Controversial plans to build 138 homes in Silsden have been approved – despite hundreds of objections.
Persimmon Homes applied to build the new housing estate off Bolton Road, and on Thursday the proposals went before a Bradford Council planning meeting. Planning officers had recommended the development be approved – despite around 800 objections to the scheme, including one from Keighley MP Robbie Moore. And on Thursday the majority of the Council’s Regulatory and Appeals Committee voted to approve the plans after a meeting attended by a large number of the objectors.
” They added: “The effects of the proposal on the highways network; drainage; trees/hedgerows; public rights of way; landscape, the surrounding locality; and neighbouring residential properties have been assessed and are considered acceptable.” At the meeting Councillor Caroline Whitaker spoke against the plans. She said: “The road network in Silsden is cramped, causing gridlock and pollution in the town. There is one classified road, the A6034 which passes through the middle of Silsden.
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