LAND WEST OF BURLEY-IN-WHARFEDALE A high quality housing and community development CEG held a public consultation event in The proposals also include a new primary April 2016 which was attended by about school, a £1.2million investment into 530 people. The exhibition provided secondary school education, improvements information about our emerging to open space, parks and leisure in Burley, an proposals to deliver 500 new homes to the enhanced, high quality and more frequent bus west of Burley-in-Wharfedale, along with service and potential improvements to the allotments, new footpaths and cycleways railway station. linking to existing routes and extensive A planning application has now been open space including play areas, linear submitted to Bradford Council. This leaflet parks, a village green, a biodiversity/ provides feedback following the public nature area and other landscaped and consultation and based upon the technical open spaces. information collated for the planning application it seeks to answer key questions and provide details about the final masterplan. www.sustainableburley.co.uk PLANNING AND POLICY UPDATE PUBLIC CONSULTATION The emerging Bradford Core Strategy sets out a 2. Through the extensive landscaping proposed We have received feedback from more than 240 As well as enabling general comments, specific need for the District to allocate land for 42,100 new as part of the development, this proposal has local residents, at the event, through the post and questions were asked. Of those who responded to homes up to 2030, with 700 (1.7%) of these to be the potential to create a new durable and long the website. The team has been reviewing this the questions, 68% were aware of Bradford Council’s provided in Burley. lasting boundary along its western side. information and taking on board constructive Core Strategy, 26% were not aware and 6% were feedback as the masterplan evolves. unsure. The Government appointed Inspector who has been 3. Unlike other locations, the site does not play a examining the draft Core Strategy has now released significant role in preventing Burley merging a report which confirms that Burley will need to with another settlement. There would remain a When asked if the development came forward what types of When asked where the funds from the development should accommodate 700 of these homes. 1.8km gap between Burley and Ben Rhydding/ homes are most needed in Burley, the response was: be invested, the response was: Ilkley. The Inspector has also agreed with Bradford Bungalows Healthcare Council’s conclusions that the majority of these will By delivering 500 of the new homes in one location Roads, junctions and need to be delivered on current Green Belt sites parking this generates the critical mass to fund the delivery Affordable Train services and identified around the settlement. We consider that Homes facilities this site is the most appropriate of those locations of a new primary school and invest in a meaningful improvement in secondary school capacity. It will Bus services because: Starter also provide financial contributions where it is Homes Existing parks and sport 1. The western edge of Burley is the only part of the required, this could include healthcare provision, facilities settlement that does not currently have a durable recreation and improvements to bus and rail, walking Family New allotments, parks Homes and biodiversity areas Green Belt boundary. To the north, Burley is and cycling infrastructure to help manage vehicular Secondary education contained by the bypass, to the south by the movements. This would be difficult to deliver through Full Mix New onsite primary railway line and to the east by Bradford Road. lots of smaller dispersed developments which would school still create the same pressure on infrastructure. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Strongly agree Agree Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How can the development protect the Q) What is affordable housing? character of Burley-in-Wharfedale? A) In accordance with local planning policy, 30% A) It has now been confirmed that Burley will need of the homes would be affordable. This includes to provide 700 new homes. By delivering much social rented, affordable rented and mixed tenure of these on this site, we can ensure the quality of housing that is provided to eligible households, as the development. This is detailed in a Design and well as potentially starter homes which are sold at a Access Statement which forms part of the planning discounted rate for young first time buyers. application. Q) Where will the entrance to the new A lot of work has been undertaken on analysing the development be? structure, density and architectural heritage of the A) The main access would be a purpose built settlement, as we consider it is important that the roundabout on the A65 to the north of the site, character of the development is strongly rooted in designed to minimise the effect of traffic on local its setting. roads within the settlement. A secondary access is Q) What will the mix of housing include? proposed on Ilkley Road near the Generous Pioneer pub and separate pedestrian and cycle access links A) We have submitted an outline planning to the facilities in Burley will also be created. application and the detailed mix is considered at the detailed reserved matters application stage. However, we are proposing a mix of size and tenure of houses ranging from 1 – 2 bedroomed cottages for first time buyers and small families, through to 4-5 Linear park along watercourse bedroom detached family homes. Q) How will infrastructure cope with new Specific to the Wharfedale line, there is a Q) How will healthcare provision cope? Q) How will the ecology of the site be development? commitment to provide new electric trains with A) Based upon the latest published information, maintained? A) We will provide new infrastructure or invest six carriages (the longest trains currently have Grange Park Surgery’s ratio of patients to GPs is A) A comprehensive strategy is included in the in existing provision in order to ensure that the four carriages), as well as an additional service on lower than national and regional averages, which planning application providing details of the development can be accommodated. an evening. A pedestrian/cycle link is proposed suggests that there is currently capacity for new extensive surveys undertaken and the mitigation to Sun Lane providing access to the train station. patients. measures proposed to protect and enhance ecology. We are engaging with the authorities to discuss It is intended that existing bus services will be education, health, transport and utilities and have re-routed through the site to provide a direct link We are, however, in the process of liaising with the We would protect the existing Sun Lane Nature included mitigation measures within the planning to the station. We are also looking at funding Surgery to understand its needs. Reserve and deliver new wetland areas and planting application. We have not incorporated shops within improvements to the station, which could include to attract wildlife, increase biodiversity and provide Q) How will you mitigate against the potential the proposal as we want to encourage footfall to addressing the existing parking issues. additional recreational opportunities. support the viability of existing facilities in Burley. for flooding, particularly after last year’s Q. Why not expand the existing schools rather extreme events? Q) Has any archaeological work been Q) How will the infrastructure be delivered than providing a new primary school? A) Most of the site, including all areas proposed undertaken? alongside the new homes? A) We are in discussions with the Local Education for housing, is within the Environment Agency’s A) Yes we have undertaken survey work which A) A development of this scale can deliver new Authority (Bradford Council) and have met some Flood Zone 1 (the lowest risk of river flooding) and has identified remains of a temporary Roman infrastructure and fund improvements to existing of the local schools. The Council has confirmed the A65 separates the site from the flood plain. No camp on site. Through our liaison with Historic provision. The delivery of this would be phased that both primary schools in Burley are operating housing is proposed in the area close to the culvert England, it is considered that the perimeter of and secured through a section 106 legal agreement at capacity and there is a need to create more under the A65 adjacent to Black Bull Farm. the camp is of greatest interest and provides a between the developer and the Council. There spaces. This site can accommodate a new one-form fantastic opportunity to reveal this as an accessible Some of the lowest lying parts of the site are will be set trigger points (usually relating to entry primary school and our planning application feature, contributing to both the place-making presently poorly drained and susceptible to surface specific numbers of houses being delivered) which incorporates this. However, if the Council would of the development and to act as an education water and/or groundwater flooding and so we can identify when committed funds are released or new prefer a contribution towards expanding existing and historic feature within the proposal, thereby make improvements to this as part of the proposed infrastructure is delivered. provision, this development would provide around providing considerable public benefit. development. £2million (based on the Council’s formula) towards Q) How will the effect on transport and travel The planning application is supported by a detailed extending the existing primary schools. Ultimately A drainage strategy forms part of the planning be mitigated? framework, prepared in consultation with Historic this would be a decision for the Council but, in this application and shows how sustainable drainage England, setting out detailed parameters for the A) A Transport Assessment forms part of the scenario, the developer would provide the funding systems such as surface water ponds, swales or design and management of this part of the site.