By John Baron
Thousands of comments have been posted on a citywide consultation asking people to have their say on the future of development and land use in Leeds.
A total of 8,683 comments were posted on sites within the West Leeds Dispatch circulation area until the consultation closed on Monday, 15 September.
1,244 comments were posted in Inner West Leeds, 4,073 in outer west, 3,239 on Horsforth sites in outer north west and 127 in inner north West, which includes parts of Burley. Land at West End Lane and Layton Lane in Horsforth was the most commented individual site, with 1,164 comments.
Comments will be considered by council planning officers, who will come back with final proposals for which sites could be developed.
The Leeds Local Plan is a legal framework that will set out the council’s vision and strategy for sustainable growth up to 2042.
The plan guides how land will be used and developed. It influences planning decisions to ensure any developments meet the needs of the community and the environment.
A range of potential sites included in the consultation were put forward by developers, landowners, residents and others. They are not suggestions or endorsements from the council but were put forward in a ‘call for sites’ that the council will evaluate to see whether they are suitable for development.
A 2,389-name petition against the development of Headingley Station Allotments was also submitted to Leeds City Council on Monday. The site also received 975 comments in the consultation.
- The Leeds Local Plan on-line portal can be found by visiting the website.
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