Aireborough’s Neighbourhood Plan has made a good start with an outline Green Masterplan, put together by planning consultants AECOM over the Autumn of 2015, using the research and input done […]
Welcome to Aireborough the most ‘average’ area in the country according to the 2001 census. A BBC news article described it thus, “Aireborough – a district in the north-west suburbs […]
What we know from this country and the Continent is that if you involve people from the beginning, you get better development, you get development that is more consistent with […]
The initial research for the Aireborough Neighbourhood Forum shows that placemaking will be vital to addressing many of the key issues; so, just what is placemaking. Placemaking is the creation […]
We all have thoughts and ideas about the area in which we live, work and play. There are things we like, things we dislike, and even things we’d like to […]
Areas all over Leeds, Bradford, Yorkshire, and England are getting involved in Neighbourhood Planning. An area does not have to have a plan; it may choose to rely on a […]
This is the map of Aireborough we are using for the Neighbourhood Plan; it excludes Rawdon Parish and Bramhope and Carlton Parish, but we will be working closely with both […]
New Birks Farm on Ings Lane, Guiseley has been falling into disrepair for a number of years. The owners are now seeking to develop the area around the old farm […]
They ought to make a film about the Queensway School Closure Proposal, one of those feel good British movies where a community rises up against bureaucratic injustice and unexpectedly wins. […]
UPDATE 22 NOVEMBER 2022: We are more than pleased to announce that Leeds City Council announced at lunchtime today that the closure process for Queensway Primary School will be halted; […]
The old Kirklands site on Queensway is identified in the Site Allocation Plan (SAP) as suitable for development for 17 units. A planning application has now been received to develop […]
Consultation on proposals for a new transport system around Leeds Bradford Airport particularly on the east side around Scotland Lane and Whitehouse Lane; this includes the route to the proposed […]
Leeds City Council declared a ‘climate emergency’ in 2019 and is now consulting on new planning policies to help bring about ‘Net Zero’ by 2030 across the City. Important updates […]
As many will know, the above site was allocated for development in the Leeds Site Allocation Plan. The proposal was for retirement housing, and only half the site could be […]
Updated 23 October 2022 – we have added in some supporting evidence from Ofsted reports and another good point for an alternative approach given by Forum members. A large, united […]
Much upset has been caused at the sudden announcement to Queensway parents at the end of September that Leeds City Council are proposing to shut the school in July 2023 […]
There is much disquiet across Aireborough about the sudden proposal by Leeds City Council to close Queensway Primary School in July 2023. A march to express this is being held […]
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