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From: l.aurie Boyle, farms. This idyll exists. It is known or consensus? Who voted for this To a developer it is always better sites with permission remain Hopperton, Harroga~~____ _ as Allerton Park and it has been incinerator? Not the residents, or to build on a field rather than a undeveloped, including the selected by the farmers or the businesses or former industrial site. Building on derelict former Kirkstall Forge NOR1H Yorkshire is the largest County Council as the site for a the schools. a field is cheaper and quicker, the site, clearly visible from the train rural county in and giant waste incinerator, bigger People of North Yorkshire, you houses will sell for more and your and blighting the neighbouring tourism, as a major contributor to than Wembley Stadium, taller must not allow this arrogant, shareholders will think you are world class Kirks tall Abbey. its economy, is being continually than YorkMinster, designed to undemocratic council to ruin wonderful. promoted. burn household and commercial your county and your health and Unfortunately for the residents, From: Nino Hoblyn, North Let me ask you to imagine an waste for the whole county and possibly your livelihood. as soon as the site is complete, Street. caistor. idyllic spot in the countryside, probably pollute up to 1,250 Fight against this utter stupidity tlle developer walks away leaving approximately halfway between square miles of it. by getting your representatives an unsightly and irreversible WHEN David came up against two of the principal tourist Who is going mad here? Is (cour.:::illors, MPs etc) to break the environmental disaster called Goliath he has "stones" for his resorts of and , this an example of "joined up habit of a lifetime and represent urban sprawl together with its sling to bring this man down, within sight of the A1 (M) and thinking" or should we perhaps your views instead of following attendant travel problems. but, as the people ofHolrnfirth equidistant from the North York join together to call for the their own bizarre agenda, before Just what does it take to get the are finding out and many more Moors and the Dales. sacking of the chief executive it's too late. message through to Westminster in our rural towns, today's giant Within a two mile radius of this and his colleagues for even and to the Civic Hall about the comes in the name ofTesco site are all the modem tourist considering or proposing it? From: Alec Denton, Oxford already over-developed A65 (Yorkshire Post, March 17). attractions. A newly-built golf Is there anyone in North Avenue, Guiseley. corridor and problems such as And lo and behold, anyone course with a driving range and Yorkshire, outside of the council's the potential loss of established who doth stand in their path plans for a luxury five-star hotel. ivory tower, who could possibly 1HE statement you attribute to and irreplaceable allotments in and brings down their wrath; An established caravan park and approve, when there are more Coun Richard Lewis (Yorkshire Rothwell, and why should we you will find many more who a Grade 1listed building (a castle attractive, greener and cheaper Post, March 19) that "developers have to accept without question fought tooth and nail against this no less), the most important alternatives? The people are are no longer interested in the guess of some bureaucrat juggernaut. Gothic revival in England, open opposed to the plan and more working in the city centre- they about the size of the population Stones have been replaced to the public and available for than 10,000 have petitioned are pushing to develop greenfield in2028? by acorns. IfDavid were alive weddings and events. against it. locations" is a disgrace. Our elected councillors and today he would no doubt be very Pheasants being reared in the All the local parish councils and Instead of pandering to MPs must stand firm and hard pushed to bring this one woods, a country park used for the town councils have expressed "developers", should Coun Lewis needs to remember to heel, knowing that we have a walking and equestrian events objections and Harrogate Council have a development policy he was elected to serve the government with a glass back and and a paint balling and quad (a mandatory consultee) has now stating clearly that the available people of Leeds and not ears that go conveniently deaf biking centre, all of which are voted unanimously against the brownfield sites must be the developers. when spoken to on such grave surrounded by open countryside, application. Where is democracy? developed before precious green It is to the shame of Leeds City matters that concern local folk small villages, country pubs and Where is localism, the Big Society belt land is released. Council that so many brownfield with local trade.