Save Low Moor Farm Campaign

Another Morley Greenfield site under threat

We have started a campaign to save a Greenfield site from development following a housing planning application from house builders Persimmons. The site, at Low Moor Farm off Wide Lane in Morley, is subject to an application for over 200 houses with access off Albert Drive.

Our Campaign co-ordinator Wyn Kidger – who led the campaign to stop development at Church Fields in East Ardsley, says “We have launched a similar campaign to protect Low Moor Farm and we are adopting the same approach. We will be delivering a flyer to all residents affected by this housing proposal encouraging hundreds of objection letters. We aim to have the same success here as we had at Church Fields.”

The Greenfield site is presently used for grazing horses and provides a green corridor between residents on the Newlands and Rydal Estates and Dewsbury Road.

Wyn says this is a controversial application not least because the access is off Albert Drive at the end of the Rydal’s and Newlands housing Estates. Anyone who knows the estate is aware that there are already too many cars using the estate and giving planning permission for a further 200 houses – that’s a further 400 car movements – will just gridlock the area. Everyone knows that local schools are already full and health centres overwhelmed. As Leeds City Council has granted planning permission for a further 400 plus houses on other Greenfield sites across Morley is it essential residents back our campaign to retain this important Morley Greenfield site.

Labour Leeds City Council voted to adopt a housing target of 74,000 new homes by 2028 at its meeting last November although this target was opposed by Morley MBI Councillors.

Labours LDF has not done any favours for the residents of Morley. We need to defend our Greenfield sites as we successfully did at Church Fields. This campaign will get the community involved again with the aim of saving this valuable Greenfield site.