Councillors due to vote on £9m plans for new sixth form college in Leeds

The applicants say the college is needed and would offer a “natural” next step for pupils leaving a nearby high school

In its application, Luminate insisted there is a “surplus” of playing pitches in Pudsey and that its existing pitches to the north of Crawshaw Academy “are more than adequate”. But other concerns raised by opponents include increased noise and disturbance and the lack of public transport connections to and from the site. It is feared that poor bus services in particular may force more students to drive and prompt excessive traffic in the area.

The land off Kent Road in Pudsey where the proposed sixth form college would be built. Picture: Google, when a committee of councillors meets to discuss it on Thursday May 11. The committee has the final say on whether or not the college can be built.

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