CAMPAIGNERS were urged to ‘have their voices heard’ as the last of Barnsley’s fiercely-contested masterplan sites was officially opened to public scrutiny..
LAND allocated for almost 2,000 homes in Barnsley Council’s future development blueprint will be scrutinised by the public during a consultation period whi.
× LAND allocated for almost 2,000 homes in Barnsley Council’s development blueprint is set to be fought over by residents in a repeat of previous large-scale campaigns seen elsewhere in the borough after plans for a public consultation were revealed.
Sites designated MU2 and MU3 in the council’s local plan - relating to land between Fish Dam Lane and Carlton Road, and Shaw Lane respectively - make up the long-awaited masterplan for Carlton.
Other swathes of land - earmarked for housing, business and school use - have already been identified including Barnsley West, Goldthorpe, Hoyland North, Hoyland South, Hoyland West and Royston but Carlton’s is the final one awaiting adoption.
× NO new school places have been created in Barnsley despite more than 1,200 homes being built in the last two years, a document has revealed.
Obtained through a Freedom of Information request made by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), figures show 1,240 new homes have been built in the borough since the council’s local plan development blueprint was adopted in January 2019.
The 335-page document allocates land for 28,840 jobs, 21,546 new homes and plans for a ‘vibrant and attractive town centre’.
Although the plan says primary school places are an essential facility, and a number of new schools are proposed within it, it does not say how many places will be created.