TENANTS of 70 former miners’ homes near Leeds said today that they were preparing for another battle against a property developer who wants to replace their community with luxury accommodation.

The firm was refused a planning permission in October after almost three years of stress and uncertainty for residents. 

But it is now appealing to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to demolish the estate at Oulton, outside Leeds, to replace it with accommodation that local residents have said is far beyond their financial reach.