This weekend saw a big step forward in our plans for the Greenside Greenway. The full infill application, that would have scuppered the whole project, was refused by Leeds City Council. The two official documents outlining the reasons for refusal can be found at the links below. Officer Report Refusal of Planning Permission Despite the … Continue reading Full Infill Planning Permission Refused

Thank you to The Squeaker for allowing us to let local people know about our campaign. If you haven't had it through the door, you can view it online here. We're on pages 40-41.

Please support our friends at Save Tong and Fulneck Valley and object to Bradford Council's plan to build a road across the Tong and Fulneck Valley, which in turn will allow them build houses and industrial units. In our view this will destroy Black Carr Woods and precious greenbelt. A document is linked below. Please print … Continue reading Please object to the building of a new road in the Tong and Fulneck Valley

We've added a page to the site with lings to other complimentary projects. Take a look here. First up is the Bradford to Halifax Greenway that is very similar to our project in the fact it incorporates a tunnel. If you have time please object to the planning application for abandonment. Full instructions are here.

Dear members and friends, Please join us next Wednesday June 12 2019 at 7.00 pm in the Tong Village Hall (The Old Schoolroom). We are holding a Trustees meeting and there will be a short amount of trustee business, but the main purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Bradford Council proposals for a … Continue reading A message from our friends at the Save Tong Valley campaign

Members of the Pudsey Greenside Greenway Group are working with West Yorkshire Bat Group. At the latest Bat Group training batty enthusiasts met at St Chads in Far Headingley and were reminded how the West Yorkshire Bat Survey works with volunteers walking 3 to 4 kilometres with specialist bat detection equipment along a pre determined … Continue reading Looking out for the bats

Many thanks to all the volunteers that came out on a rainy Saturday morning to help us clear litter from the proposed route of the Greenway. We cleared several bags of rubbish from the footpaths running from Lowtown to Robin Lane.  

We continue to campaign against the rail cutting full infill planning application which is currently still undecided. We understand the developer is reconsidering the pending planning application. We are still fundraising for a full feasibility study of the three phases of the proposed Greenside Greenway route.