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

Support

Representation ID: 4651

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

Add that sequential flood risk assessment must include groundwater flood risk, not just fluvial and coastal flood risk.

Object

Representation ID: 4654

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

Menston is a village with extremely limited capacity to expand without greenbelt release. It sits in the lowest priority for Location of Development as defined by policy SP4, therefore does not make it a suitable location as a Local Growth Centre. Existing planning applications have been difficult to deliver. Suggest review in consideration of the greenbelt constraints and reduced housing targets. Menston lies within the 2.5km zone of influence of the South Pennine Moors.

Support

Representation ID: 4657

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

The third (and last) priority is the release of Green Belt land as set out under Policy SP5.

Object

Representation ID: 4666

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

Although allocation of Site ME1/H may appear reasonable in a desktop exercise, it lies within in the green belt and consists of a north-facing steep hillside, within 2.5km of the South Pennine Moors, currently being used for sheep farming, overlooking the village and it’s development would overshadow the existing settlements lower down the hillside particularly in Hargrave Crescent and Derry Lane as well as impacting on the SSSI and SPA. It conflicts with Policy SP9 Climate Change, Environmental Sustainability and Resource Use.

Support

Representation ID: 4676

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

In addition, for new developments, an assessment should be made on the environmental impact for neighbouring homes. New developments should not proceed if it adversely hinders neighbouring homes to achieve this aspiration, for example by potentially blocking natural light to solar heating panels to existing homes, now or in the future.

Support

Representation ID: 4677

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

The zones of influence must be protected according to the policy.

Support

Representation ID: 4679

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

Cross-boundary local authority issues must be addressed before changes to settlement hierarchy or distribution occur.

Object

Representation ID: 4726

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

Most of the area lies within Zone B, (2500m) of the South Pennine Moors Special Protection Area, (SPA), and areas on the Eastern edge of Menston are within Zone C (7000m) of the SPA.
The strategic flood risk assessment must include groundwater flood risk. There are known issues with groundwater emergence in the area which may adversely increase flooding downstream and may require novel or complex engineering solutions.
There is little scope for significant growth without breaching other policies, however the proposed target of 350 homes can be achieved without additional green belt release.
The calculations have not included the Bingley Road site which if competed will contribute.

Object

Representation ID: 4727

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

Although allocation of Site ME1/H may appear reasonable in a desktop exercise, it lies within in the green belt and consists of a north-facing steep hillside, within 2.5km of the South Pennine Moors, currently being used for sheep farming, overlooking the village and it’s development would overshadow the existing settlements lower down the hillside particularly in Hargrave Crescent and Derry Lane as well as impacting on the SSSI and SPA. It conflicts with Policy SP9 Climate Change, Environmental Sustainability and Resource Use.

Object

Representation ID: 4732

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Menston Parish Council

The main Bingley Road site (if completed) would contribute an additional 133 homes therefore site ME1/H is surplus to allocation requirements and it's release from greenbelt and subsequent development is contrary to proposed policy.