Plans to build new school sports facilities on the site of a former golf cours e have been approved by Leeds City Council.
A 3G pitch and tennis courts will be laid opposite Cockburn High School in Beeston, on a portion of land which was once part of South Leeds Golf Course. More than 50 local people had objected to the scheme, predominantly on environmental grounds and fears for wildlife.
The site itself became part of the greenbelt Middleton Park estate in 2019 when the golf club running the site closed. But councillors voted in favour of development at a meeting on Thursday, by a majority verdict, having twice delayed making a decision on the plans this summer.
