A schoolboy has suffered a major setback in his crusade to bring about better play facilities on his home estate.

Robert Moore, of Festival Avenue, raised a 120-name petition in July demanding a skate park and swings in the middle of Hawthorne Crescent, in Windhill.

But the 13-year-old's proposal has been rejected by landowner Bradford Community Housing Trust after residents raised a rival petition saying the scheme would be a magnet for anti-social behaviour and noise.

Despite his disappointment, Robert is now scouring the neighbourhood for other sites which may be deemed more appropriate.

He has already got his eye on a patch of land near playing fields on Poplar Crescent, which he believes would be an ideal location.

His dad, also called Robert, said: "He is obviously disappointed with the decision on his original plan, but he understands that you have to compromise if there is a problem with local residents.

"It's a shame the majority of decent children are being penalised by a minority who people fear will cause trouble.

"Robert is still pushing ahead and trying to come up with an alternative site. He spent the last week going round looking for sites.

"He has seen a couple of possibilities, including one on Poplar Crescent, where there is a big field which has got three or four football pitches on it.

"On the same field, there's a left over bit of land which is far enough away from houses not to create a noise nuisance, but can be overlooked by residents and obviously the footballers."

Lorraine O'Brien, executive director of Shipley Community Housing Trust, said: "We are not closing the door on Robert, but the site he proposed was not suitable because of the residential properties and the potential noise level of the facility.

"He is going to have another look around and if he comes back to us with another site, we will go through the same process.

"Finding suitable land in Windhill is not easy because most of it is on a slope or tree-lined."

Shipley MP Philip Davies, who backed Robert's campaign, praised the teenager for highlighting the need for better play facilities in Windhill.

"Nothing is going to be done on that particular patch of land on Hawthorne Avenue, so it's a case of looking for another site," added Mr Davies.