COUNCILLORS have put off making a decision about whether more than 60 new homes can be built on land near Whitby Abbey due to concerns about traffic and highway issues. Scarborough Council’s planning committee has today deferred deciding on Wharfedale Homes Limited’s request to put 62 homes in a field off Green Lane, not far from the iconic structure which looms over the town. Scarborough Council’s planning committee had been told by its planning officers that approval could be granted but members were concerned about the access to the site and the impact the increase in vehicle movements would have.