A NEW West Yorkshire mass transit system “must stop in Holme Wood” – Bradford Council has urged.

A consultation on the mass transit scheme, which will link all the cities and major towns in West Yorkshire, recently took place, and at a meeting of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Committee on Tuesday members will be given an update on some of the responses.

Among the groups to have responded to the consultation is Bradford Council, which said: “Mass Transit will need to serve Holme Wood directly, and facilitate new development.”

In reply to this response officers have assured the Council that a Holme Wood stop would be included, saying: “Holme Wood is already included in the vision, and the mass transit team will work with Bradford colleagues to develop options for Holme Wood though the wider programme development workstreams.”

A report into the early plans for the mass transit system says Holme Wood would be a stop on the route linking Bradford city centre with Dewsbury.

It says: “Much of South East Bradford and communities such as West Bowling, East Bierley and Holme Wood are in need of economic support and regeneration.”

The type of vehicle that will be used in the mass transit has not yet been decided.