Natural England’s response to the West Yorkshire ecologies findings.


Pretty much sums up what others have said on the matter.

That's no show-stopper!

Indeed, as others have said permission may still be given with the strict conditions that the mitigations are put in place prior to any commencement of works. Feel a little better after reading that.

Seems the potentially libellous leaflet is now online. www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/

Seems the potentially libellous leaflet is now online. www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/

Firstly, as has been pointed out, the issues in relation to Otter habitats is minor and I would expect that the planning condition that they have requested will indeed by added and that will be that.

The objectors website does now look professional and they have toned down the language on the site itself, so not sure why they would keep the very poor potentially libellous leaflet up there as well? But, I think the leaflet does them more harm than good, so let them keep it up there!

The use of the term 'Green Belt' is a key point to trying to drum up support for their objections and they are using it in such a way to make people think the land is a beautiful green public space. It isn't, it is in the main reclaimed industrial brown field land and is (and always has been) privately owned. It is not agricultural or recreation green space (in the main) and it is not used by the public for recreation or leisure, in fact other than a few locals who walk their dogs on the land and the use of the public footpaths, it is not used for anything. The entrances and exits to key parts of the site are protected by so called 'Gypsy mounds' to prevent travellers gaining entry to the site and setting up a camp.

I really hope that anyone who objects does pay attention to the details listed at the bottom of this page: www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/how-to-object.html as they're all dealt with in the plan, as far as I can tell

I really hope that anyone who objects does pay attention to the details listed at the bottom of this page: www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/how-to-object.html as they're all dealt with in the plan, as far as I can tell

where do they get only 4% is for the stadium? seems more like 15-16% looking at the areas listed on the plans.

Shh! Don't go talking sense, you'll only confuse them!

What about the five lakes development between Wakefield & Featherstone, surely the creation of hundreds of acres of wildlife habitat can be taken into account.

same goes for pugneys and also lofthouse colliery old site, there are loads more green and outdoor spaces now than there ever were in wakefield when i was growing up here

Stanley Marsh aswell loads of nature reserves in Wakefield we're just short of a decent stadium and jobs. Until the newmarket project gets the green light that is.

add Nostell colliery site where I worked now turned into a nature wood land walk area,
if we continue turning every disused work area back to nature we will end up back in the caves