Campaigners’ fury as hedges are cut at controversial Bingley site (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

It would be interesting to see if there's any evidence that they's checked the hedgerows for wildlife before destroying them.
It's a legal requirement to check for birds and other wildlife before touching hedges and trees.

It is a strange world we live in, we get told every day people need homes to live in and more people than houses etc. Yet a builder wants to build houses and everyone wants to stop him.

NIMBYS

Joedavid wrote:
It is a strange world we live in, we get told every day people need homes to live in and more people than houses etc. Yet a builder wants to build houses and everyone wants to stop him.

Whats wrong with doing up some of the abandoned houses in Bradford before building more, last time I was up allerton I would say around 75% of houses were boarded up.

angry bradfordian wrote:
It would be interesting to see if there's any evidence that they's checked the hedgerows for wildlife before destroying them.
It's a legal requirement to check for birds and other wildlife before touching hedges and trees.

have you a documents that contains this legal requirment !!

localydocaly wrote:

angry bradfordian wrote:
It would be interesting to see if there's any evidence that they's checked the hedgerows for wildlife before destroying them.
It's a legal requirement to check for birds and other wildlife before touching hedges and trees.

have you a documents that contains this legal requirment !!

Check the Natural England website under the 'regulation and licencing' section.

There's plenty of information on the 1997 Hedgerow Regulations and the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act which covers the removal of hedgerows and trees

angry bradfordian wrote:
It would be interesting to see if there's any evidence that they's checked the hedgerows for wildlife before destroying them.
It's a legal requirement to check for birds and other wildlife before touching hedges and trees.

Thanks, I now got an excuse not to cut my hedges.
If you live in my street hope you not mind.

"He said that he had since discovered the work was genuinely needed, but claims it was an insensitive time to do it, just days before the outcome of the final consideration on whether homes can be built on the site or not."
You're getting paranoid Mr Brown.

tyker2 wrote:
NIMBYS

YAWN

Joedavid wrote:
It is a strange world we live in, we get told every day people need homes to live in and more people than houses etc. Yet a builder wants to build houses and everyone wants to stop him.

So another comment from someone who doesn't live in the area then I presume?

I live directly opposite these fields and it will be a complete disgrace if 400 Houses were built.
The area is already too overcrowded, Crossflatts is a nightmare, Micklethwaite is a nightmare to get in and out of also, the Trains are already full at Crossflatts there is so many reasons why this shouldn’t go ahead yet for some reason people (Redrow) can’t see this.

RonnieRhino wrote:

Joedavid wrote:
It is a strange world we live in, we get told every day people need homes to live in and more people than houses etc. Yet a builder wants to build houses and everyone wants to stop him.

So another comment from someone who doesn't live in the area then I presume?

I live directly opposite these fields and it will be a complete disgrace if 400 Houses were built.
The area is already too overcrowded, Crossflatts is a nightmare, Micklethwaite is a nightmare to get in and out of also, the Trains are already full at Crossflatts there is so many reasons why this shouldn’t go ahead yet for some reason people (Redrow) can’t see this.

You can say that about lots of Bradford.
Also Schools full all over Bradford, and Health Services etc. over subscribed.

wewow_john wrote:

Joedavid wrote:
It is a strange world we live in, we get told every day people need homes to live in and more people than houses etc. Yet a builder wants to build houses and everyone wants to stop him.

Whats wrong with doing up some of the abandoned houses in Bradford before building more, last time I was up allerton I would say around 75% of houses were boarded up.

Maybe they're all owned by rapacious buy-to-let landlords whose rent demands are unaffordable by most normal people so they just put up the shutters until the market improves? Meanwhile people are sleeping on the streets.

In fact I would bet a good proportion of those 400 proposed houses end up in BTL landlords' hands with renters paying extortionate rents. It appears the BTL brigade are the only ones with enough money and sensible business plans to get the few available mortgages. The housing market is in a hell of a mess.

anticrimelord71 wrote:

tyker2 wrote:
NIMBYS

YAWN

TIRED NIMBYS?

MontyLeMar wrote:

wewow_john wrote:

Joedavid wrote:
It is a strange world we live in, we get told every day people need homes to live in and more people than houses etc. Yet a builder wants to build houses and everyone wants to stop him.

Whats wrong with doing up some of the abandoned houses in Bradford before building more, last time I was up allerton I would say around 75% of houses were boarded up.

Maybe they're all owned by rapacious buy-to-let landlords whose rent demands are unaffordable by most normal people so they just put up the shutters until the market improves? Meanwhile people are sleeping on the streets.

In fact I would bet a good proportion of those 400 proposed houses end up in BTL landlords' hands with renters paying extortionate rents. It appears the BTL brigade are the only ones with enough money and sensible business plans to get the few available mortgages. The housing market is in a hell of a mess.

Those claiming housing benefit, many of whom are working, will never have the option of buying. They have no choice when social housing, who's stocks have been depleted through the right to buy schemes, is unavailable but to look to the private rental market and hope the housing benefit will cover it. The housing benefit cap that is being introduced is only needed to stop the landlords milking as much as they can from the system although it hasn't stopped the government's propaganda machine using this as another means of demonising the claimants and giving the impression it is they who are being financially rewarded. In the recent council tax benefit debate it was interesting though not unexpected to see who was standing up for those wanting to continue claiming relief on second homes and empty properties to aid those with housing portfolios whilst having no problem demanding a 25% contribution from thoses already living on the bare minimum.

Joedavid wrote:

RonnieRhino wrote:

Joedavid wrote:
It is a strange world we live in, we get told every day people need homes to live in and more people than houses etc. Yet a builder wants to build houses and everyone wants to stop him.

So another comment from someone who doesn't live in the area then I presume?

I live directly opposite these fields and it will be a complete disgrace if 400 Houses were built.
The area is already too overcrowded, Crossflatts is a nightmare, Micklethwaite is a nightmare to get in and out of also, the Trains are already full at Crossflatts there is so many reasons why this shouldn’t go ahead yet for some reason people (Redrow) can’t see this.

You can say that about lots of Bradford.
Also Schools full all over Bradford, and Health Services etc. over subscribed.

So it's perfectly OK to ruin one of the most beautiful parts of that area then?

Have you been to the area can I ask?