Morley Borough Independents are gearing up for a further Local Development Framework campaign following an announcement that the site specific proposals will go out to public consultation at the end of the month.
The new campaign, to include a public meeting, will involve local residents working with Councillors to put in objections to proposals to allocate Morley Greenfield sites for future housing development.
We are gearing up for another battle with Developers and we are calling on local residents to join us to defend Morley Greenfield sites which are under threat from these proposals.
Morley Greenfields that are under threat include Laneside Farm in Churwell, land to the rear of Highfield Drive in Gildersome, Spring Gardens in Drighlington as well as sites in Tingley.
The target for the Greater Morley area is 7,200 new housing units with a Leeds wide target of over 74,000. Much of this unrealistic and unsustainable proposal is on Greenfield Sites with little priority being given to previously developed brownfield land. It is clear that local schools, roads and health centres cannot cope with this level of overdevelopment. Our campaign will look towards saving these precious Greenfield sites from executive style housing development and focus on delivering affordable homes on previously developed brownfield sites.
The consultation period starts on 22nd September and continues for an 8 week period. A public meeting to discuss the plan will be held in October.
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