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Search the Public Notice PortalOWNERS of a woodland site are fighting a council order telling them to pull down holiday cabins and plant 300 trees.
Bradford Council has issued an enforcement notice demanding that works at Jacobs Wood Farm in Silsden are stopped, and for buildings, access roads and concrete poured onto the site to be removed.
The authority says that – without planning permission – concrete pads have been laid on sections of the site, buildings relating to holiday activity built, septic tanks fitted and materials brought to the land to create access tracks.
The notice also requires the owners to plant trees at the site, off Holden Lane, to help repair damage to the woodland.
But an appeal has been lodged against the enforcement notice, and a public hearing will be held to decide whether the notice stands, or should be dismissed.
The appellant is AZARA GIDA SAN.VE TIC.LTD.ŞTİ.
The council’s enforcement notice says: “The unauthorised works are considered to have a harmful effect on the openness of the green belt.
“The development of the wooded area has resulted in substantial tree loss, altering the character and appearance of the area, resulting in an urbanising effect that diminishes the special character and appearance of the Airedale landscape.
"The development is on land comprising ancient woodland and is located within the zone of influence of the South Pennine Moors Special Protection Area.
"The land has a rich ground flora and is important as a source of – and support for – the movement of wildlife including protected species."
The appeal document states: “The appellant is an innocent party, with all works completed prior to their acquisition of the site.
“It is considered too late for the local planning authority to take enforcement action, as the development has become immune, due to the passage of time.
“The erected buildings onsite provide holiday let accommodation, which will support the local economy through job creation – and the wider network through the use of local suppliers.
“Following Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture in 2025, demand for holiday lets in the region has increased.
“The high-quality holiday lets will help to support the increase in tourism and benefit the region as a whole.”
It adds: “The planting of 300 trees without any calculations as to how the council achieved this figure is not acceptable."
The planning inquiry is expected to take place on July 21.
