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Search the Public Notice PortalA PROPOSAL to build seven homes on green belt land in Addingham should be considered acceptable under new national “grey belt” policy, a planning application argues.
The applicant, Mr Ian Clay, of Jaycee Estates LLP, is seeking permission from Bradford Council to build seven homes on land to the west of the junction of the A65 bypass and Main Street in Addingham.
The application says the scheme will deliver “high quality, beautiful and sustainable buildings” in line with national planning policy, with the layout shaped by the local landscape and flood risk constraints.
The 0.93 hectare site sits just outside Addingham Conservation Area and is currently used for the grazing and stabling of two horses.
Although situated in the green belt the application argues it should be considered acceptable under a new national "grey belt" policy, introduced with the intention to speed up development.
A report, prepared in support of the application, argues the site “does not strongly contribute to any of the three purposes of the Green Belt” and therefore meets the revised definition set out in the Government’s December 2024 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
It states: “The core basis of our planning case… is that the single field site… meets all the requirements to qualify as Grey Belt.”
The report adds it is "essential that some of the current and future housing requirement to 2030 ... and beyond must come from the Green Belt around the village if the currently adopted and future housing targets are to be met".
According to the report, the field is tightly enclosed by surrounding roads and landscaping, meaning the development would not constitute urban sprawl.
The report says the scheme’s small scale and containment would not bring Addingham closer to Ilkley, highlighting the “large extent” of green belt land that continues to separate the two.
The report also highlights the site’s accessibility, with shops, a school and bus stops all within walking distance.
It says the development offers a “genuine choice of travel modes” and would generate only “non-material” levels of traffic.
The homes are designed in a farmstead‑style grouping intended to reflect traditional rural layouts seen on Addingham Moorside.
Five properties would form a linked farmhouse and barn‑style arrangement, with two semi‑detached houses nearby. All would be two‑storey, stone‑built homes with slate roofs and dry‑stone boundary walls.
Each property is proposed to be built using structural insulated panels manufactured in Skipton, alongside measures including air‑source heat pumps, underfloor heating, mechanical ventilation and solar panels.
Plans also include woodland planting along the A65 boundary, hedgerow restoration and species‑rich grassland.
Access would be via a new 5.5‑metre road from Main Street.
The full planning application (Ref: 26/01669/FUL) can be viewed at: www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-applications/view-planning-applications/
