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Flats plan held up by cricket balls can go ahead
Flats plan held up by cricket balls can go ahead

BBC News

time4 days ago

  • Politics
  • BBC News

Flats plan held up by cricket balls can go ahead

A major housing scheme paused over fears about future residents being hit by cricket balls from a nearby club has finally been given the were granted permission in 2021 to convert Aire Valley House, at Crossflatts near Bingley, into 139 flats - once Sport England was satisfied people would not be struck by balls hit by batsmen at Crossflatts Cricket planning wrangle was highlighted by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in March when he was discussing his push to shake up the planning England said it was now satisfied with "ball stop mitigation" plans for the site, including netting, and Bradford Council has said the scheme can be completed. Following submission of the initial plans, the sporting body warned that a risk assessment had underestimated the power of some of the players' shots, according to the Local Democracy Reporting the organisation has now said that high fencing proposed between the cricket ground and the flats would be sufficient to protect residents and the property."The applicant has now provided a plan showing the location and specification of the proposed ball stop mitigation," Sport England said in a letter to the council."This also includes details of how the ball-stop mitigation will be managed and maintained."The fence, if properly maintained, would "be enough to prevent injury to people or property", the organisation said. The prime minister used the delay to the scheme as an example of how bureaucracy can hold up development. During a speech in Hull in March he said: "There's an office conversion in Bingley, which as you know, is in Yorkshire. That is an office conversion that will create 139 homes."But now the future of that is uncertain because the regulator was not properly consulted on the power of cricket balls."That's 139 homes. Now, just think of the people, the families, the individuals who want those homes, to buy those homes to make their life and now they're held up." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North

Bingley campaign launched to buy Goit Stock waterfall beauty spot
Bingley campaign launched to buy Goit Stock waterfall beauty spot

BBC News

time7 days ago

  • Business
  • BBC News

Bingley campaign launched to buy Goit Stock waterfall beauty spot

A fundraising campaign has been launched to help a West Yorkshire community buy an ancient woodland and waterfall, preserving it for future of Goit Stock Wood, a newly registered charity, is aiming to raise £195,000 by mid-September to buy the 70-acre Goit Stock Wood in Harden near site, home to a spectacular 20ft (6m) waterfall, is a popular beauty spot and has been listed as an Asset of Community Value by Bradford trustee Tom Wood said: "This is a once-in-a-generation chance to protect a unique woodland and give it back to the community." He said the group had launched a business sponsorship scheme to "give local companies a simple way to get involved, and make a big difference to this community project".Businesses are urged to get behind the scheme, with sponsorship packages starting at £50.A wider crowdfunder will woodland plot for sale is currently part of the privately owned Harden and Bingley Park, which also includes a static caravan home business. Supporters will be featured on the charity's website, social media, and - if the project succeeds - on a sign in the wood. Higher-tier packages will allow individuals and businesses to sponsor a larger Wood said several local companies had already shown "a real appetite to help", and volunteers would be visiting businesses in and around Bingley over the next week."But we'd welcome support from further afield too," he added. "Every contribution brings us closer to our goal." The campaign began with a public meeting in the village of Harden in April, Goit Stock Wood was designated an Asset of Community Value and a charity application was status was granted in recent weeks, members of the charity have attended local galas in Harden, Wilsden and Cullingworth, gaining wide public support - with more events the wood is purchased, the charity said it aimed to "enhance biodiversity, create volunteering opportunities and educate visitors about the importance of protecting natural habitats".It said community ownership would ensure the woodland, which has been on sale since last year, is preserved for future generations, free from commercial exploitation or unsuitable development. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.

Canal locks closed due to lack of rainfall
Canal locks closed due to lack of rainfall

Yahoo

time30-06-2025

  • Climate
  • Yahoo

Canal locks closed due to lack of rainfall

Lock gates along parts of the Leeds-Liverpool canal have been closed after water levels dropped due to a lack of recent rainfall. The Canals and River Trust said lock use has been suspended between Wigan and Gargrave and on the Five Rise Locks at Bingley. It comes after Yorkshire endured its direst spring in more than 140 years, with a drought declared across the region earlier this month by the Environment Agency. A spokesperson for the Canal and River Trust said they had asked boaters to "temporarily stop using locks on some stretches of canal" due to low water levels. They said: "This conserves the available water to keep boats afloat and protect wildlife. "Boats can still cruise between locks and paddlers can use our waterways as usual. The towpath is fully open for people to use and enjoy. "The public can help us to preserve water by reporting leaks and any lock gates and paddles that have been left open." The spokesperson said they would continue to monitor water levels and hoped to get the locks "back open to boats as soon as possible" as the charity will continue to monitor water levels. According to the trust's website the closures in Bingley were "necessary to protect increasingly limited water resources and to help preserve canal infrastructure and ecology". The Met Office said Yorkshire had experienced its driest spring since records began in 1884 this year. A drought was last officially declared in Yorkshire in 2022. Yorkshire Water, which provides water to about five million people, said at the end of May that reservoir levels were at 62.3%, significantly lower than the average for this time of year (85.5%). Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, said people using water wisely and some recent rainfall had helped to stabilise reservoir levels in Yorkshire in recent weeks. He said: "We had one of the driest springs on record, which has impacted our reservoir levels, meaning they are much lower than normal for this time of year. "Without significant rainfall in the coming months, temporary usage restrictions are a possibility." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Drought declared across Yorkshire What does a drought mean for Yorkshire? Stocks remain low despite rain - Yorkshire Water Canal and River Trust Yorkshire Water

Locks closed on Leeds-Liverpool canal due to lack of rainfall
Locks closed on Leeds-Liverpool canal due to lack of rainfall

BBC News

time30-06-2025

  • Climate
  • BBC News

Locks closed on Leeds-Liverpool canal due to lack of rainfall

Lock gates along parts of the Leeds-Liverpool canal have been closed after water levels dropped due to a lack of recent Canals and River Trust said lock use has been suspended between Wigan and Gargrave and on the Five Rise Locks at Bingley. It comes after Yorkshire endured its direst spring in more than 140 years, with a drought declared across the region earlier this month by the Environment Agency.A spokesperson for the Canal and River Trust said they had asked boaters to "temporarily stop using locks on some stretches of canal" due to low water levels. They said: "This conserves the available water to keep boats afloat and protect wildlife."Boats can still cruise between locks and paddlers can use our waterways as usual. The towpath is fully open for people to use and enjoy."The public can help us to preserve water by reporting leaks and any lock gates and paddles that have been left open."The spokesperson said they would continue to monitor water levels and hoped to get the locks "back open to boats as soon as possible" as the charity will continue to monitor water levels. According to the trust's website the closures in Bingley were "necessary to protect increasingly limited water resources and to help preserve canal infrastructure and ecology".The Met Office said Yorkshire had experienced its driest spring since records began in 1884 this year.A drought was last officially declared in Yorkshire in 2022. Yorkshire Water, which provides water to about five million people, said at the end of May that reservoir levels were at 62.3%, significantly lower than the average for this time of year (85.5%).Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, said people using water wisely and some recent rainfall had helped to stabilise reservoir levels in Yorkshire in recent said: "We had one of the driest springs on record, which has impacted our reservoir levels, meaning they are much lower than normal for this time of year."Without significant rainfall in the coming months, temporary usage restrictions are a possibility." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.

Plan for 'incongruous' Eldwick greenbelt homes rejected
Plan for 'incongruous' Eldwick greenbelt homes rejected

BBC News

time22-06-2025

  • Business
  • BBC News

Plan for 'incongruous' Eldwick greenbelt homes rejected

Plans to build homes on a greenbelt site have been refused after the proposed properties were described as "imposing and incongruous".The application for five homes in Eldwick, near Bingley, was turned down by Bradford Council, whose planners said it was "inappropriate".The Squire's Farm development near Moorland Grange Farm, off Otley Road, would have provided much-needed "multigenerational" homes, according to property firm rejecting the proposals, planning officers said the buildings would "take up a large portion of the site which would harm the landscape character and visual amenity of the site itself". Plans were submitted by Acrehowe in March and received 18 objections, many of which raised concerns about building homes on the greenbelt site – part of a small hamlet of properties surrounding Eldwick stated in its application that there were already farm buildings on the site, and those could be converted to housing or accommodation without the need for planning permission, through the "permitted development" route, according to the Local Democracy Reporting the preferred option was for the five large homes that made up the planning application, it added. 'No meaningful contribution' The application said: "While the alternatives are deliverable without planning permission, they will deliver a built form outcome that remains somewhat unappealing to the market."We consider that the provision of multigenerational homes will have a significant positive impact on the identified groups with protected characteristics, whereas a refusal will have a significant negative impact."Rejecting the application, council planning officers said the benefits of the five homes would not outweigh the loss of greenbelt said: "It is appreciated that economic and social benefits could be derived through the delivery of new homes."However, these benefits need to be balanced against the harm to the public interest that would be caused by loss of openness and conflict with the purposes of the greenbelt."In terms of the contribution of the site to the district housing land supply the proposed development of five dwellings, without the provision of any affordable housing, would not form any meaningful contribution to the district such that it might constitute a very special circumstance."The proposed buildings would create "a large, imposing and incongruous development taking up a large portion of the site which would harm the landscape character and visual amenity of the site itself", planners added. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.

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