Apologies if this has been posted already but there was an article in Pont and Cas Express today about Leeds Council opposing your stadium plans. Stumbled across this in my search for it (looks same information in essence) Quote A development which includes a 12,000-seater stadium for rugby league side Wakefield Wildcats would have detrimental effects on Leeds's green belt, concerned councillors have said. The stadium, large warehouse units, a 120-bedroom hotel and a drive-through restaurant would be built off junction 30 of the M62, near the boundary of Leeds and Wakefield.'" www.guardian.co.uk/leeds/2010/ma ... evelopment

Apologies if this has been posted already but there was an article in Pont and Cas Express today about Leeds Council opposing your stadium plans. Stumbled across this in my search for it (looks same information in essence) Quote A development which includes a 12,000-seater stadium for rugby league side Wakefield Wildcats would have detrimental effects on Leeds's green belt, concerned councillors have said. The stadium, large warehouse units, a 120-bedroom hotel and a drive-through restaurant would be built off junction 30 of the M62, near the boundary of Leeds and Wakefield.'" www.guardian.co.uk/leeds/2010/ma ... evelopment

Like I said earlier on a different thread, Wakefield should side with Sheffield and oppose the Leeds Arena!

The traffic heading towards the Arena will cause major problems on the M1 Northbound as it moves past Junctions 39, 40, & 41. This in turn will create traffic issues on Denby Dale Rd, Dewsbury Rd, Leeds Rd and the Dual carriageway which is the main rd used by West Yorkshire police vehicles. All these Rds are major arteries providing access into and out of Wakefield for commuters, residents and commercial traffic.

If the service roads into and out of Wakefield distribution base are detrimentally affected then future relocations into Wakefield by multinational, Blue chip companies is jeopardised. In addition there is the potential for Wakefield’s location as a service & distribution hotspot being ruined by Leeds Council. Thousands of present and future jobs will be on the line as a result.

Did Leeds City Council consult Wakefield Met Council before forging ahead with plans for this Arena!

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If I was Wakefield Council I would tell them to **** off. If it falls within Wakefield Councils jurisdiction then what the hell does it have to do with them??

If the boot was on the other foot and they were building just their side of the boundary and Wakefield complained do you think they would listen, would they hell!!

It was initially in the papers a couple weeks before the election. I don't think there is much substance to it and i don't believe that Leeds council can influence the decision.

As far as I am aware the people that matter in Leeds Council have been consulted and kept informed about the development all along and have no problems at all with it - quite the opposite in fact



I think the councillors referred to in the article are the ones the NIMBYS have enlisted with their scaremomgering half-truths.

It reminds me very much of a report from the YEP or YP about a month back so I don’t know whether it’s recycled old news that came from the councillors pre-election (when they were chasing votes).

TRB will be able to clarify things but I though LCC were involved in the initial design of the scheme.

Before I moved to Peterborough I lived in Leeds for about 30 years and I am aware of a developments that Leeds City Council allowed to be built on "Green Belt" land. It never seems to bother them when they are set to reap the financial rewards.

Besides I would take what LCC say with a pinch of salt. They have been building this 'Arena' since Jesus was a lad, not to mention their ill fated supertram. I would suggest that LCC get there own house in order and worry more about what going on in their own city and let WMDC get on with running theirs.

I suspect this is grandstanding by some councillors who want to be seen to be taking action having been lobbied by the NIMBY's; they do what they have to do to show that they've tried, then move on.

Next!

For someone who followed ice hockey back in the day, the 'Leeds Arena' always amuses me. Leeds United spent £250k on rights to a franchise for their Superleague from the Sheffield Steelers then add on to that the other costs of designs and staff hired for something never built!

If anyone outside scuppers this development, it will be a very sad day...unless Leeds City Council are going to create thousands of jobs on the doorsteps of WMDC residents.

For clarity:

We expect LCC to support the scheme, although there will be some people - councillors included - who will object.

This is not, nor is anywhere near, a show-stopper!

We all 'ate Leeds, we all 'ate Leeds, we all 'ate Leeds etc. etc.

(except for that nice armadillo!)

Maybe Leeds council should flatten Aysgarth and other nearby parts of Lupset and re-house residents if they are truly concerned about trees.