John Fareham and
John Abbott report that preliminary discussions have taken place regarding a
possible planning application to build further accommodation on the former YPI
sports grounds.
No formal planning
application has been submitted as yet but preliminary details suggest that the
plan will be for what the prospective applicants call “a small complex of high
quality, single occupancy accommodation aimed towards professionals working in
the city, sports scholars or post graduate students”. The proposals before us
received a less than warm welcome from those members present, some of whom,
including myself, feel that this would be a more sustainable sporting venue if
it drew on the funds available from national sporting bodies to upgrade the
facilities instead of embarking on the slippery slope towards becoming a
housing estate by stealth.
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