This is a blog about the Bronte Sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. And their father Patrick, their mother Maria and their brother Branwell. About their pets, their friends, the parsonage (their house), Haworth the town in which they lived, the moors they loved so much, the Victorian era in which they lived.
There is an application to fill the flood plain at the bottom of the valley with houses. 123 houses and apartments. It will stop forever any chance to return the river flow back to it original design in the time of Patrick Bronte. The plans for the houses will destroy a long section of the "Goit" that fed the mill water wheel and was built before the Bronte family arrived. The site and its associated two tin industrial sheds will be visible from the Main Street. A large section of the houses are on “greenbelt”. This land is designated to protect, in this case, the identity of a village. It should stay undeveloped. The houses are also on the highest grade of flood risk area. An area that the developer admits flooded during the Boxing day floods, they provided photographic proof. Not sure why?
The river will be constrained by up to 4m concrete and rock cage walls. It is currently a low dry stone wall. Every single tree on the site will be destroyed including the row of trees by the road river bridge.
We live in a free country. So free that we allow any applications to be fully considered. What is needed is a way to knock back these people to create more sympathetic and appropriate plans. Should Haworth become just a memory in books?
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BeantwoordenVerwijderenThere is an application to fill the flood plain at the bottom of the valley with houses. 123 houses and apartments. It will stop forever any chance to return the river flow back to it original design in the time of Patrick Bronte. The plans for the houses will destroy a long section of the "Goit" that fed the mill water wheel and was built before the Bronte family arrived. The site and its associated two tin industrial sheds will be visible from the Main Street. A large section of the houses are on “greenbelt”. This land is designated to protect, in this case, the identity of a village. It should stay undeveloped. The houses are also on the highest grade of flood risk area. An area that the developer admits flooded during the Boxing day floods, they provided photographic proof. Not sure why?
The river will be constrained by up to 4m concrete and rock cage walls. It is currently a low dry stone wall. Every single tree on the site will be destroyed including the row of trees by the road river bridge.
We live in a free country. So free that we allow any applications to be fully considered. What is needed is a way to knock back these people to create more sympathetic and appropriate plans. Should Haworth become just a memory in books?
https://planning.bradford.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=NZJXXCDH0A600
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