Kinley Cat actually asked you a few questions but you only answerd the 1 what about the other 3/4 questions? or did you pass on those?

In answer to WTWTID


Don't know for sure but the UDF was adopted in 1994

Part agricultural, part colliery - the timescale is not relevant.

The purposes of including land within the Green Belt includeencouraging the recycling of derelict and other
urban land.

The pit closed in 1983 it became designated GB shortly after, the timescale is relevant as it was intended to regenerate the land, this in twenty odd years it has done.
The intention is not to in all circumstances to remain GB land, but to give the land time to recover. This land has been developed on many occaisions.
It is not and will not ever be a Great British beauty spot.

Don't buy into the LCC's objection, it's so thinly veiled it's untrue.

Testing the water is a phrase that comes to mind with relation to their U-turn in strategy.

New council, new tactics, old agenda for development toward Rothwell.
This objection plays by existing legislation which prohibits such a development, however if a petition from them to stop NM is turned down it is highly unlikely that a similar development on their side of the motorway would be turned down & leaves them in a strong position to ask for similar "favour" from the SoS.

They are playing dirty, but by the book. Just like in RL!!!!

I believe NM is nothing more than a test case for the LCC.
If we get the go ahead it's open season toward Rothwell.
If we get turned down they know the score for asking for a similar development within their own boarders.

Always thought this is the case, a point I made on another thread, I think it was silly billy (apologies if I'm wrong) bleating on about how Leeds is full of empty business units, so why should Wakefield build more!!!
When NM goes through just watch the planning apps go in for the adjacent areas in Leeds!!!

Without a doubt.
When this all get's built in 10 years or so it would be interesting to see where about the workers of J30 live.
I would bet a decent percentage being from Leeds. Not to mention our friends in Methley.