New consultation on A641 schemes
Calderdale Council announced a consultation in the A641 Brighouse – Bradford – Huddersfield improvement scheme. We are working with a small team and will publish a detailed response to the large-scale proposals (including how you can participate) in a day or two, you can find more information on the proposals here The proposals include information on schemes […]
Forum calls for local plan to be withdrawn
Clifton (24 May 2021); the Clifton Village Neighbourhood Forum (CVNF) today instructed solicitors to write formally to the Planning Inspector detailing the long-standing concerns with Calderdale’s draft local plan, transport and infrastructure evidence, concerns with air quality and post-hearing revisions to a consultation document. The letter urges the Inspector to recommend Calderdale Council withdraws the […]
Forum comments on late release of documents
Clifton Village Neighbourhood Forum (CVNF) continues to participate in Calderdale’s local plan examination, seeking a sustainable and deliverable outcome for Clifton Village as part of our work in creating a viable neighbourhood plan. Calderdale submitted its local plan under the NPPF 2019 transition arrangements. At the time of submission, the council confirms the plan is […]
Date announced for planning application
Calderdale Council has confirmed its planning committee will hear Calderdale’s reserved matters application for the enterprise zone on 30 March, at 2 pm. We continue to have significant concerns about the application; although the site was zoned for employment use in the August 2006 Replacement Unitary Development Plan, the site has never been developed and […]
Additional documents added to planning portal
Your Forum is concerned that the Clifton Enterprise Zone applicant added 13 new documents to the planning portal on the 9th February, just two days before the closing date for comments. Strong representations have been made to Calderdale Council; your Forum has also raised this issue with Councillor Howard Blagbrough and our MP, Craig Whittaker. Cllr […]
Calderdale invites comments on planning application
Calderdale invites comments on Clifton Enterprise Zone application Calderdale Council recently published the planning application for the proposed Clifton Enterprise Zone and is now inviting comments on the application. The consultation is open until 11:55 pm on Wednesday, 10th February. The planning committee will want to hear your views, and local knowledge, about any positive/negative […]
Further consultations!
The second stage of Calderdale’s Local Plan Examination completed on Friday 4th December 2020. The Planning Inspector, Katie Childs, informed Calderdale Council that a further round of consultations, and Stage Three hearings, would be required before she could reach a conclusion and make a decision on their Local Plan. Your Fourm was well represented at […]
Our responses
Our professional advisers submitted hearing statements on our behalf to respond to the Planning Inspector recently. The next stage of the hearings (remember the plan hasn’t yet been found sound), are scheuduled to talk place in October and November. The hearing statements help to set out our position regarding the evidence that Calderdale had published […]
Clifton EZ update – November 2019
Our friends at the Clifton Village Neighbourhood Forum issued the following update “Calderdale Council recently announced a submission of futher information on their environmental statement for outline planning application for the Clifton Business Park. The environmental statement is a key part of any planning application and these amendments may be in light of earlier submissions. […]
Clifton EZ-questions
CVNF urge participation – Clifton Forum Chairman, Tony Perryman, has confirmed the CVNF will be releasing a ‘questions to consider document’; the document will be sent to all Forum members on Saturday 16 February and a copy available on Clifton websites. Comments Tony, “We urge all residents of Clifton to take an interest in this […]