NAMES synonymous with community spirit in Burley-in-Wharfedale will be forever remembered at a new housing development.

Street names commemorating some of the village's most notable benefactors will be used at the development of former mental hospital, Scalebor Park.

The Shipley Area Panel of Bradford City Council voted to use the full names William Fison, William Forster, John Gilmour, Donald Aldred, Jill Kilner and Ron Lawton, at a

meeting last week.

Bernard Calpin, of Shipley Town Hall's planning department, said: "The reason why they went to the area panel is that they were names to commemorate people. All forenames and surnames have been accepted."

Michael Wormald, managing director of Burley Developments, who put forward the names, said: "We are very pleased. The names were suggested by the local community and we were quite happy to go along with their suggestions."

John Gundry, a committee member of Burley Community Council, said: "This is a nice way of remembering people who have given service to the village community."

William Fison and William Forster, who established Greenholme Mill, were renowned for their philanthropic attitude towards their workers.

They men were determined to provide a decent level of housing and education.

Donald Aldred was a well-known vicar of Burley Parish Church and devoted much energy to helping the community.

Jill Kilner and Ron Lawton were former chairmen of Burley Community Council.

The suggested names Scalebor and Highlands, after a house in the grounds which has been demolished, were also accepted.

l A VAST portion of former mental hospital Scalebor Park has been sold to another developer.

Burley Developments plc has sold off the lion's share of the development, where more than 50 houses are to be created.

Michael Wormald, managing director of the company, said: "We have sold the larger part of the site, the old Scalebor House site.

"We have kept West Lodge and Highlands, where we are building executive houses. The rest has been sold.

"We are completing the traffic calming

measures up Moor Lane, which we started last October."

Fears had been raised by a committee member of Burley Community Council that the new owners of the development, David Wilson Homes, may wish to change the

original plans.

John Gundry said: "The worry from the community's point of view is that they might now want to change the scheme.

"We hope that they are not intending any major changes on the application, which has been approved.

"We are reasonably satisfied with the

current scheme."

But the concerns were quashed by the Morley-based company. A spokeswoman for David Wilson Homes said that they had no intention of redesigning the scheme.