The Inspectors examining the Leeds Site Allocations Plan (SAP) have published suggested modifications, which will form the basis of a public consultation. Here’s a snapshot of what it means. The SAP now only allocates land for supply up to 2023. There are no new ‘safeguarded sites’ beyond those already allocated in the old Unitary Development […]
Calderdale Council have extended the deadline for submitting representations on the Local Plan to 12 noon on Monday 1st October. This is because of technical problems with the on-line consultation system over the weekend of 15th / 16th September.
CPRE’s annual State of the Green Belt report has been published this week. It shows how Councils across England are proposing to release large swathes of green belt for housing development in their Local Plans. This includes all the Councils in West Yorkshire. The report says that there are currently 460,000 homes being planned to be built on […]
Calderdale have published their final version of the Local plan (the one that goes to the Planning Inspectorate) and the public consultation on it started on Friday 10th August. The “consultation” closes on 24th September at 5pm. If you wish to attend and speak at the Local Plan hearings YOU MUST REGISTER YOUR OBJECTION TO […]
CPRE West Yorkshire worked hard to influence the Public Examination of the Kirklees Local Plan. We now have the Inspector’s recommendations, which should result in modifications to the Plan, and whilst it may be far from ideal, we can congratulate ourselves and our colleagues on some major successes. There are three big wins. A […]
It’s perplexing that the government can appear to be listening, to have understood a problem, and then devise a pointless or counter-productive solution. With the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (let’s call it NPPF2) they’ve gone and done it again. Cast your minds back a couple of years to the Housing […]
CPRE West Yorkshire has been working on the Leeds Site Allocations Plan (SAP) for four years. The SAP is tasked with giving effect to a controversial Core Strategy with a target of around 4,500 homes per year – well over double the historical trend. But since the Core Strategy was adopted the household projections […]
Calderdale Council have said that they are keen to “kick-start” development of the Clifton Business Park, adjacent to Wakefield Road and the existing Holiday Inn, close to junction 25 of the M62 motorway. The Council say that the land has been designated as employment land for the last ten years but this alone hasn’t been […]
Bradford City Council are in the process of producing a new Local Plan for the District and are currently holding a public consultation on the methodology for ‘Green Belt Review’ which, they say, will form part of the Local Plan evidence and support the the Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD). This public consultation commenced on […]
