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Objectors have been buoyed up by recent developments on the site, with evidence of historic mine working prompting the Coal Authority to advise that Bellway should revise its plans.

Now Save Mirfield has reiterated its call for extensive surveys to be carried out across the entirety of the site, which is close to grade II listed Balderstone Hall.

And they claim it is not even designated for housing as it is classified as “safeguarded” in Kirklees Council’s Local Plan and as “provisional open land” in the Urban District Plan that preceded it.

“Our lawyers and consultants believe that the council should be looking at it as if it’s not available for housing,” said Mrs Tyler.

“We have asked for the whole site to be investigated. We wrote to council planners and asked for our concerns to be passed onto the Coal Authority.”

Kirklees Council’s Joanne Bartholomew said: “Bellway Homes have been asked to carry out a site investigation to find out the locations of any former mining activity which may exist on the site.

“Until this work is complete, and the results have been published and considered, it is not possible to provide the date of the planning committee which the application would be presented to for a decision.

“Bellway Homes are responsible for the cost of the site investigation works and the reports.”