Explainer: A look at the new housing development in Churwell, Leeds

Construction is set to begin on a controversial housing estate on farmland near Morley. Persimmon Homes West Yorkshire plans to begin building the 450 homes on Laneside Farm, just off Victoria Road in Churwell in the Spring of 2022. The development was approved by Leeds City Council in late October 2021. According to a report by council officers, the development will be made up of 23 two bed apartments, eight two bed bungalows, 102 two bed semi/terrace houses, 125 three bed semi/terrace houses, 84 three bed detached and 108 four bed semi/terrace/detached houses.