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

Object

Representation ID: 18417

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: The Wright Trust

Number of people: 2

Agent: Johnson Mowat

Regarding sites BA2/H and BA6/H

The site-specific text summarises the Sustainability Appraisal assessment, which refers to the predicted effects of development. The scores against the objectives are identical for both sites.

Over half of the 17 objectives of these sites are given a positive score, these relate to climate change resilience, transport, housing, social cohesion, culture and leisure, health, education, employment and economy. The minor adverse effects relate to the range of natural environment themed objectives as a result of the proposed development taking place on greenfield and Green Belt land. A minor adverse effect is predicted against cultural heritage, which is discussed in detail below.

A major adverse effect is predicted against the biodiversity and geodiversity objective, which we consider is negatively scored. There are significant opportunities to improve ecological connectivity at the site as well as provide new Green Infrastructure and significant new open space and landscape features. Existing trees are proposed to be retained. The opportunities here are not reflected in the negative SA scoring against objective 6, and should be revisited.

Support

Representation ID: 18418

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: The Wright Trust

Number of people: 2

Agent: Johnson Mowat

Regarding sites BA2/H and BA6/H.
The Council’s heritage impact assessment puts forward a number of potential mitigation measures including the creation of a landscape buffer to the northern edge of the development, retention of tree clusters and use of sympathetic materials. These measures are supported and a summary of recommended mitigation measures is set out below:
▪ The creation of a structural landscape buffer to the northern boundaries of the sites in order to screen, as far as practical, new buildings in views from the north:
▪ Development set back from the northern edges of the site. This could be achieved through layout of garden land and open space:
▪ A relatively low density of development to allow visual permeability through the sites.
▪ Maximum dwelling heights of 2-storeys:
▪ Landscaping and open space provision within the site in order to break up the visual massing of the development