Residents are facing an anxious wait to find out if their campaign against proposals for a huge wind farm between Garforth and Micklefield has been successful.
Development giant Banks submitted plans to the city council in February for the scheme at Hook Moor, near Micklefield.
* CLICK HERE TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON THIS STORY AND OTHER ISSUES IN GARFORTH.It had been hoped that the fate of the firm's bid for planning permission would be known by early next year.
But the council has said a decision was unlikely before spring.
The wind farm would consist of five propeller-style turbines, each reaching a height of 125 metres (410 feet).
* Click here to sign up to free news and sport email alerts from Garforth Today.A temporary 60-metre test mast which Banks is using to fine-tune its proposals for the main scheme went up at Hook Moor at the start of this month.
Local people say it has brought home to them how much of a blot on the landscape the turbines would be.
Carolyn Walker, spokeswoman for the Hook Moor Wind Farm Action Group, said: "We've always known Banks's site is on land that's higher than other parts of Micklefield.
"Having the test mast in place, though, has made us realise how, from certain perspectives, the lie of the land would make the turbines look even taller than they actually are.
"We can only hope the council takes our concerns on board when it comes to make its decision."
Durham-based Banks says the wind farm would create enough energy for more than 8,000 homes without the production of environmentally-damaging greenhouse gases.
Residents in Micklefield and the surrounding area, however, say the green belt land earmarked for the scheme is too close to their homes.
The Ministry of Defence has also voiced fears that the turbines – each a third of the height of the Empire State Building – could play havoc with the Royal Air Force's radar network.
A spokesman for Leeds City Council said it was still considering responses to Banks's planning application.
