http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com what's happening in our area Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:28:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [singlepic=83,220]Leeds City Council's PPG17 audit, when it appears in December, will calculate demand for tennis courts based on already established figures for participation in the game of tennis, Lawn Tennis Association recommendations, and local population statistics.  Since these are all known now, there's no need for us to wait until ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1198 [singlepic=84,220]At the meeting of Plans Panel West that took place on the 12th August 2010, planning officer Paul Gough told elected members that the Leeds Girls High tennis courts are not needed as there's no demand for additional tennis courts in the area. He based his claim partly on the ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1220 [singlepic=80,330] In a report submitted to Plan Panel West on the 12th August 2010, Chief Planning Officer Phil Crabtree claimed that under plans submitted by the school, only later additions to the historic Main School Building would be demolished. And at the meeting of Plans Panel West that took place on ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1185 [singlepic=79,330] At today’s meeting of Plans Panel West, councillors were given a mind numbing cocktail of misinformation and omission which might have fooled Solomon. And in case that wasn’t enough, there was even a bribe thrown in and a threat that the School might sue if no decision was made on ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1165 [singlepic=74,300]This Thursday, the 12th August, the councillors of Plans Panel West led by Councillor Neil Taggart, will decide applications from the Grammar School at Leeds to build on the former Leeds Girls High School playing fields at Headingley. Logic dictates that the councillors will refuse the applications, since Leeds City ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1127 [singlepic=76,220]In a now highly embarassing note dated the 11th February 1998, made in connection with the university's objections to the inclusion of the former Grammar School cricket pitch within the UDP as an N6 Protected Playing Pitch, the Planning Dept commented as follows : : The council responded to these objections, ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1142 [singlepic=75,220]Back in the 1990s, Leeds Grammar School wanted planning permission to build on their cricket pitch in Hyde Park. But they had a problem in that the pitch had been given N6 Protected status in the draft Unitary Development Plan. So they appealed to the Planning Inspectorate at Bristol against ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1133 [singlepic=73,310]I want to tell you where we are in with our bid. The occupation made a lot of things happen. It galvanized the public support which we knew we had, but it also brought new people and fresh ideas to the campaign. We have consultants including an architect, a building ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1114 [singlepic=72,220]"Vision for Leeds 2004 to 2020" is a document produced by Leeds Initiative, a body which describes itself as “a public, private & community partnership for Leeds, led by the City Council”. According to their website, “The Vision for Leeds is a long-term strategy for the economic, social and environmental ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1086 [singlepic=71,330]Tonight's public meeting was attended by over a hundred people and culminated in an overwhelming vote in favour of a resolution to retain all three Leeds Girls' High Protected Playing Pitches and for Leeds City Council to purchase them at playing pitch value (about £12,000). There were no votes against ... http://hydeparkandwoodhouseonline.com/?p=1062