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Objection to 12/01159/OUT 

Can you please register my objection against  12/01159/OUT  Outline application for upto 250 residential dwellings including means of access | Ackworth Road And Hardwick Road (Land Adjacent To) Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4NH

I and former colleagues have previously objected to the principle of development for the application site through the LDF.

I now wish to place on record my objections to this outline application.

My objections are based on the sustainability of the proposed development, its acceptability to the community and the broader pressures that it will put on to the local highways network, its potential impact on the quality of life of local residents, pedestrian safety, increased traffic problems to adjacent roads and environmental impact  by adding to existing congestion and pollution/air quality issues to local residents and inhabitants of Mill Hill, and pedestrians and motorists who use the A639 to access the Town Centre and Kings School at peak periods.

I further wish to object to the use of agricultural land for development and by the nature of the development its impact on adjacent green belt land.

Whilst I accept that a significant amount of time and effort has been put into delivering the LDF and that it gives a basis to move forward in a number of areas, there is a need to re-look at sustainability of development and environmental impact of the LDF in its current form and on this site in particular in the light national planning policy.

In addition to the usual environmental assessment, I believe there should also be opportunities for the newly appointed Director of Public Health to assess the proposal and to put forward measures to mitigate higher levels of pollution caused in the EM Zone on Mill Hill.

As with all the larger scale applications and land releases that the LDF facilitates there should also be specific parallel measures put in place to improve or enhance infrastructure and these need to be instigated prior to giving permissions and releasing land for development.

Can you log my objection and can you also note my wish to address the Planning Committee on this application when it comes forward.

Yours sincerely

Cllr Geoff Walsh
Councillor - Pontefract South