Development of homes next to major route rejected with 11 reasons given
A development of homes next to a major route into Baildon have been refused – with planning officers giving 11 reasons why they should not go ahead.
The application to build two houses on land at Browgate was submitted by a Mr and Mrs Ward last year.
The narrow site is between Browgate and a retaining wall, above which is the graveyard to Baildon’s Moravian Church.
The application said the homes would make good use of an eyesore site.
But Baildon Town Council had objected, saying the homes could cause highways issues.
Now planning officers at Bradford Council have refused the application, citing 11 reasons for refusal.
These range from a lack of off street parking, that the homes would be an “overdevelopment” of a small site, that some rooms would not meet national space standards, the lack of outdoor space for future residents, and the lack of detail on how the development would boost biodiversity.