A public inquiry to decide the fate of land earmarked for 180 new homes in West Yorkshire has started this morning.
A government inspector is heading the meeting which will decide if land at Derry Hill in Menston, will be granted village green status. If given, it would block any developments on the greenbelt site. A final decision is expected at the end of this week.
Campaigner Steven Ellams has been speaking to Calendar.
The fate of a new housing development in a village between Leeds and Bradford is being debated at a Public Inquiry. Nearly 200 homes are planned on land at Derry Hill in Menston.
Hundreds of residents are expected to turn out to a meeting in Menston tonight to fight plans for the development of their village.
Read the full storyThe Government is looking at whether hundreds of homes should be built in a West Yorkshire village.
Taylor Wimpey and Barratt Homes are planning on building 300 homes in Menston, but now the Department for Communities and Local Government is looking at papers behind the decision.
It could be a lifeline to campaigners who want to stop the developments.
Local councillors in Guiseley and Rawdon have said they're "bitterly disappointed" at the news Bradford Council has given the go-ahead for 300 new homes in Menston.
Residents of a West Yorkshire village are vowing to fight on tonight after planners approved a bid to build hundreds of new homes nearby. Following a public meeting lasting more than eight hours, the proposal to develop the houses on former green belt land in Menston was given the go ahead.
Villagers queue around the block to register their protest against plans for two new housing developments in Menston, near Ilkley.
Up to 300 homes are planned for sites at Bingley Road and Derry Hill. A council meeting is due to last all day.
