Campaigners are fighting to save a footpath - through a village green - from the hands of a developer.

Protesters in Wilsden, near Bingley, fear plans to convert the derelict Methodist chapel in Main Street will mean the loss of the green next to the building.

Chapel owner Noel McGurk bought the Grade II listed property in 2000 and has submitted an application to transform it into 11 apartments.

And he plans to buy the Bradford Council-owned green space, on the corner of Crack Lane and Main Street, for parking.

Sharon Walker, of Crack Lane, and other objectors have applied to the Council to have the footpath through the green included on the rights of way map.

"We're doing all we can to try to save the green and the footpath," said the mother-of-two.

"Crack Lane is a rat-run and we're worried that if a car park is built, it will be even more dangerous for the elderly and children."

Pensioner Betty Ward said the path was used regularly by residents walking to the shops.

The village society supports the scheme and members said they were keen to see the eyesore developed.

A Bradford Council planning officer said: "The Council owns the land but it is not formally recognised as a village green."