Controversial Leeds housing plan moves closer to approval despite objections
Plans for new homes set to be approved despite objections
Plans to build homes on former industrial land look set to be approved despite objections from people living nearby.
Six detached houses would be built on a site near Topcliffe Lane in Morley if Leeds City Council agrees to the proposal.
A planning report said ten letters of objection had been received from members of the public, along with two from Morley Town Council.
But planning officers at the city council have recommended that the project is allowed to proceed.
Objectors raised road safety concerns and were worried about disruption caused by the building work at the site, which is near historic mill buildings.
One wrote: “Construction works will impede the footway to Topcliffe Lane increasing risk to pedestrians.”
An application for outline planning permission, which gives consent in principle, will be discussed by the council’s West Plans Panel on Thursday.
If councillors approved the scheme, more detailed designed would have to be agreed as part of a reserved matters application.
A design report by Domus Architecture said the two and three-bedroom homes would be close to the M62 motorway and transport links to Leeds City Centre.
It said: “The general location of the site is historically an industrial area mixed with residential housing.
“Topcliffe Mill is a group of historical industrial buildings that are situated adjacent to the application site.
“The site is currently unoccupied, the area of land is heavily overgrown with shrubs and planting.”