Morley Borough Independent Councillors are to oppose an application for housing development on Bruntcliffe Road from Barratt homes. The site, adjacent to Scott Lane, is a Greenfield site which was subject to an application in the past for an industrial estate.
Cllr Judith Elliott said “We are consistent in opposing any development on this Greenfield site. Bruntcliffe Road cannot take the additional traffic and housing on this site will put unrealistic demands on local schools and health centres which will be unable to cope. Although this proposal it at a pre-application stage we believe it is important to state our opposition from the start.”
The site was allocated for development by the then Labour controlled Leeds City Council in 2001 but, following a change in administration at Leeds City Council, renewal permission was refused in 2007.
Cllr Shirley Varley said “It is clear from talking to local residents that this application for housing is not welcomed. This site provides a valuable Greenfield oasis along this busy highway corridor and to lose it would remove a valuable community asset.”
Cllr Judith Elliott said “We are consistent in opposing any development on this Greenfield site. Bruntcliffe Road cannot take the additional traffic and housing on this site will put unrealistic demands on local schools and health centres which will be unable to cope. Although this proposal it at a pre-application stage we believe it is important to state our opposition from the start.”
The site was allocated for development by the then Labour controlled Leeds City Council in 2001 but, following a change in administration at Leeds City Council, renewal permission was refused in 2007.
Cllr Shirley Varley said “It is clear from talking to local residents that this application for housing is not welcomed. This site provides a valuable Greenfield oasis along this busy highway corridor and to lose it would remove a valuable community asset.”
The Development has the backing of Morley Labour Councillors who support the previous Labour Governments housing targets of 43,000 homes over the next ten years based on targets Labour agreed in the RSS in 2009.
The Developers held a stormy pre-application information evening at St Andrews Church Hall where residents condemned the housing application as unacceptable.
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