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

Object

Representation ID: 18411

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: The Wright Trust

Number of people: 2

Agent: Johnson Mowat

Housing Distribution - Baildon

The housing target in Baildon in the Draft Local Plan is 250 dwellings (Policy SP8), which includes the proposed allocation of six greenfield sites, including three Green Belt sites, of which BA2/H and BA6/H form two of.

The housing target in Baildon is significantly below the baseline distribution of the housing requirement based solely on population, which is 820 dwellings.

The Council’s Housing Growth Technical Note refers the significant difference between the baseline target and the preferred distribution in Baildon and justifies this as being due to the lack of suitable sites and land supply being the main issue. Clearly BA2/H and BA6/H are important sites, required to meet the proportionately low housing requirement in Baildon.

It is our clients position that whilst the inclusion of BA2/H and BA6/H are supported it is considered that the overall requirement for both Baildon and the District as a whole should be significantly higher.

Support

Representation ID: 18415

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: The Wright Trust

Number of people: 2

Agent: Johnson Mowat

This response supports the allocation of BA2/H and BA6/H which are preferred allocations with a joint capacity of 122 dwellings, and individual indicative capacities of 46 dwellings (BA2/H) and 76 dwellings (BA6/H).

Additional land, within our clients ownership is available for development immediately north of BA2/h and BA6/H, therefore should the Council be required to increase the housing target in Baildon, additional development could be accommodated north of these sites.

Detailed comments are made in support of the sites including master planning and comments are made on the key issues such access, accessibility, sustainability appraisal, heritage impact, and green belt assessment which recognises that the development of both of these sites “could be considered as infill to existing residential areas in Baildon”.

Support

Representation ID: 18416

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: The Wright Trust

Number of people: 2

Agent: Johnson Mowat

This response supports the allocation of BA2/H and BA6/H which are preferred allocations with a joint capacity of 122 dwellings, and individual indicative capacities of 46 dwellings (BA2/H) and 76 dwellings (BA6/H).

Additional land, within our clients ownership is available for development immediately north of BA2/h and BA6/H, therefore should the Council be required to increase the housing target in Baildon, additional development could be accommodated north of these sites.

Detailed comments are made in support of the sites including master planning and comments are made on the key issues such access, accessibility, sustainability appraisal, heritage impact, and green belt assessment which recognises that the development of both of these sites “could be considered as infill to existing residential areas in Baildon”.