Dear Resident,
You will be aware of proposals to bring a residential development to a Greenfield site on Bruntcliffe Road. We are writing to you to confirm our opposition to this application.
As many residents will remember we campaigned against an industrial estate on this site and were successful in persuading Leeds City Council to refuse planning permission when it came up for renewal in 2007.
We believe Bruntcliffe Road is too busy to accommodate the additional traffic generated by this proposed development and we are also objecting as the site is not sustainable because local schools and health centres cannot accommodate the additional children this site will bring. This Greenfield site serves a useful purpose in providing a green corridor – the only Greenfield area along this stretch of road - and the location supports local leisure activities including walking.
This application in is a result of previous decisions taken by Labour Councillors on Leeds City Council who agreed the development of the site for housing in 2001. Developers also feel confident with this application because of support given by the previous Labour Government – including local Labour MP Ed Balls – who agreed unrealistic higher housing targets of 46,000 new houses in the area over the next decade.
This application has not been formally lodged at this point but we would urge all residents to voice their opposition. Together we can win this campaign and retain this useful Greenfield site for future generations.
Yours truly
Cllr Judith Elliott and Cllr Shirley Varley
You will be aware of proposals to bring a residential development to a Greenfield site on Bruntcliffe Road. We are writing to you to confirm our opposition to this application.
As many residents will remember we campaigned against an industrial estate on this site and were successful in persuading Leeds City Council to refuse planning permission when it came up for renewal in 2007.
We believe Bruntcliffe Road is too busy to accommodate the additional traffic generated by this proposed development and we are also objecting as the site is not sustainable because local schools and health centres cannot accommodate the additional children this site will bring. This Greenfield site serves a useful purpose in providing a green corridor – the only Greenfield area along this stretch of road - and the location supports local leisure activities including walking.
This application in is a result of previous decisions taken by Labour Councillors on Leeds City Council who agreed the development of the site for housing in 2001. Developers also feel confident with this application because of support given by the previous Labour Government – including local Labour MP Ed Balls – who agreed unrealistic higher housing targets of 46,000 new houses in the area over the next decade.
This application has not been formally lodged at this point but we would urge all residents to voice their opposition. Together we can win this campaign and retain this useful Greenfield site for future generations.
Yours truly
Cllr Judith Elliott and Cllr Shirley Varley
Morley Borough Independent Councillors
I live near there and was not aware of this proposal. Where is this greenfield site, please?
ReplyDeleteHi Richard
ReplyDeleteIts by Scott Lane off Bruntcliffe Road.
regards
Robert
Shame really, Robert.
ReplyDeleteWe must put people somewhere, though, and preferably houses with gardens for families as opposed to the 60's flat model which didn't work because they cut costs by chopping out the environmental infra-structure.
On the other-hand, it does depend on how the brown-field sites are developed...and it can be done sympathetically tp family environments, sadly often not. The OXO Tower and Coin Street Co-op redeveloped old meatpacking areas (hence OXO Tower) into some really hi-specification social housing at affordable rents with gardens, private green-space etc. In fact their social housing is better, by far, than a lot of "private" housing developments because they did it properly. Worth a look (on the net) if you don't know about it already.
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