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  • MInister of State to Visit Sty Lane
    16.07.10
    Thanks to questions raised in the House of Commons by Philip Davies MP, Greg Clark MP, Minister of State at the Department of Communities and Local Government has agreed to visit  the site of the Sty Lane development. He will be in the area on Thursday 29th July and will be meeting with the…
  • Oakwood Drive
    15.07.10
    The Council are suggesting to the developers that Oakwood Drive is suitable for Vehicular access!!!

    The following is an extract from the Council's letter to the Developers dated 1st July 2010, a full version of which can be downloaded from this website.
    "Council engineers consider that, despite level differences, a suitable…
  • Planning Panel Update
    14.07.10
    The Planning Panel, which was delayed until the end of July has been delayed again to a future date to be advised.

    The Planning Service have advised they have now completed a detailed assessment of the planning application submitted for the Sty Lane development. This includes looking at all of the public representations submitted…

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Greenhill Action Group
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On 1st July 2010 the Council wrote to the Developers an 11 page letter which they say "seeks additional information and/or clarification concerning the submitted scheme". However the letter goes much further and you should read the areas raised which includes a strong suggestion by the Council that the Developers provide vehicle access via Oakwood Drive. Whilst the letter is available on the Planning Website you may have difficulty finding it amonst the other 2700 documents so we have made it available to your here. Download Letter to the Developers Council document 1005645. 

Comment from Philip Davies MP:
"the problem we now face is with the Council rather than central Government"

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Shipley Planning Office have confirmed receipt of a revised outline planning application and that it has been validated on 3rd March 2010. This is for the construction of 475 dwellings, replacement vehicular and pedestrian swing bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool canal and provision of new accesses off Sty Lane and Micklethwaite Lane, access off Fairfax Road and off site highway improvements. The application can be viewed at http://www.planning4bradford.com/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=KYP95ADH0C800
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