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Topic : tow path |
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| JeanD |
does anyone know what was going on on the towpath outside the old house and directly infront of the land with the horses in, Two men in flouresent jackets with a camera ? |
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| pumbajunior |
they have been surveying on keighley road between bridge and shell all day |
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| JeanD |
they are surveying the tow path again this morning. Maybe they are going to up grade the towpath. |
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| JeanD |
just asked the men doing the survey. Guess what They are doing survey for an Archtect, |
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| ginjo |
presume they did not give any more info as to what plans were going to be?Hope its nothing to do with a tesco! |
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| localman |
oh god here we go again |
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| JeanD |
what kind of reply is that ? |
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| Pennypeck |
Reference a JCB reported digging in the former Tunnicliffe's wood yard and surveyors seen on the towpath adjacent to the woodyard, in the wood yard, and in Keighley Rd south of the canal. You might be interested in the following:- 1. A planning application to build 12 houses on the Pennine Playgrounds site in Keighley Rd, filed in January 2012, following withdrawal of a previous one about a year earlier, appears to have been approved. That might be part of the reason for the surveyors appearing in Keighley Rd. However there might be more reasons. Keep reading. 2. Skippy answered a previous request about title of the former Tunniclife's yard in a different thread in 2010, stating it was owned by Novo Homes. I believe that is still the case. 3. After recently complaining about a non-response to a complaint about the state of the land between Mill Banks and Albert Square, which is owned by BMDC, which was filed with BMDC about a year ago, I got a response asking me to meet with BMDC on-site, which I did. I put it to them that if a land-owner on Keighley Road let a site deteriorate to the same level as the site in question, the Council would have long since taken action against the owner. I was told that no money was available, which I rejected on the basis that the new financial year was just one week old at the time. Almost as if by magic, some money might be available after all and it is likely that small scale repairs and tidying of the site might take place soon. However, I was left with the distinct impression that making good the fence was little to do with the Council playing the good citizen and more to do with keeping caravans off, given the recent incident at the fun-fair ground further down Keighley Rd. The Mill Banks plot in question already has a gaping hole in the fence. As the conversation continued, it became apparent that being cash-strapped, the Council are anxious to dispose of some of its estate assets. A previous plan to build houses to the west of Sykes Lane is understood to have failed because agreement could not be reached with the owner of the current woodyard close to the fun-fair ground. Hence they are unable to reach the fenced-off plot north of the fair ground (which if I understood properly, is also owned by BMDC), this plot being the area where the housing estate road was to join Keighley Rd. I believe the plans to do this were approved before the non-agreement between the wood yard owners and the developers. So, the only real alternative way between Keighley Rd and the proposed new estate is through the BMDC plot between Mill Banks and Albert Square. In itself it raises an interesting point. The Council will surely be in a "conflict of interest" position in selling the plot of land, given that the housing development is probably a non-starter if they won't sell it. No doubt they will want to sell for fiscal reasons, but should an authority with such conflict of interest be the judge and jury of the respective planning application if and when it is filed? This is only hearsay but I am led to believe that other companies are now interested in developing the Tunnicliffe's and adjoining fields site. Given that both Mill Banks and Albert Square join Keighley Rd, the estate exit through the BMDC plot would make three junctions with Keighley Rd next to each other, which will surely never be permitted. This situation will be further exacerbated by the traffic from the dwellings on the Pennine Playgrounds site, about 50m away, all jockeying for position at rush hour times. So, this could be another reason for surveyor activity in Keighley Rd the other day. I hope this helps shed light on the matter. |
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| JeanD |
thanks for the information. I have been away for a number of weeks and therefore have been out of touch with all this |
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| countryman |
If Bradford are thinking of using this land as a new entrance it will be a major safety issue so near to other junctions and almost opposite Pennine Playgrounds and Naylor Myers/ the petrol station. |
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| localman |
I wish they would just get on and build the houses as the whole area by the canal the mucky old empty house, the woodyard with its burnt out house, the old caravan area is a bloody eye sore no wonder pikeys (gypsies) like to stop near there its home from home  just let them build some nice houses with nice gardens |
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| HB |
hate to say it but i'm with local man, we have to accept that new homes will be built, so why not on areas that are eye-saws. |
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| JeanD |
we all know it is the books and hope it is going to be housing that is required. Bungalows for retired would be great. Some in Silsden could sell their big houses and release them for families |
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| Pennypeck |
With respect localman and HB, nowhere did I say I was for or against the housing. The theme of the thread prior to my previous entry was about a person trying to find out what was going on in the area immediately south of the canal and my response was intended to add to what had already been said by other respondents. My site meeting with BMDC was about the state of their plot of land between Mill Banks and Albert Square and that conversation led on to them (BMDC) seeing their plot as the access to the proposed estate being an opportunity to divest of it, more than it being the ideal access. A previous application to build houses on what is now the Pennine Playgrounds site was refused on the grounds of there being too many entries onto Keighley Road between the canal bridge and the blue balls area, implying that BMDC already admit that their site is not the ideal point of access. Given various plans for supermarket development etc. accessed from further down Keighley Road, a bit of joined-up thinking is required, along the lines of a roundabout/major junction in the fun-fair ground area. The proposed estate against the canal is likely to be just for starters. Whatever assurances are given, the estate will spread towards the river, hence the access lower down Keighley Road is a sensible enough idea for it to be considered. Be assured that I concur that the area is better developed than left in its current state but it needs to be well thought out, not using the blunderbuss approach currently being mooted. It is hard to believe that the proposals have not yet reached the ears of the Town Council or others in the know. Perhaps they can enlighten us further. |
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events sale / wanted general have your say looking for.. skippy greengrass |
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