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OTLEY people are being urged to object “in the strongest terms” to a planned massive development with hundreds of homes. The East of Otley Action Group made the call when it issued its position statement in response to the planning application from the Otley East Consortium. The action group says: “We recognise the need for some more homes for individuals and families - truly affordable and built in a way that is ‘sustainable’ in all the identities of that word, both across Leeds and in Otley.” But it stresses it is completely opposed to the proposed development for a number of reasons. ....
COMMUNITY groups in Otley have reacted strongly to this week’s hybrid planning application for a huge development to the East of Otley for a mixed use site of 700 houses and a major new link road. The community groups, the East of Otley Action Group and Wildlife Friendly Otley, which represent the wider community, the majority of whom are against the development and loss of this important local green space and wildlife habitat, issued a statement in response to the publication of the hybrid planning application by the Otley East Consortium. They say the plan by the Otley East Consortium involving Persimmon and Leeds City Council has totally ignored most of the submissions made by the groups and thousands of residents to a preliminary consultation only four moths ago in January. ....
CAMPAIGNERS are organising a “community together” response to an application for a major development in Otley which is expected imminently. The East of Otley Action Group wants to ensure that residents in the town work together towards a common goal when the plans for a scheme including hundreds of homes are submitted. The group was created to be a community forum, and along with Otley campaigner Alistair Watson and the ODD campaign, they are working to ensure that the opinions of local people are heard. “We want to hear from as many people as possible to ensure that we get a representative view of what the town really wants.” said a spokesperson from the East of Otley Action Group. ....
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OTLEY s ward councillors are calling for all the responses to the East of Otley consultation be made public. Cllr Sandy Lay said: Following concerns raised by residents we have contacted the Director of Planning in Leeds to ask that the details of residents responses be made public.There are concerns that many of the detailed comments will be lost and that those areas of concern which are not specifically mentioned in the questionnaire will be ignored. Cllr Ryk Downes added: We appreciate that because of decisions made by Leeds in the past we are faced with development. But the depth of local feeling the consultation has aroused and the feeling that decisions are being taken without reference to the Neighbourhood Plan means that all future discussions should be in the open. ....