These 500 new homes must not ruin Burley in Wharfedale and destroy green belt – Yorkshire Post Letters
WHY is Burley in Wharfedale still threatened with 500 houses on Sun Lane?
Each week I continue to receive letters about unwanted large housing developments in Burley in Wharfedale and Menston.
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Hide AdAs you probably know, the Secretary of State for Housing turned down the planning application by CEG for 500 houses on Sun Lane. CEG and Bradford Council appealed to the High Court and won.
Planning permission was reinstated subject to a further review by the Secretary of State. His decision is pending.
If the houses are built at Sun Lane, Bradford Council will receive a Community Infrastructure Levy of around £3m and ongoing New Homes bonus and council tax payments.
We will lose our valuable green belt and have to endure the lack of infrastructure to support 500 new homes.
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Hide AdFurthermore, speculative builders will continue to apply for planning permission all over the district until Bradford Council completes its Local Plan and acknowledges that the need for houses in Bradford has decreased.
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Thank you
James Mitchinson
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