SITE NO. H790 – LAND EAST OF FERN LEA ROAD, LINDLEY

SITE NO. H292 – LAND ADJACENT TO HOLLYFIELD AVENUE, QUARMBY

SITE NO. H789 – LAND WEST OF TANYARD ROAD, SALENDINE NOOK

As your ward councillors Cllr Cahal Burke and Cllr Richard Eastwood we are concerned about the sites being identified for potential development in the Local Plan. While we recognise the need for additional housing across Kirklees, we believe that a significant number of housing developments have already taken place in Lindley in recent years.

We also believe that the sites are inappropriate for housing development because of a lack of access, as well as the negative impact that the additional vehicles will have on the local roads. In addition to the impact that additional housing will have on the local infrastructure, we are concerned that the proposals would also result in a loss of green space. For all these reasons, we believe that the sites should be excluded from the Local Plan.

If you wish to comment on the proposals, you must respond directly to the Council by Monday 19th December 2016.

In November 2015, Kirklees Council consulted residents on a draft Local Plan, and over 17,000 responded to his consultation. Following this, the Local Plan has been revised, with new sites identified and some sites removed. The Council is now consulting on the revised Local Plan. The consultation deadline to this revised plan is the 19th December 2016.

Once the consultation has finished, the Council will submit the finalised Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate, together with all the comments it has received from the consultation. This is likely to be some time in Spring 2017. The Planning Inspectorate will then set a date for public examination of the Local Plan. Although this date is not currently known, it is expected to be later in 2017.

Further information about the Local Plan, including details about this site, can be found on the Kirklees Council website at: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/planning-policy/pdf/local-plan-consultation-summary-leaflet.pdf

You can comment online at: http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/…/planning-policy/local-plan.aspx (click on the ‘Read and comment online on the Local Plan’ link which is in the ‘Get Involved’ section).

Alternatively, you can download, print and post a comments form, which is also available on the Council website at the same website address as above (click on the ‘Guidance notes and comments form’ link in the ‘Get Involved’ section). The post address is provided at the top of the form. It is also possible to scan the form and send electronically to the email address: local.development@kirklees.gov.uk