Ravenscliffe: Plans for 130 affordable homes in Bradford

The plans say it will also boost biodiversity with new trees and hedgerows

Plans to build 130 affordable homes on two neighbouring sites in Bradford have been revealed.

Social housing provider Incommunities has submitted an application for the plots of land in the Ravenscliffe area of the city.

It said the new homes "will harmoniously fit into the urban settlement" and provide much-needed affordable housing.

Bradford Council is expected to make a decision on the plans in June.

If approved, one set of homes would be built on land to the east of Roundwood Glen and Ranelagh Avenue, near Fagley Beck, with the other development taking place on an area of green land off Norbury Road.

The development will also involve improvements to Norbury Road, an unmade road that passes through one of the sites that will become the main access for some of the homes.

As well as that, it will incorporate measures to boost biodiversity in the area with street trees and hedgerows, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The application said: "The scheme will deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits whilst utilising the space to meet an identified housing need within the area and will deliver positive outcomes for the local area.

It went on to say that existing trees will have to be removed from the sites but any "tensions" should be considered against the "delivery of a significant number of homes and the provision of landscaping".

The application added: "Ultimately, the scheme has sought to deliver a successful housing scheme on the allocated site."