Archive for Month: January 2015

I have received the following information from the Council’s Chief Officer, Culture and Sport, which may be of interest to you: “As you will be aware, due to the overwhelming success of the Tour de France, including the positive economic and social benefits generated, Welcome to Yorkshire, Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) and British Cycling wish to create…

I am often asked where the various materials we put in our green bins end up. As part of my work on the Council’s Environment and Neighbourhood Scrutiny Board we visited the Council’s Recycling Contractor Martin’s at Beeston and were shown the various processing  facilities. I thought you would find it interesting to know about…

I have been approached by a local resident to ask when the Builder’s compound will be removed from this site as the site is now all but complete. I took this up with the Planning Enforcement team and set out below is the response I received: “Having visited the site just before Christmas, I found…

I have received confirmation that as a result of the pressure I have put on Highways they have agreed to fund the following Highways work: Farrar Lane – Structural Maintenance Treatment Process The length of Farrar Lane from A660 Otley Road to Raynel Drive. Work to be done in each section is: A660 Otley Road…

I have received confirmation that as a result of the pressure I have put on Highways they have agreed to fund the following Highways work: Preventative Surface Treatment Schemes The sections to be done are: Holt Lane from Holt Road to Otley Old Road The treatment to be done is Surface Dressing. Holt Park Approach…

I have been advised of the following information in relation to Old Lane, Bramhope: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(2) ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991 LEEDS CITY COUNCIL (OLD LANE, BRAMHOPE LEEDS) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) NOTICE 2015 WHEREAS Leeds City Council is the traffic authority for the Leeds Metropolitan District; and…

I have been approached by a local resident to ask about two recent collisions at this junction. I asked the police if they were aware of the accidents and they advised me as follows: “I believe the first was due to the work that they were doing on the lights at the time which had…

I refer to the above and would confirm that I have been advised of the following appeal details in respect of the above planning application, as follows: Planning Inspectorate Reference:           APP/N4720/W/14/3001480 Site:                427 Otley Road Leeds LS16 6AJ Proposal:       Change of Use of Shop to Hot Food Take Away and Installation of Ventilation Flue…

As you may be aware there was a public consultation in respect of education provision in Adel undertaken by Leeds Education Capacity Planning online in the summer/autumn. I have been chasing up the results of that consultation and have finally received the information below. “We have recently summarised the comments that were posted on the…

I have received the following udpate from The Post Office in relation to the proposals to move to Cookridge Lane: “Dear Cllr Anderson Cookridge Village Post Office® 91-93 Green Lane, Leeds, LS16 7EY I would like to thank you for your email of 18 December and as part of the National Consultation Team, I have…