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Friday September 6, 2019
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Housing giant lodges plans for 250 homes ... and this could be
Just the start! The site of the proposed development off Owl Lane, Dewsbury
By Staff Reporters CAMPAIGNERS say they will fight all the way against plans to build more than 250 homes on farmland in Dewsbury. Barratt Homes has launched a bid to develop a 7.7-hectare site off Owl Lane, opposite the Tetley’s Stadium – but residents fear if it gets the go-ahead then a much larger 1,500-home scheme on nearby green fields is more likely to gain approval. The Chidswell Action Group have
been campaigning since 2013 to protect countryside earmarked for development as part of Kirklees Council’s Local Plan, and members will meet with a lawyer next week to discuss submitting a detailed objection. Barratt’s application comes just weeks after councillors were given a preview of intentions for the larger Chidswell plot, most of which is owned by the Church of England. Some 1,500 homes and an industrial park could eventually be built on land previously designated as green belt.
BATTLE: Mark Eastwood of Chidswell Action Group The scheme is one of the largest in North Kirklees, second only to the 4,000-home Dewsbury Riverside plan on land between Ravensthorpe and Thornhill Lees.
Barratt’s latest plan for 252 houses on land adjacent to existing homes between Windsor Road, Owl Lane and Chidswell Lane includes a roundabout on Owl Lane to allow access to the new estate. Close to the Kirklees/Wakefield district boundary, it includes 202 homes for private buyers and 50 for social tenants or those buying through “affordable homes” schemes.
ider Chidswell A plan of the w t’s housing rrat scheme, with Ba e bottom left plan at th On the opposite side of Owl Lane is the relatively new Amberwood chase development of more than 200 homes, and residents say the extra housing would put even more strain on already creaking infrastructure. Further applications on the Chidswell site are expected in the coming months.
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