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Topic : planning application sykes lane |
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| chaz |
for anybody who is interested the area planning panel will be meeting on 2nd August in the methodist church to make a descision about the proposed 122 new houses to be built down sykes lane. this is the one where they are proposing to put traffic lights at site entrance opposite habasit factory just past the garage.Apparantly members of the public can attend BUT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK ! |
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| chaz |
well guess what area planning panel passed the houses all 120 of them so it looks like silsden will be the proud owner of a whole new housing estate wonder where all the extra kids are gonna hang out or where all the extra cars are gonna park |
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| Fred |
What happened about the propossed Keighley Road traffic lights, consigned to the stupid ideas bin I hope! |
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| alan |
Binned "Fred"  |
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| gazzer |
Simple fact is there is a shortage of houses.Thats what happens when you dont put the "no vacancies" sign up and let millions of people come to live here via immigration.Given nobody will want to buy a house on a floodplain anymore then expect more pressure on Silsden.Its time for the people who live in Silsden to draw up realistic plans for future development.There is a need to say yes we can have houses on site x,y &z but only when a,b &c(infrastructure) is in place.Otherwise sites of100 or so houses will sneak past the planners. |
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| chaz |
yes the traffic lights have been binned its now going to be a priority junction pity those turning right to travel to keighley at peak times or will they come up sykes lane to try and avoid waiting now that is a dangerous junction exiting on to the canal bridge or maybe they will use their free metro pass and walk to the train station |
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| Fred |
They didn't make Belton Road a priority junction (whatever that is) when they had the chance, what makes Sykes Lane development so special? I hope the new residents of Sykes Lane don't want to use their free metro pass on a Sunday morning for the train, if they do they will have to walk in the road pass the football ground because of all the cars parked on the pavement. |
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| Grianan |
It would make very good sense for the Sykes Lane exit onto the main road (by the canal bridge) to be made into a "left turn only" junction, both going in and coming out. - You certainly don't want cars sitting in the road waiting for other cars to turn right just over the brow of the bridge! - is Sykes Lane wide enough at that exit for traffic in both directions at the same time? No doubt it will see a lot more traffic when the development is inhabited, surely there is a case for making it a "one way" road at that end? |
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| alan |
I think you'll find that there will be no access via Sykes Lane |
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| chaz |
and how are they going to stop them using sykes lane they cant block it off because access is needed for the landowners further down |
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| pumbajunior |
probably a wall on the houseing estate so its not an option to come out that way maybe just a snicket so they can walk into town |
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| alan |
Don't shoot me "chaz" Look at the plans. |
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| chaz |
have looked at the plans the access road is coming from the wood yard across sykes lane into the green field so what is going to stop the site traffic exiting the site turning left to go up the lane and exiting on the bridge there has been nothing proposed in the plans to prevent this from happening |
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| Peter |
Report on the application from the Keighley News www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/newsairevalley/newsaire/display.var.1605841.0.residents_left_disgusted.php |
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| wahiba |
Not being a subscriber to NIMBYism I have never had any objection to the proposals. A bit of rough land having some houses built. No problem, people have got to live somewhere. What does need sorting out though is the traffic through the town. Will start new thread. |
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| chaz |
nimby or not new houses mean more local traffic silsden has had more than it`s fair share of development over the years with very little put back into the community they say they cant afford cctv for the main street so what chance of sorting the traffic or building a byepass |
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| alan |
"chaz", CCTV is sorted the main street will be getting at least one camera. Deal already done |
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| chaz |
what one whole camera? paid for by bradford council i presume |
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| alan |
Read the post properly "chaz". Will you ever be happy? |
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| carliol |
it seems to me that the democratic process has now been completed and 17 people (hopefully local) will be able to buy affordable houses they could not have done before. So some win, a few lose their view from where they live, and an eyesore gets tidied up.In addition we get stone built houses with no pvc, no traffic lights, and overall a development on land that was mostly designated for housing anyway! Maybe it has turned out OK after all.... |
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| alan |
And that's democracy in action "carliol" |
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| chaz |
read the post Alan at least one camera does that mean more than one and you didn`t say who`s paid for it |
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| alan |
"chaz" see previous posts and KN/Craven Herald recent articles on CCTV. |
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| alan |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) You'll have to find the rest yourself "chaz"! Town may get CCTV By Keighley News reporter Comment Silsden Town Council has agreed in principle to go into partnership with Bradford Council over installing CCTV in the town. The agreement would have to include the £6,000 raised by the former Silsden Business Watch for CCTV, with Bradford Council covering the remaining funds and on-going running costs. Head of business service at Bradford Council David Webster told councillors that the cameras would cost £25,000. He said Bradford Council was ready to work with councillors when they gave the go ahead and that the CCTV system was of a high quality. Cllr Liz Trainor said that having looked on the Silsden website and spoken to people, CCTV was what the residents wanted. 9:54am Thursday 14th June 2007 |
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| coby1 |
I`mpease silsden is to at last getCCTV system. But when the pictures are relayed back to to base how long will it take the police to respond and from where as we all know we do not have a police station to speed up any action required. |
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| skippy |
carliol 17 dwellings does not mean 17 houses. flats to rent are most probable.cheap and affordable does not mean to buy.The people of Silsden have again been denied the infastucture much needed; by Bradford; as part of this site was designated town centre expansion NOT HOUSES. |
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| wahiba |
'dwellings' is a decent catch all phrase. There is a story about the post war parliament when Labour came to power. The house re-building programme was a bit behind and in the house of commons the minister responsible tried to jazz it up by referring to accomodation units rather than homes. Where upon Churchill, now leader of the opposition start singing - and there's no place like accommodation unit - to the tune of home sweet home. 60 years later not much has changed - except one thing. 60 years ago they built lots of, and very quickly, pre-fabricated houses. Contrary to propaganda from the building trade they were not that bad. Technology has moved on yet 60 years later we are building houses the same way they did in the days of Jane Austen over 200 years ago. Today the technology will build pre-fabricated houses fit for purpose, energy efficient and of a higher standard than museum pieces curently under construction. So where are they? |
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| alan |
Where are they? You ask "wahiba"! They are already in Silsden! Houses are being built already in Silsden using the latest methods, i.e prefabricated timber frame etc. The leading social housing providers are at the forefront of modern eco-friendly construction, as are some of the leading private house (or dwelling) builders. The trouble with this country is that the public are very conservative (with a small C) when buying houses and prefer bricks and mortar! |
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| wahiba |
A timber frame with brick exterior is not really prefabrication. As for conservatism with a small c? I wonder. No choice is more like it. On the whole house design in the UK is appalling and a lot of construction leaves a lot to be desired. |
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| alan |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) Who said brick? You made the presumption "wahiba". I would suggest you research modern construction methods on the internet. I'll make no more comment on construction "wahiba" you're obviously an expert! |
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| carliol |
"skippy" may be right, I was just quoting from the press report "We have 17 units of affordable housing at a 59 per cent discount, which is the highest I know in the area." I did not realise that there were flats in the development, but I suppose some local people would still like the opportunity to buy affordable housing at a bargain price. Not everyone has a family. |
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| alan |
Not everyone in Silsden is either rich enough to buy their kids houses or to leave them houses in their will In all the debate we forget that kids in this town need new housing, or do we want them to leave? |
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| chaz |
three of those seventeen units are supposed to be available for silsden residents only there is supposed to be another meeting about this development in a months time will be interested to see how many of the conditions imposed at area panel meeting get changed and if they do it wont be in the favour of silsden |
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| pumbajunior |
im just wondering when these 17 units are sold for a second time whether they will be back to full price or still discounted? |
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| coby1 |
how long will people have to have lived in silsden before they are entitiled to be considered for any of the 17 houses?. Who will do the checking to see if the are local people as all the agents and builders will want is to sell the houses and move on to the next job to make more money. |
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| carliol |
this affordable housing situation is not as simple as we may think, I looked on Google at the government info on it, and I got a bit confused. I don't think it simply means dwellings are sold at a discounted price to whoever wants them. Maybe someone from the council, or elsewhere, will explain exactly what it all means, as part of the ongoing process? |
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