Church Field Meeting a success

The MARC (Morley against Reckless Construction) meeting to discuss the proposed development of Church Fields in East Ardsley has been hailed as a success by campaign organiser Cllr Wyn Kidger.

The meeting, attended by over 90 local residents, discussed the community’s concerns about the application from Barratts the Builders and David Wilson Homes for 370 houses on the Greenfield site.

Cllr Kidger said “It was a brilliant turn out and the residents should be commended for their commitment to work together to get this application refused. We are delighted to be supporting residents with this campaign.”

Residents raised concerns about the capacity for local schools and the local health centre to cope with the proposed level of development as well as commenting on the congestion problems that regularly occur on the Bradford Road corridor through East Ardsley. They also raised other issues such as the impact on local wildlife and the positive benefit the Greenfield site offered for peace and tranquillity in the village.

Cllr Kidger said “We will be meeting again in January to develop a series of posters for people to display who support the campaign and to maximise the number of objections to this application. If we remain united we can win this campaign and defeat the Developers!”
Objection forms are available by e mailing keepchurchfieldsgreen@hotmail.co.uk or by contacting Cllr Kidger directly on 07790090777.