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COUNCIL planners face defending a decision to turn down a controversial scheme to build houses on a water meadow that floods in heavy rain.

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build houses on a watermeadow that floods in heavy rain has been thrown out. Campaigners have fought a long battle to stop a 67-home estate going up at Granny Lane in Mirfield. The proposals by Wakefield-based Miller Homes have pinballed back and forth between various committees at Kirklees Council. Now they have been refused. It was a tight victory for locals opposed to the plan, with the seven-member Strategic Planning Committee voting 4-3. Planning officer...

PLANNERS have reined back on approving a contentious housing scheme earmarked for an ancient floodplain in Mirfield. But it’s not because of flood risk. Instead many of the houses planned have been found to be too small. Local campaigners have fought for more than 18 months to stop Wakefield-based developer Miller Homes building 67 houses on a watermeadow off Granny Lane in Hopton Bottom, which regularly floods during heavy rain. Building on the “challenging site”, which is alloc...

Planners have reined back on approving a contentious housing scheme earmarked for an ancient floodplain in Mirfield. Friday, 29th January 2021, 11:30 am But it’s not because of flood risk. Instead many of the houses planned have been found to be too small. Local campaigners have fought for more than 18 months to stop Wakefield-based developer Miller Homes building 67 houses on a watermeadow off Granny Lane in Hopton Bottom, which regularly floods during heavy rain. Building on the “challeng...

PLANNING chiefs are recommending that a housing estate be built on an ancient floodplain in Mirfield. The controversial scheme, which has been vigorously fought by local campaigners, comes before Kirklees Councils Strategic Planning Committee on Wednesday. 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 f...

Updated Monday, 25th January 2021, 3:35 pm The controversial scheme, which has been vigorously fought by local campaigners, comes before Kirklees Councils 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 counc...