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Silsden School Planning App 17/05793/REG
This planning application will affect everyone in Silsden, whether you have primary age school children or not. The position of the proposed new school is such it will generate a lot of extra traffic and has the potential of making Silsden impossible to get through at peak periods of the day. It will also open […]
Concern over flooding risk at Barratt Homes site off Belton Road, Silsden
Plans to build even more homes on a green field next to “one of the largest floodplains in the district” have been approved, despite vocal opposition. The number of homes to be built off Belton Road, Silsden, has increased by 33 after Bradford Council’s Regulatory and Appeals Committee approved finalised plans. Developer Countryside Properties UK […]
Core Strategy Inspectors Report
Core Strategy Inspectors Report The Planning Inspectorate appointed Mr Stephen J Pratt BA(Hons) MRTPI as Independent Planning Inspector on behalf of the Secretary of State to take charge of the Examination of the Bradford District Core Strategy. The Programme Officer was Tony Blackburn. The Inspector’s Report was received by Bradford Council on 22nd August 2016. […]
Millions spent in Bradford after assets stripped in Silsden
A proposed new £15 million market in Bradford is a kick in the teeth for Silsden people losing land and buildings, claims a councillor. Adrian Naylor said cash-strapped Bradford Council was spending millions on the city centre while outlying towns and villages were losing their assets. He spoke after Bradford announced plans to replace the existing […]
Silsden library will close at the end of this month
Silsden library will close at the end of this month and will not reopen until the summer, says a councillor. The shock news was revealed this week despite efforts by townspeople to take over the library from Bradford Council. Cllr Adrian Naylor said staff would be pulled from the facility in Silsden Town Hall […]
Community plans to take over Silsden Library are moving ahead with the formation of a steering group
Community plans to take over Silsden Library are moving ahead with the formation of a steering group. The hope is that the group will develop into an ‘accountable body’ able to take over responsibility for the library from Bradford Council. Dozens of residents have already volunteered to staff the library, in the Silsden Town Hall, […]