Demonstrating to Save St Mary’s Fields
Local residents demonstrated in St Mary’s fields in protest at Hillingdon Council’s failure to consult them over the conversion of these fields into formal football pitches. Folowing a local consultation several years ago the residents agreed that the fields be used for cricket and informal football. However without any consultation or even informing the local residents the council put forward a proposal to put a number of formal football pitches on the fields so that it could give planning permision for a housing estate to be built on the Railway estate, against the wishes of local residents who would lose their sports pitch. The council gains half a million pounds from the developer for allowing this development to go ahead.The Sports Council and Football Association objected to the Council’s proposal to put the football pitches on St Mary’s fields and made it clear that they were not an adequate replacement for the loss of the sports pitch. The residents are making their own views clear that they are against this proposal. They fear the increase in traffic, parking problems and the risk to the safety of children as this site is surrounded by busy roads. I fully agree and support the residents in this campaign.
Comments
Brian duffy said:
Quiestions need to be asked!!, article in qoutes comes from Gazette site Communities), “As a condition, developers Inland Homes are required to replace the playing fields being taken as a result of the development, and Grassy Meadows, at the Church Road/Uxbridge Road junction, will have two junior pitches laid as part of the proposals”.it’s reference to the developers having to replace the playing fields is obscure, I may be stupid but since when did Grassy meadows belong to Inland homes, which is the way I see it or am I wrong, or on the other hand is Puddifoot and his cronies giving the land to Inland homes as a bonus for letting them build.How can Inland Homes be giving us something that already belongs to us.
April 28, 2011 at 21:48
Janet Sweeting said:
Well done to the local people who are fighting to save their sports field. Would this be happening in the north of the borough? I think not. Keep the fight going as local people are the ones who know what is right for them
April 21, 2011 at 11:07
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