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AN MP who said he did “everything humanly possible” to stop hundreds of homes being built on greenbelt in Burley-in-Wharfedale has branded the development “an act of vandalism” after the final attempt to stop it going ahead failed. The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick yesterday confirmed that planning permission has been granted for 500 homes and a new primary school to the west of Burley-in-Wharfedale at Sun Lane. Shipley MP Philip Davies opposed the development since its initial application and said “the blame for this lays firmly with Bradford Council.” Mr Davies said: “The fact the Secretary of State initially blocked this development shows - in my view - that was his clear personal view. The problem is that it seems he was unable to find a watertight legal case for doing so, caused largely by the fact - as he puts in his decision - that Bradford Council had designated Burley-in-Wharfedale as
“It is about influencing investment in housing, but also influencing investment in infrastructure too. “There are lots of sites that haven’t been progressed. When you consider we had upwards of 2,000 sites suggested, and we’ve got it down to about 325. There is a lot of work behind what we have looked at. This consultation is a great chance for people to look at these proposals.” He said the Council was happy to hear suggestions of any possible development sites that may have been missed, adding: “We want to find out what people like and don’t like, as well as things they would like to see.”