Is Greetland being treated unfairly ?

With concerns over air quality in Greetland, is Greetland being treated un-fairly ? [1] If we look at the initial draft plan, in particular Elland, quite a few large sites have been filtered. Out of the sites that haven't been filtered out, these combined make an area of 23.13 hectares with an estimated residential capacity...

Could Elland become a tourist hotspot ?

Subject to government approval, Elland is to undergo a major exciting transformation funded by the governments ‘High Street Fund’, the business case for which has been submitted and a decision is awaited, that is expected to be delivered in December. [1] If successful Southgate to Northgate is to be pedestrianized with access maintained for deliveries...

Does Halifax need another station?

According to deputy leader of Calderdale Council, Councilor Barry Collins... “Around two million people use Halifax train station every year, and we have an ambitious target to see 50% more rail trips in 2026 than in 2016.” [1] The actual figure for 2016/17 is 1,982,148 according to the Station usage statistics that are published every...

Should Greetland have a railway station?

With £22 million being spent on a new railway station for Elland, just what about Greetland? [1] A station upon the site of the previous ‘Greetland’ Railway Station that closed in 1962 was suggested by Chris Blakely within the Halifax Courier on the 11th April 2014. [2] Such a station upon this site has the...

Is the (Proposed) Elland Railway Station in the right place?

Without a doubt Elland, will be the next place within Calderdale to receive a brand new railway station. Regardless as to whenever or not this should be delivered before or after a brand new station at Hipperholme that unlike Elland, suffers from significant levels of nitrogen dioxide and as a result lies within an ‘Air Quality...

Elland Station Cost Soars by over 50%

Earlier today the Halifax Courier unveiled how a new study into a potential new railway station for Elland has been completed. Undertaken by GHD Transportation, this project has been estimated to cost “£14m and would include contractors fees, direct construction costs, design, project management and rail disruption costs during construction”. Only £8 million more than...