 for allocation.