Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document ...

City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilLocal Development Framework For BradfordAire Valley Industry9.10.4 Pockets of relatively modern industrial buildings, and ancillary infrastructure in thefloodplain of the River Aire, close to the settlements of Keighley and Bingley.Motorway Based Industry9.10.5 This area of industrial corridor is in the South Bradford character area adjacent to theurban core. Unlike the other areas of industry throughout the district, the industry in thisarea has no historical or current link with the traditional transport corridors of canals andrailways; and has no need to be located beside a river. Many of the modern, large,rectangular, and colourful industrial, (including ‘factory outlet’ retail units) buildings arelocated alongside the M606 motorway.This industry and the motorway that serves it influence and dominate the rest of thedegraded pasture landscape to such a great extent that it has been included in theindustrial corridor landscape type. This surrounding land is an urban fringe landscapewith a mix of fields, pylons, tips, golf courses, roads, lanes, tree clumps, hedges, andfarms. The whole area has a discordant and fragmented character.Landscape Character Supplementary Planning DocumentOctober 2008 Page 61