Town Council Planning Committee on Thursday 24th January was considering its comments to the District Council about plans to move the Town’s outdoor sports facilities.The meeting was held in the middle hall and it was full of people wanting to give their views and hear the discussion.In public question time there were 8 people who lived close to the proposed housing development on the Gerard Buxton Ground who gave their objection, and one who would be affected by the club extension at Ballards Ash. Several representatives of the Sports Association spoke in support. Many objectors accepted the inevitability of the housing development but thought it too dense and worried about the increase in traffic in Longleaze.In the Committee discussion points were made accepting the developments but wanting changes. My comment was that the housing development was too dense and in particular did not have enough green space to make up for the loss of the green environment there at present. One of the objectors had mentioned bats that roost in the trees. The end of the consultation period for this application is 14/02/2008.
At the Revenue and Resources meeting which followed the Committee agreed to replace the 9 year old computer system in the Council office, and to invite two of the consultants, who have tendered for carrying out a service review, to present their proposals in person to the Members.
