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The controversial scheme, which has been vigorously fought by local campaigners, comes before Kirklees Council s Strategic Planning Committee on January 27.
And if members back officers recommendation for full planning permission then 67 houses will be built on the watermeadow off Granny Lane in Hopton Bottom, which regularly floods during heavy rain.
The scheme, which has been back and forth from committee over many months, is being supported by council planners as part of the authority s Local Plan, which aims to build 31,000 new homes across the district over the next decade.
Granny Lane under water in 2020. (Image: GLAAG)