The news that HPBC's Development & Control Committee approved the recommendation to site a skateboard park within recreation ground on Newshaw Lane is good or bad news according to your age and where you happen to live but in principle seems to be a good news story for Hadfield.
It was passed by eight votes to nil with one abstention on 11th August, at the same meeting as the Brookside Bungalow application was turned down. The equipment is not new but has been transferred from Manor Park.
Now whilst the likes of yours truly may experience some additional 'noise pollution' from the park, it is to be hoped that the screening to be provided will adequately compensate residents on Shawfield Road and Lower Bank Close.
The existing fencing which belongs to the council and is their responsibility to repair, has been in a serious state of disrepair for years but they have steadfastly refused to contribute anything towards its maintainence. The other benefit which will arise is the laying of a footpath from the skatepark to Newshaw Lane in place of a mudbath.
There have been attempts in the past to get some sort of crossing or traffic calming put in place on Newshaw Lane, to help slow down vehicles as they approach the chicane but in the past such demands have fallen on deaf ears. With the expected increase in pedestrian traffic as a result of the skatepark, future attempts may meet with more success, which may prove to be another positive by-product of the skatepark.
For full details of the application and a diagram of the plans, click here: here
It was passed by eight votes to nil with one abstention on 11th August, at the same meeting as the Brookside Bungalow application was turned down. The equipment is not new but has been transferred from Manor Park.
Now whilst the likes of yours truly may experience some additional 'noise pollution' from the park, it is to be hoped that the screening to be provided will adequately compensate residents on Shawfield Road and Lower Bank Close.
The existing fencing which belongs to the council and is their responsibility to repair, has been in a serious state of disrepair for years but they have steadfastly refused to contribute anything towards its maintainence. The other benefit which will arise is the laying of a footpath from the skatepark to Newshaw Lane in place of a mudbath.
There have been attempts in the past to get some sort of crossing or traffic calming put in place on Newshaw Lane, to help slow down vehicles as they approach the chicane but in the past such demands have fallen on deaf ears. With the expected increase in pedestrian traffic as a result of the skatepark, future attempts may meet with more success, which may prove to be another positive by-product of the skatepark.
For full details of the application and a diagram of the plans, click here: here
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