Taylor Wimpey

Pope Street, Altofts. Picture by Google

Wakefield village residents object to planning application for 164 homes

More than 1,000 residents objected to the scheme and over 2,000 signed a petition calling for Wakefield Council to turn it down.

Anger as controversial plan to build over 400 village homes is approved

Applications to build more than 800 homes across the Wakefield district are to be voted on by councillors today.

Plan to build 800 homes across Wakefield district to be voted on today

Residents have blasted developers after paying £550,000 to live on 'desolate' newbuild estate which remains unfinished - FIVE years after people moved in. Pictured: Lin Glover

Our dream home is an unfinished building site...after 5 years

Allison Lund, of Altofts Community Action Group, with residents' objection letters against Taylor Wimpey's proposals to build houses at Altofts Hall Farm.

Plan to build more than 400 homes in village recommended for approval

Permission has been granted to knock down Altofts Hall Farm, subject to councillors voting in favour of a scheme build 408 homes on surrounding countryside.

Village farm to be demolished if major village housing development is approved

Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire has donated a public access defibrillator to Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club, as part of its commitment to the communities in which it builds.

Taylor Wimpey donates defibrillator to Pontefract Squash and Leisure Club

The deal is the first of a series of developments on local authority-owned land at City Fields.

Council approves Taylor Wimpey land sale for 135 more homes at City Fields

Senior councillors look set to agree to a land sale which would see 135 homes built.

City Fields: Council set to sell land to Taylor Wimpey to build 135 homes

Residents claim they have alreeady been blighted by flooding caused by recent new build schemes in Altofts.

'Dumping ground' - Residents’ flood risk fears over village housing plans

Residents say the local road network struggles to cope with traffic.

Altofts Hall Farm: More than 700 residents object to major village development

Objectors claim the village does not have the infrastructure to cope with the development.

Residents object to plan to build 400 homes in village

Construction company Taylor Wimpey donated one of their three public access defibrillators to Grange Park Bowling Club, Wakefield.

Construction firm gives life-saving defibrillators to Wakefield organisations

Fire crews on the building site yesterday.

Blaze breaks out at Wakefield building site

theft: Natalie Godfrey and pupils Miles ,Ethan, Betsy, Isabella and Theodore.

Life saving equipment stolen from outside Pontefract School

There is growing strength of feeling in Altofts against the plans.

Community turns out in force to object to 450-homes plan
A community meeting saw more than 85 people turnout as opposition against hundreds of homes in Altofts continues to mount.
Nick Frame

Huge swathes of residents are opposing the plans.

Meeting to oppose 450 village homes planned this weekend

Residents are making their feelings known.

Homes plan 'could double' size of village, residents fear

The land off Station Road is being earmarked for hundreds of homes. (Image from Google Maps)

Public invited to view plans for 450 new homes in Altofts, as opposition mounts ...

Allison and Andrew Lund, who live opposite the tree, launched the campaign to keep it.

Future of century-old tree to be decided this week

Allison and Andrew Lund, who live opposite the tree.

'Landmark tree' saved from the chop as support gathers pace

The upcoming development, named Newton Grange, is situated just off Leeds Road and will include a range of two to four-bedroom properties.

Work begins on new 89 home development in Wakefield

The site where the new homes will be built.

Controversial plan to build 89 new homes off Leeds Road in Newton Hill area of W...

The land on which the homes could be built is used by many locals for walking and exercise.

'This green land kept us sane during lockdown': More than 150 objections to Newt...

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More than 90 objections have been registered against plans for new homes in Wakefield.

Residents 'utterly dismayed' by plans for 91 new homes in Wakefield

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has applied for permission to build 91 homes on land off Leeds Road, Newton Hill, close to the junction with Silver Street.Stock image.

Plans revealed for 91 homes on land off busy Wakefield road
A developer has applied for permission to build almost 100 homes off a major Wakefield road.
Holly Gittins

Are you in the market for a new home? (Photo: Shutterstock)

You can get a discount on a new build home if you are an NHS or frontline worker

Protected: The land off Doctors Lane and Park Lane will be free from development for the next decade at least. (Google Maps).

Residents celebrate as land earmarked for nearly 1,000 new houses will be protec...

blooming great: Pupils got their spades out to help plant 50 daffodil bulbs.

How does your garden grow? Children enjoy planting daffodils

The Friends have been fighting plans for six years.

Campaigners gear up to fight plans for hundreds of homes

New face heads up housebuilder's Yorkshire region

The site off Park Lane where the new homes could be built. (Picture Google)

'˜We will fight against plan for 450 houses'

Land off Park Lane. Pic: Google.

Plan for 450 homes at Allerton Bywater in Leeds

The land at Allerton Bywater

Developer plans to build 450 homes on village's protected land

Residents are angry over housing plans at Newton Hill

Campaigners victorious in halting housing plans in Wakefield

Plans to build 300 new homes given go ahead

Normanton Library is re-opening after it's refurbishment.
Coun David Dagger

Plans to build 300 new homes put on hold

Objections to build 300 new homes -development could bring traffic, flooding and...