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

Object

Representation ID: 403

Received: 23/02/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

Green belt
Far too many,Infrastructure will not cope-roads,schools etc.
Will make a huge block of houses with a small break which inevitably will be infilled.

Object

Representation ID: 2801

Received: 21/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

I believe that too many houses have been allocated to this plan for Addingham.
There will be an adverse impact in the work so far undertaken to protect wildlife corridors through the village.
I also think that local services and infrastructure will be unduly impacted.

Object

Representation ID: 2815

Received: 21/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

The Old First School site is totally unacceptable as it is rich in wildlife and access is limited without adversely effecting properties in the area.
The impact on wildlife and village green corridors on all the other sites needs important consideration during this process which should lead to a reduction in overall numbers proposed.
Whichever sites are finally selected the creation of sustainable homes must be of primary importance.

Object

Representation ID: 6700

Received: 23/02/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

Green belt
Far too many,Infrastructure will not cope-roads,schools etc.
Will make a huge block of houses with a small break which inevitably will be infilled.

Object

Representation ID: 7702

Received: 21/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

Housing Distribution - Addingham

I believe that too many houses have been allocated to this plan for Addingham.

There will be an adverse impact in the work so far undertaken to protect wildlife corridors through the village.
I also think that local services and infrastructure will be unduly impacted.

Support

Representation ID: 10935

Received: 18/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

support the planned 5 houses on Ad5/H. It is currently a disgrace despite a few butterflies and birds.

Object

Representation ID: 16747

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

There are no exceptional circumstances for the number of green belt sites identified for housing development in Addingham. The increase in the housing target for Addingham when other settlements have had their targets reduced is unjustified and contrary to some of the principles set out for Local Service Centres.

Object

Representation ID: 16748

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

Housing Distribution - Addingham

There is no specific evidence offered in support of the latest increase in the housing target from 75 to an unsustainable 175 - this will have severe adverse long term impacts on the village.

The District-wide housing requirement has not changed since the Partial Review, and it forms the basis for the current Draft Local Plan Consultation. However, Ilkley’s figure has now been reduced further to 300 while Addingham’s has been sharply increased to 175.

The increased housing requirement contradicts many of the assumptions underlying the Plan’s policies for Local Service Centres – such as a reduced scale of growth, preventing unnecessary dispersal of development top smaller settlements.

The Housing Requirement for the village needs to be reduced back to 75 dwellings.

The impacts on future working patterns post covid-19, reducing the need for city centre office space and retail will result in 100’s of new houses – this will reduce pressure / need for green field sites.

Object

Representation ID: 16749

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

Bradford’s Draft Local Plan does not respect the village’s very sensitive environmental setting, its “Local Service Centre” status within the Plan Settlement Hierarchy, nor does it adhere to key elements of Addingham’s approved Neighbourhood Plan (adopted 2020). There is no specific evidence offered in support of the latest increase in the housing target from 75 to an unsustainable 175 for the Plan period to 2038.

Development should be achieved utilising carefully selected small sites with least environmental impact. Site AD/5H should be turned into a nature reserve; the Society proposes a new brownfield site for housing, within the Green Belt but with outline planning consent for a motel. A combination of sites AD1/H, AD2/H, AD6/H and AD8/H together with the “Motel Site” can provide 78 houses and minimise environmental impact, preserve important Green Spaces, whilst minimising loss to Green Belt.

Support

Representation ID: 16750

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Addingham Civic Society

The following sites could meet a revised and reduced housing target of 75 units while minimising the release of green belt and green field sites:

AD1/H, AD2/H, AD6/H and AD8/H