Campaigners say their fight against a new Otley housing scheme will go on - despite the fact they are to draw up their own blueprint of how the development should benefit the town.

Members of Residents Against Greenbelt Erosion deny they are giving up the fight to save Green Belt land between Meagill Rise and St David's Road, but have been warned it could be too late.

Now they are identifying how the Taywood Homes' bid would affect the town to try and influence the final development on the 4.9 hectare site - but only if they cannot persuade planning chiefs to reject it in full.

The official document - to be presented to city councillors - will state what type of housing people want, how to solve increased traffic problems and improvements to a number of town services.

Joyce Clerk, of RAGE, said: "We want to put forward a coherent and structured argument to Leeds City Council.

"If we cannot get it rejected, we need the conditions we want in place. We need to get into the planning process and influence it."

More than 100 people at a meeting heard how the land was already earmarked for housing in the Leeds Unitary Development Plan - due out later this year.

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