Meeting to outline Otley homes plan update (From Wharfedale Observer)
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Town councillors will receive an update next week on plans to build nearly 100 houses on green fields at the edge of Otley.
4:23pm Thursday 11th October 2012 in Local news
Town councillors will receive an update next week on plans to build nearly 100 houses on green fields at the edge of Otley.
Many local residents are opposing Taylor Wimpey's scheme for land off Rumplecroft, near the Weston estate, but the developer was recently told by planning officers it could proceed with drawing up detailed proposals.
Otley Town Council's plans committee will hear more about how the project is developing when it meets at the Older People's Welfare Centre, on Crossgate, at 7pm on October 15.
Although the land has been allocated for many years as a potential plot for new housing, opponents say it is too steep to create homes on without causing problems for existing householders.
Campaign group RAGE (Residents Against Greenfield Erosion) also claims it would cause traffic, road safety and infrastructure problems and harm local wildlife, including nesting red kites.
