The site of the planned homes BRADFORD Council has been urged to block any plans for homes in an area of Keighley until traffic issues at a notorious bridge are resolved. At a recent meeting of the Council s Regulatory and Appeals Committee members were discussing plans to build 41 new homes in the Long Lee area. Among the concerns raised by objectors and local Councillors were traffic congestion at the Coney Lane bridge, the main route between Long Lee and Keighley town centre. They argued that numerous new developments in Long Lee would add more traffic to this route, which is already regularly congested throughout the day and has been the site of numerous accidents, often involving HGVs or large vehicles.
Popular pub will remain in place as part of a £10m development, despite proposals to demolish the buildings either side of it
The Cricketers on Coney Lane, Keighley TWO buildings that sandwich a long established Keighley pub will be demolished as part of a £10 million retail development. On Thursday Bradford Council granted planning permission for a new retail development, anchored by an Aldi, in Keighley town centre. The development will be built on a long empty site off East Parade, and listed in the numerous conditions for the approval involves the Cricketers Arms, a pub on Coney Lane dating back to the 1840s.