Council officers will present their draft proposals on a planning blueprint for the next 15 years to the council’s Cabinet at their meeting on November 8.
View webcast on November 8 here: http://www.kirklees.public-i.tv/core/
This Local Plan sets out how many jobs and homes will be needed in Kirklees by 2028, and outlines proposals on where and how much land could be made available across the district.
Local Development Framework (LDF) core strategy draft proposals for submission to the Secretary of State:
http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/Secure/meetings/pdfs/1111/CABINET08111143987D.pdf
The Plan is to be considered by Cabinet Members at their meeting on 8 November. Officers will invite Cabinet Members to refer the Plan to the meeting of full council on 23rd November when all 69 councillors will make a decision, subject to any alternative proposals or amendments proposed by the political groups.
Information for Lindley ward:
http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/business/planning/ldf/SHLAA-reports/lindley.pdf
I was in favour of having the special meeting open to residents to attend and speak and thankfully the format will now allow members of the public to be involved in the council meeting when the Local Development Framework will be discussed.
The specially arranged meeting – to be held on Wednesday November 23 – will begin at 10am, when councilors will hear from members of the public and interested groups.
This session will close at 2pm, and the meeting will resume at 3pm with a presentation by officers on national planning framework guidelines, localism and the need for housing and employment land, before the leaders of each of the three main groups put forward their proposals. All councilors will then hold a debate until a decision is made. Anyone wishing to speak at the meetings should contact the council’s governance section on 01484 221712.
Following the decision by full council, the proposal will then go to the Secretary of State for further examination with a further opportunity for members of the public to make representations. Any representations in the six week period will be passed to the Secretary of State and considered at the examination stage as a key opportunity to influence the plan proposals.
I have a number of issues with the proposals being put forward to develop the Grimescar Valley and I am campaigning against this and also want this land to be kept out of the Local Development Framework (LDF). The Northern Gateway plan includes 841 houses; 355,000sq ft of office space; 10,000sq ft of shops and a 60-bed hotel. The Lindley ward area is now well-developed, with many new homes being built in the last five years and the local area would struggle to accommodate such a level of growth in terms of demand on local services such as schools and GP surgeries, as well as increase in traffic and air pollution.
Again I would like to reiterate that I will be fighting against the proposals for the development of the Grimescar Valley and will keep residents up to date on www.cahalburke.co.uk and twitter: @CahalBurke on matters as they arise.
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