Council to reconsider all weather pitches lease

The Council’s Cabinet is likely to reconsider the decision to grant a lease on the land at Bitterne Park School for all weather pitches and clubhouse when it meets on Monday December 22.
Update: Council papers can be downloaded from here - scroll to item A04


Bitterne Park Ward Councillor and Cabinet Member for Children’s Services Peter Baillie says he hopes to bring the issue to December’s meeting.

If Cabinet decides to reverse the original decision, then it’s thought that the PlayFootball proposal will stop there. If not, then PlayFootball will be able to submit a new planning application, which will go through the normal process.

baptist church signIn August Cllr Baillie told a public meeting at Bitterne Park Baptist Church that the scheme was on hold until “the community, governors and management give it the green light.”

School governors did just that in September. But there has been considerable community opposition to the idea: the “No PlayFootball at Bitterne Park School” website details, amongst a long list of objections, a 680+ petition to the governing body which called on them not to approve any scheme that involves establishing a third party owned and operated bar on the school site.

school signNow residents who are against such a development are being urged by the campaign to attend the meeting to show opposition. It takes place on Monday December 22 from 5pm at the Civic Centre (in the main Council Chamber) and is open to the public.

Links

Previous coverage on bitternepark.info

Council papers can be downloaded from here - scroll to item Ao4

No PlayFootball at Bitterne Park School - campaign website

PlayFootball.net

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