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Horror as Horsforth green space is stripped bare

September 16, 2009 12:00 AM

Horror as Horsforth green space is stripped bare

Councillor calls for urgent enquiry after a conservation area is stripped of its trees by a developer.

The land located between New Road Side and Rein Road in Horsforth is part of Newlay Conservation Area. Previously untouched and populated with mature trees it was a haven for wildlife. Local councillors were informed yesterday that a large number of trees have been removed by a developer.

Cllr Brian Cleasby (Lib Dem, Horsforth) said:

"I was contacted by the secretary of Newlay Conservation Society who described this as a "rape" on the landscape. I am in total agreement and I have asked for an urgent enquiry into how this could have happened.

"My fellow ward councillors and I will not rest until we get to the bottom of this."

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