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

Object

Representation ID: 102

Received: 12/02/2021

Respondent: Ben Rhydding Sports Club

Agent: Mr Robin Snook

Ben Rhydding Sports Club comprises 900 playing members across Bowls, Croquet, Cricket, Football, Hockey and Tennis. At a committee meeting held on 11/02/2021 it was agreed that I would lodge an objection to IL3/H on behalf of the members on the following three grounds:
1) Loss of openness
2) No access plan - “Further highways assessment is required given the scale of the site”
3) Future flood events is our biggest concern. We would require written assurances that any surface water, flood risk, and drainage issues were mitigated against in respect of protecting our playing surfaces and clubhouse.

Object

Representation ID: 2041

Received: 17/03/2021

Respondent: Ben Rhydding Sports Club

This development would result in significant sprawl into greenbelt land, loss of openness and spoilt view particularly as coming into Ilkley which is supposed to be a gateway to the Dales, not a housing estate. The Sports Club entertains 1,000s of visitors annually from all over the UK and is known as a picturesque sporting venue with a view of the Cow & Calf and up the Wharfe Valley - all of which would be lost with this proposed development. The Sports Club also suffers regularly from serious flooding from both the river and the road - a hillside development would create significant additional flood risk and any development would need to provide additional effective flood protection for the sports club.

Object

Representation ID: 21419

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ben Rhydding Sports Club

Agent: Mr Robin Snook

Bradford Council, in setting out the Local Plan for IL1/H and IL3/H, fails to address many key issues like traffic, access, and infrastructure. However, and I know it will sound strange, but it does clearly state that in adopting the Plan, it would run rough-shod over it’s own policy on the GREEN BELT.

Ben Rhydding Sports Club - first general concern relates to the likelihood of increased flood risk from this side of the A65. We are already vulnerable from the river side, and after the November 2020 floods, we cannot now obtain insurance against future flooding.

Should IL3/H be adopted, the loss of openness will be dramatic, and damaged for ever. To emphasise this point, please take a look at the picture below which perfectly demonstrates the glorious view, as it is today.......now imagine that same view spoilt by 155 new houses on the Green Belt.

Object

Representation ID: 24689

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ben Rhydding Sports Club

Agent: Mr Robin Snook

I would like to add a picture of newly commenced building works on Clifton Road. That makes it over 30 new houses on our road alone in the last 10 years. The point I am making is that Ilkley continues to see significant development within it’s existing boundaries, so the burning question to ask is unless Bradford Council is planning to build new affordable housing in IL1/H and IL3/H, which everyone very much doubts, why would it wish to commit environmental vandalism on everyone’s precious Green Belt.

Object

Representation ID: 24690

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Ben Rhydding Sports Club

Agent: Mr Robin Snook

I would like to add a picture of newly commenced building works on Clifton Road. That makes it over 30 new houses on our road alone in the last 10 years. The point I am making is that Ilkley continues to see significant development within it’s existing boundaries, so the burning question to ask is unless Bradford Council is planning to build new affordable housing in IL1/H and IL3/H, which everyone very much doubts, why would it wish to commit environmental vandalism on everyone’s precious Green Belt.