Blow for builders and landowners as first Calderdale Garden Suburb Planning application declared invalid
Blow for builders and landowners as first Calderdale Garden Suburb Planning Application declared invalid In a surprising and dramatic turn of events, the first planning application for the Thornhills Garden Suburb, part of Calderdale Council’s ambitious and controversial Local Plan, was declared invalid on 24 April 2024. The contentious Local Plan has faced significant public […]
Judicial Review update
We wanteds to share an update on our Judicial Review of Calderdale’s Local Plan.
Thornhills Consultation
Housebuilder launches Thornhills consultation despite Judicial Review in High Court Following Calderdale Council’s adoption of their Local Plan on 22 March, the Clifton Neighbourhood Forum, with support from community groups across Calderdale, applied to the High Court seeking permission for a Judicial Review. On Friday, 25 August 2023, Deputy High Court Judge Karen Ridge granted […]
Garden suburbs consultation help
To help people respond to Calderdale’s current consultation on the Woodhouse and Thornhills Garden Suburbs/strategic sites; the Woodhouse Residents Association and Clifton Neighbourhood Forum have compiled some notes to help people understand some of the major issues. Set as questions relating to individual pages in the consultation documents, the aim is to help people navigate […]
Local Plan report – CVNF statement
The 655-page* report on the Examination of the Calderdale Local Plan has been published today. It will take some time to review and digest the content, but the substantial size of the report mirrors the scale of this examination. The CVNF has participated in the local plan process to help develop a sustainable and deliverable […]
Forum: new hearings needed
Clifton Village Neighbourhood Forum submits detailed responses to Calderdale Council’s local plan modifications and calls on Planning Inspector to hold fresh hearings into garden suburbs viability, transport and free school funding failure. The Clifton Village Neighbourhood Forum (CVNF) is working for a sustainable and deliverable plan for Clifton and continues actively participating in the local […]
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 […]
Forum to consider response
The Clifton Village Neighbourhood Forum will consider a response to the consultation exercise undertaken by Calderdale Council. The Forum will issue an official announcement later this week, the announcement will be published on this website and social media.
Enterprise Park Consultation
Calderdale Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority will be holding public drop-in sessions to hear your views on the proposed business park. Wednesday 20th February 2019 between 3pm and 7pmThursday 21st February 2019 between 3pm and 7pm.Both events are at;BRIGHOUSE CIVIC HALL,BRADFORD ROAD,BRIGHOUSE,HD6 1RW Find out more at the dedicated website: https://www.cliftonbusinesspark.co.uk/