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We're passionate about keeping our greenbelt, and greenfields, green. #GardenVillageVisions (or nightmares)

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

Calderdale draft budget: £650k for Clifton Business Park land assembly despite no jobs or income (yet).

A scheme we believe undermines the Council's anti-poverty strategy.

Is this the right priority during a cost-of-living crisis?

https://t.co/9cnaz5bJgg

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

In 2019, Calderdale Council promised a “transformational corridor”. 6 years later, what remains of the scheme fits mostly into a pot of road paint. Calderdale promised transformation – residents will be left with painted tarmac https://t.co/Z6358nkiFJ

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

@WestYorkshireCA The hypocrisy. You've recycled the WY+TF road scheme as some carbon friendly idea, but your inflated jobs + housing qty is at the heart of west yorks green belt destruction. Total green wash; have a word with yourself!

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

@martynbolt yes, South East Calderdale

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

@ScottAPatient @dianatremayne @Plant_Treaty @veganuary @TheVeganSociety @XRCalderdale @LuddfootLabour @CalderdaleD @CalderGreens @CalderLabour @togetherkev A small, meaningless press stunt vs. reality. The reality is you voted to destroy Calderdale farmland. The stunt—borrowing over £50 million to destroy said land—how does this support Calderdale farmers?

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

Brighouse air pollution has been out of control for 17 years.

Do you think Calderdale Council has realised?

We're not sure because, with 36% of Calderdale's planned new employment and 43% of the borough's new housing in Brighouse, they clearly don't believe there's an issue.

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

Calderdale to the Planning Inspector: the Thornhills roof tax would be £6,431/dwelling. Since the hearings finished it's now £16,983/dwelling (a whopping 164% increase).

Do you wonder if the 'garden suburbs' were ever viable?

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

@JoshFG @greenbenali Err, nope. Sustainability is at the Local Plan start (hint: it's your 1st local plan objective).

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

@ScottAPatient Translation: We've borrowing like never before to grow commuter-villes for Leeds n'Manchester. We're providing cycle lanes alongside gridlock traffic lanes and praying electric vehicles cut air pollution.

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

Calderdale allocated excess employment land, equivalent to 53 FIFA-sized football pitches, beyond what is required for the proposed jobs.

Planning Inspector: "The identified provision of 112 ha is higher than the identified requirement of 73 ha and historical take -up rates."

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

New farm shop: irony or the ultimate insult?

Here's a 'Spot the Difference' competition?

The left picture shows farmland. The right picture shows mass housing, despite the promises: no health centre or secondary school, no farm left but we get a farm shop—irony or insult?

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

Common sense from some councillors, with no scrutiny from most - how can £50m+ borrowing be justified for private developers to profit?https://t.co/GLfL6zjnNX

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

Excellent news - this is Calderdale communities standing together @CliftonForum @cprewestyorks

[CPRE West Yorkshire @cprewestyorks]

The High Court gives green light to Judicial Review of Calderdale Local Plan - read how CPRE West Yorkshire helped to connect Calderdale community groups https://t.co/pExkhMS6hP

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

Legal action to have local plan thrown out sees claim against @Calderdale and @luhc - great to support from across Calderdale

[Clifton Forum @CliftonForum]

Wow! We're now less than £150 from our minimum funding target. Read more and support our legal action against Calderdale Council and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities here https://t.co/CD7x2NHwjB

[Clifton Forum @CliftonForum]

Thanks to the 309 individual donations, we're now just £1,095 from our minimum target to fund the application for a Judicial Review of Calderdale's Local Plan. Every penny pledged counts, and we'll share a case update later today. https://t.co/CD7x2NHwjB

[SaveOurSpen 🍃💚🍃 @SaveOurSpen]

Applicant increased number of jobs to be available in proposed warehouse in Scholes from 1300 jobs to 2400 midway through the process🤔.Council asked for explanation & breakdown of job types & numbers but as of our meeting of 5th Jan 2023 with Council officers,info not provided!

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

@Jamesdbaker1 @Calderdale @LibDems You can also take pride in helping to preside over the most significant destruction of Calderdale's greenbelt outside your constituency - remember it's local lib dem support for labour's local plan - on your watch - that pushed this through

[thornHELLS @thornhells]

@AmyAnemone @hilaryr13 @SaveOurSpen @TracyBrabin @kimleadbeater @KirkleesCouncil Link road was in Calderdale plan seen by Planning Inspector but removed from A641 scoping. Great comments on https://t.co/Hsaa9AiXTx