McDonalds Further Public Meeting

A public meeting to discuss the fifth planning application from McDonalds for a fast food take-away at Tingley will be held on Tuesday November 10th at 7.30pm at Tingley Working Men’s Club. The meeting, which will discuss the controversial move from McDonalds, will also receive a briefing about a Public Inquiry scheduled for next March which will look into a previously refused application at the same site.

My colleague local Town Councillor Wyn Kidger – who represents the area, says “We are having to gear up again to battle with McDonalds for a fifth time. Their proposal for a McDonalds on the site of the White Bear pub has been refused four times before with a Planning Inspector also refusing a further appeal. We are again asking people to object to the new application.”

A previous application was refused by a Planning Inspector because of the impact the fast food drive through take-away would have on residential amenity. Following their fourth refused application, McDonalds appealed and the matter will be considered at a Full Public Inquiry in March 2016. Local residents will be represented at the Inquiry by MBI Councillors who have been granted Rule 6 Party status which allows them to cross examine witnesses supporting McDonalds case.

My colleague Cllr Judith Elliott comments “We need residents to continue to back the campaign to prevent this McDonalds take-away in a residential area. There are many other locations where this development could take place – such as Morley Town Centre. Placing it in a residential area impacts on residents. The proposal brings additional traffic problems, litter and noise which are not appropriate for a residential location.”

Public Meeting Called

Hundreds of residents turned up to the last LDF meeting

We have called a public meeting to discuss Leeds City Councils controversial Site Allocations Plan which could lead to several Morley Greenfield sites being allocated for future housing development.

The meeting, which will be held on Tuesday 27th October in Morley Town Hall at 7pm, will give residents a briefing on the Site Allocations Plan and will give them an opportunity to lodge objections against the allocation of Greenfield sites for future housing development.

The target from Leeds City Council of 7,200 new housing units across the Greater Morley area can only be achieved by ripping up Morley Greenfield sites. This means previously developed brownfield sites, which need regenerating, get left behind and the houses we are presently being offered are Executive Style 4 bedroomed homes – not affordable homes for local residents.

Speakers opposing the plan include Morley Town Councillors along with Parish Councillors from Drighlington and Gildersome.

Gildersome is facing proposals on greenfield sites behind Street Lane and Highfield Drive. The village is presently struggling to cope with additional traffic especially that which will be generated by the Industrial Estate recently granted planning permission on Asquith Avenue. Both Greenfield sites are enjoyed by Gildersome residents and their loss and subsequent building development will place exceptional strain on roads, local schools and the health centre.

A previous meeting to discuss the Local Development plan attracted over 500 people with 75% of all objections to the Plan coming from the Morley area.

Important Greenfield sites such as Laneside Farm in Churwell and Spring Gardens in Drighlington are under threat. We need communities across Morley to come together to make sure their objections are recorded and we get Leeds City Council to reconsider these barmy proposals

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New Village Way Churwell update

Another Morley Greenfield under threat

Over 60 local residents attended a public meeting last week at a Churwell Community Centre to back a campaign opposing the planning application for 57 new houses on New Village Way in Churwell.

At a packed meeting residents raised their concerns about the impact the proposed development would have on the present road network. They were also concerned that local schools and health centres would not be able to cope with the increased numbers of residents generated by the proposed development as well as the impact the development would have on an already congested Churwell Hill.

Residents are clear in their opposition to this development and are working with us to do everything they can to have this application refused. This is a valuable Greenfield site and putting new houses on this site could mean another Morley Greenfield is lost while local infrastructure continues to struggle to cope.

Planners have concerns about the proposal because of the impact on noise, the layout of the houses and the reduction in available green space.

I understand a decision is likely to be made over the next 6 to 8 weeks and I would urge anyone who still has concerns about this proposal to lodge a formal objection as soon as they can.