Bradford Local Plan - Allocations Development Plan Document
Call for Sites Suggestion Form
This call for site pro forma has been produced by Bradford Council and is part of its statutory duty to
prepare a Local Plan. Please use this form to provide information on site/s which you wish to submit as
a potential development site or consideration for other use. In completing this form please provide as
much information as possible and attach a site plan which clearly shows the precise site boundaries of
the land you wish Bradford Council to consider. One form should be used for each site. Attach extra
sheets as necessary.
Bradford Council should receive this form by 5pm on Tuesday 19th July 2016
1. Contact Details
Name
John Howard Finnigan
Company name (if applicable)
Address including postcode
37A Tong Lane
Tong Village
Bradford
BD4 0RT
Email [email protected]
Contact Number/s
01132853257
2. I am…
The Landowner
Planning Consultant/Agent
Private developer
Registered Social Landlord
Parish Council
Local resident
Community group
Joint Hon Secretary representing
Tong and Fulneck Valley Association
If you are not the landowner or
representing one then please submit the
name, address and contact details of the
landowner/s
I confirm that the landowner/s have been
informed of this site submission:
yes
Bradford MDC
Centenary Square
BRADFORD
West Yorkshire
BD1 1HY
England
Notice by virtue of this submission
Signature
Date:
Personal Details & Data Protection Act 1998
Other (please specify)
Yes
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form may be made available for the public to read in council offices and online as part of the Local Plan
preparation process. Your telephone number, email address, and signature will not be published.
Please note that we cannot provide anonymity or accept information marked ‘private’ or ‘confidential’.
Content that includes offensive, racist, discriminatory, threatening and other non-relevant statements
will be destroyed.
3. Site Information
Site Area (ha)
Site Location
Current land use
Not known
Knowles Park
Junction A650 Tong Street and Knowles Lane
Bradford BD4
Urban Green Space
Type of land (circle)
Greenfield
yes
Land
Type of site (circle)
Are there any trees and other landscape
features on the site including ecological
features of importance?
Planning history
Previously
Developed
Buildings
Mixed
Both
None
Not known
4. Preferred future use of the site
Use (please tick all that apply)
Housing site
Yes
Basic Information - area/number of
units/proposed floorspace etc
Yes
Gypsy/traveller site including site for show
people
Office, research and development
Use class order B1
General Industrial
Use class order B2 or B8
Retail (please specify)
Community facilities including schools,
sport/leisure facilities (please specify)
Open uses such as allotments (please specify)
Other uses such as sites for freight, transport
use, waste management or quarrying
Any other information…
1. Knowles Park, together with the adjoining playing fields at Proctor Street in SE/050 is
a substantial level site with easy access to utilities, the development of which could
be undertaken quickly and relatively cheaply. It is in the ownership of the Council
and so could be released.
2. The location of the site minimises the need for highway development (although the
improvement of Tong Street is a sine qua non for any substantial housing
development in the area).
3. There is substantial political capital invested in the site, which means that it has not
been put forward for development. A small children’s play area has been developed
and the site is used for occasional fairs.
4. We recognise that sacrifice of open space is not popular, but in this case a wider
view should be taken if the alternative is the sacrifice of high performing green belt
land.
5. The park is disappointingly underused. Alternative green spaces are available in the
Holme Wood Estate which would probably enjoy a higher take up of use.
6. We welcome the suggestions in the Bradford Infrastructure Plan that positive steps
will be taken to develop parts of the Tong Valley as a country park, which would
provide a 21st century alternative to the traditional “recreation ground”.
7. In early discussions about the regeneration of Holme Wood it was recognised that
the estate lacked a significant “Gateway” and that a development of quality homes at
a landmark point would provide a much needed incentive for the further development
of sites within and immediately adjacent to the estate as part of an overall
regeneration plan
8. Knowles Park is an ideal fit for this aspiration.
9. We believe that at this stage and for complete transparency (as the Background
paper on the Land Allocations Development Plan suggests it is providing) the
Council should include this site for consideration for housing use.
10. We support the release of ES/050 from Green Space designation, and its
development would be substantially enhanced by the development of the adjoining
Knowles Park as part of a targeted “Gateway Enhancement” to the Holme Wood
Estate.
5. Utilities
Please advise whether the following utilities
are available on the site, if known
Mains water and sewerage
Electrical supply
Yes
No
Unsure
See below
Gas supply
See below
See below
Public Highway
See below
Telecommunications
See below
Public Transport within 400m
Other (please specify)
See below
So far as we are aware all the above
services are available in either Tong Street
or Knowles Land which form the western
and norther boundaries of the site.
6. Market Interest
Please tick all that apply
Yes
Comments
Is the site owned by a developer?
no
Is the site under option by a developer?
Not
aware
Is the site being marketed?
no
Have any enquiries been received?
Not
aware
7. Availability
Please tell us if there are any of the following
constraints
Land in other ownership that must be acquired
in order to develop the site
A restrictive covenant
A current use which will need to be re located
Yes
No
Unsure
no
Not aware
Current green
space does not
need relocation, but
children’s play-area
would benefit from
relocation
Any other information…
Please tell us when the site is likely to be
available
Immediately ie: within 5 years
Yes
Yes
Comments - if you indicate that the site is not
immediately available, please explain why..
Subject to Council determination.
5-10 years
10-15 years
Longer
8. Other information
Please use this space to add any additional comments or further information. Further sheets can be added
as necessary
Signature………………………………………………….
Date……………………………………
Site Plan
Taken From Sheet 134
Bradford Urban Area Map Book
Bradford SE Pages 116-151
Knowles Park area edged and hatched green with no other colouring.
Please return this form to:
Local Plan Allocations Team
2nd Floor South Jacobs Well
Manchester Road
BRADFORD
BD1 5RW
Email:
[email protected]
Bradford Council must receive this form by Tuesday 19 th July 2016