Mulholland demands Council give residents more time for high school consultation
August 9, 2010 2:00 PM
Local MP Greg Mulholland has written to the Leeds City Council Planning Department to voice his displeasure at plans to develop a housing scheme on playing fields at the former Leeds Girls' High School.
Greg requested that the Plans Panel hearing scheduled for Thursday be postponed two months so that stakeholders and key interests can meet with the developer and work toward plans that will truly represent Headingley's best interests.
Commenting Greg said:
"I have been as frustrated as everyone else at the sometimes painstakingly slow planning process for this particular site.
"After a lot of hard work by residents and campaigners, it is disappointing to see the final stages of this planning process now being rushed through in less than a month during the summer holidays.
"Many people don't feel that the Council has gone far enough to address the concerns that were raised during various stages of the planning process. And now this schedule will mean that many of these people won't have time to hold the Council to account.
"Headingley is facing a shortage of green spaces whilst there is a surplus of landlord-owned properties. Any development on these Protected Playing Pitches should strive to right this imbalance, not exacerbate it."
"In order to do this, we need the school and the community to work together to find a solution that will bring about real benefits for the people of Headingley-and for that, we need more time."
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