Wharfedale Greenway
| Wharfedale Greenway | |
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Pool in Wharfedale (east) | |
| Use | Cycling, pedestrians, horses |
| Trail map | |
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The Wharfedale Greenway is a proposed
Pool in Wharfedale via Otley, West Yorkshire, England. The railway previously connected the extant Wharfedale and Harrogate lines until its closure in 1965. It will also have a branch southwards towards Menston alongside the remaining railway to Ilkley. The rail trail has been planned by Sustrans and the parish councils along the route since 2010 and was approved by Leeds City Council
in July 2020.
History
The 6+1⁄2-mile (10 km)
Pool is publicly inaccessible private farmland.[2]
A feasibility study for a
Bradford City Councils, and Sustrans was established to create a safe walking and cycling route linking the parishes. The 2010 report's recommendation to put forward the old railway corridor, to be named the Wharfedale Greenway, was then adopted.[2]
A subsequent consultation exercise then demonstrated sizable local support (94%) for the project.[3] In March 2017, Sustrans completed a Design and Delivery Report for the first phase between Burley and Otley, to create a robust case for securing funding opportunities. To maintain momentum, in June 2017 Sustrans were commissioned to carry out a Design and Cost report for the second phase of the Greenway between Otley and Pool.[4]
Otley Town Council submitted an application for
A6038." The application was approved in July 2020, allowing construction to begin of a 3 m (9.8 ft) wide tarmac footway alongside a 2 m (6.6 ft) equestrian track.[5]
Further phases envisaged include:[6]
- Phase 2: Otley to Pool
- Phase 3: Link with Menston
- Phase 4: Burley to Ilkley and Addingham link and onwards to Bolton Bridge
References
- ISBN 1-871944-06-6.
- ^ a b c "Wharfedale Greenway Feasibility Study" (PDF). May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Wharfedale Greenway Consultation Executive Summary" (PDF). Otley Town Council. June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Wharfedale Greenway Feasibility Study" (PDF). November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020.
- ^ Planning Services (July 2020). Report of the Chief Planning Officer (Report). Leeds City Council. Application 19/01217/FU.
- ^ "Wharfedale Greenway". Burley in Wharfedale Parish Council. January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.