PLANS TO build 62 houses on the edge of Silsden have prompted renewed calls for a bypass and replacement school.

The proposals for a new estate off Bolton Road, on the Addingham side of Silsden, have already attracted several objections.

Townspeople claim existing traffic problems in Bolton Road would be worsened by new residents trying to access the road from the estate.

Silsden town Mayor Chris Atkinson has demanded planning permission is not given until a long-awaited bypass is built to take traffic away from the town centre.

He and fellow town councillors have voted to oppose the plan on several grounds, particularly the lack of infrastructure in Silsden to cope with so many new houses.

Cllr Atkinson and fellow town and district councillor Adrian Naylor have organised a meeting this month where people can put forward their views.

Councillors Atkinson and Naylor’s surgery will be in Silsden Town Hall today (Monday) from 6pm, and will be attended by an agent for the developer.