Health and dental hub gets the green light in Keighley
Plans to open a health and dental hub in Keighley, West Yorkshire, have been given the green light.
Proposals for a multi-million pound centre, which will provide GP, mental health, dental and midwife services, have been approved, despite calls to use the land for a park.
Some residents appealed to the council to preserve the green space and provide continued access to the park for local people, but the proposals for the health facility have been given the go ahead.
The site was previously owned by Keighley College and was purchased by Bradford Council in 2006 thanks to a grant from Yorkshire Forward.
The buildings used by the college have since been demolished, creating space for a new health centre. Before the plans for the hub were approved, a temporary green space was created for residents and many have called for the park to remain. A petition attracted more than 1,900 signatures.
Despite support for the green space to remain in place, plans for the health facility will go ahead. Ben Middleton, assistant director of estates and finance at the council, said that leaving the area as green space and not using it for health services would mean that the council promised to use the funding for a purpose that was not fulfilled.
Some councillors have suggested that alternative sites for the hub could be considered to ensure that local people have access to both essential healthcare services and green spaces.
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