Residents have pledged to fight proposals which could see hundreds of houses built on fields on their doorsteps.
The Kirklees Local Plan has earmarked three sites in Netherton as being suitable for new housing.
One is for 140 houses on a six hectare site on land east of Netherton Moor Road, and a second is for 105 houses on a three hectare site on land west of Netherton Moor Road.
There is also scope for 113 houses on a three hectare site on land west of Henry Frederick Avenue.
People who object to the Local Plan have until December 21 to register their protests, and residents in Netherton have organised a public meeting to galvanise opposition.
Pat McNamara, 63, has lived in Henry Frederick Avenue for 36 years and suddenly faces having more than 100 houses built on the fields close to her home.
She said: “It’s not about the view being lost, it’s more the fact the infrastructure of the area wouldn’t be able to cope.
“The roads couldn’t take all the cars, the schools wouldn’t have the capacity for the extra children.
“It’s a green field and we don’t want them building on a green field.
“They should be looking at brownfield sites but I think that makes it more expensive as buildings would first need to be cleared.
“We want people to write to the planning department to object, and we hope there will be a good turnout at the public meeting.”
The meeting is being held at Netherton Chapel, in Chapel Street, on Friday, December 4, at 7pm.
The Local Plan reveals the locations which Kirklees Council plans to make available for building thousands of homes over the next 15 years.
Every area in the borough has been analysed for its suitability as the council bids to encourage developers to build the 30,000 homes it needs.
Approximately 10,000 of those homes are on sites already earmarked - but the remaining 20,000 look set to be constructed on around 200 sites across Kirklees.
Among the most controversial housing sites is Bradley Park Golf Course, and a campaign to save it has begun.
