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

Object

Representation ID: 18081

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group & Nufarm UK Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

The ‘Land at Gain Lane and Woodhall Road’ site (NE24/E), which extends to 9.85ha (14% of total supply) is an existing RUDP 2005 allocation (BN/E1.17) and is understood to have already commenced development, with outline planning permission and reserved matters approval in place for three phases totalling c.20,700 sqm. Whilst development of this site is supported for employment uses, it is considered to be a committed site that was granted planning permission prior to the Plan Period (in December 2017) and not to constitute new supply i.e. being available for new employment development.

Draft Policy EC1 part B/1 should be amended to omit site NE24/E ‘Land at Gain Lane and Woodhall Road’ as this site is committed and being delivered, thereby not forming the supply of new employment land. As this site is indicated to deliver 9.85 ha of employment land this area will need to be re-provided at an alternative site(s).

Object

Representation ID: 18082

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group & Nufarm UK Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

The ‘Land at Gain Lane and Woodhall Road’ site (NE24/E), which extends to 9.85ha (14% of total supply) is an existing RUDP 2005 allocation (BN/E1.17) and is understood to have already commenced development, with outline planning permission and reserved matters approval in place for three phases totalling c.20,700 sqm. Whilst development of this site is supported for employment uses, it is considered to be a committed site that was granted planning permission prior to the Plan Period (in December 2017) and not to constitute new supply i.e. being available for new employment development.

Draft Policy EC1 part B/1 should be amended to omit site NE24/E ‘Land at Gain Lane and Woodhall Road’ as this site is committed and being delivered, thereby not forming the supply of new employment land. As this site is indicated to deliver 9.85 ha of employment land this area will need to be re-provided at an alternative site(s).

Object

Representation ID: 18083

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group & Nufarm UK Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

The key elements of the local area strategy for Low Moor and Wyke (bullet point list within box, page/paragraph unnumbered) should be amended to reflect that this area benefits from its location in close proximity to key infrastructure, in particular the motorway network via the Chain Bar junction (M62/M606/A58), which is a strategic asset and means to attract inward investment and facilitate economic and jobs growth.

The additional employment allocation that we propose north of Whitehall Road, Wyke should be specifically referenced within this bullet point list.

Comment

Representation ID: 18084

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group & Nufarm UK Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

Whilst it is indicated that the ‘site is subject to a detailed work programme with redevelopment underway’, the ‘Parry Lane’ site (SE36/E) which extends to 4.9ha (7% of total supply), is understood to have been vacant since 2008 (or longer). Whilst the allocation of this site is not challenged, a realistic view should be taken on the likelihood, scale and timing of delivery of development.

Support

Representation ID: 18085

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group & Nufarm UK Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

Allocation of this site for the expansion to the adjacent Nufarm UK Ltd factory (formerly known as ‘AH Marks Works’) is supported.

For consistency throughout the draft Plan, it is suggested that all references to ‘AH Marks Works’ are changed to ‘Nufarm UK Ltd factory’.

It is agreed that this site should not contribute to (i.e. it is additional to) the meeting the identified requirement for employment land.

Object

Representation ID: 18086

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group & Nufarm UK Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

In response to the points made throughout these representations, it is considered that additional land should be allocated for employment development in the Bradford South East area.

In particular, this is required to be able to accommodate mainstream industrial and distribution sector uses, be easily accessible to the motorway network and be deliverable in the short term.

Harworth and Nufarm therefore propose the allocation of ‘Land north of Whitehall Road, Wyke’ (our ref. EM114/A) to provide c. 21 ha of employment land.

Object

Representation ID: 30220

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group & Nufarm UK Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

Draft Policy EC1 part D should be omitted (i.e. to omit sites NE22/E and NE23/E as employment allocations). The delivery of a green economy/science/technology based scheme at site NE23/E is able to be delivered via the current planning application, with its particular uses and details controlled by condition, if the Council considers that ‘very special circumstances’ for this exist. This would appropriately be an ‘over/extra’ employment site with appropriate development delivered according to its particular credentials. On this basis, there is no particular justification for the allocation of either site or support for any development at site NE22/E. Alternative site(s) will need to be identified to provide the 31.55 ha of land attributed to these.