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‘We just want to keep our beautiful field’: Community split over ‘affordable homes’ plan for estate’s green space

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Plans to build 30 new affordable homes on a much-loved field in the heart of an estate are dividing a community. The proposals would see rental housing ‘for local people’ built off Borrowdale Road, in Langley, Middleton.

The land is known locally as ‘The Ponderosa’ - also an old colloquial name for Langley itself. The project is being driven by Big Help Langley Developments - a community interest company formed by Langley Community Benefits Society and charity The Big Help.

West Middleton councillor Sue Smith - a founder member of the benefits society - has been instrumental in bringing the partnership together, and says the area is crying out for social housing.

But some locals insist The Ponderosa - used for community events and popular with dog walkers and children - is not the place for them.

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