Green light for 500-home development

Plans for 500 homes and a new primary school on a site in West Yorkshire have been given the green light by the secretary of state.A resolution to grant planning permission for 500 homes to the west of Burley-in-Wharfedale was originally given by Bradford Council in 2018.The decision subsequently called in by the secretary of state for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for a public inquiry in 2019.The secretary of state confirmed earlier this week (3 March 2021) that planning permission had been granted.The plans also include 30 per cent affordable housing and a new primary school, as well as new open space, footpaths, cycleways, play areas and biodiversity nature areas on the site.In addition to £895,000 of local highways and transport improvements and £43,000 of local ecological improvements, the development will also provide a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payment of about £4.4m for investment into local infrastructure including secondary education, of which £1.1m will be spent by Burley Parish Council.