Springvale From your Liberal Democrat Focus Team FOCUS Cllr Mike Heap Cllr Richard Whitehouse Campaigning for our area Cllr Malcolm Gwinnett Issue 205 November/December 2010 Banqueting suite decision deferred As disclosed in the last Focus a planning officers to sort out planning application for a huge outstanding issues with a view to banqueting suite on the land to the approve. Mike Heap does warn, rear of Hilton Road, bordering however, that the application will Monmore Grange had been made. come forward again. When it does Your Focus Team and local it will be important for as many residents sprang quickly into action. objectors as possible to attend the Cllr Mike Heap said, “ We rapidly planning meeting to demonstrate organised an information leaflet and the depth of feeling against this petition to the neighbouring houses application. Cllr Malcolm The site as seen from Monmore Grange which people could bring to Hilton Gwinnett has a detailed speech Hall. This attracted hundreds of giving sound planning reasons why the meeting is to be held so that that signatures and individuals also this application should be refused message can be passed onto wrote letters of objection.” and he has applied to speak to the residents. Focus can report that we were Committee on behalf of the listened to by members of the residents. Planning Committee who threw out Cllr Richard Whitehouse will let a recommendation to delegate to key community figures know when when its is vacated by the new Cllr Mike Heap did caution, Academy as they move to their new however, “To enable this to happen site in Bilston. Cllr Richard the site must become viable by Whitehouse said, “There is a perfectly moving in remaining functions left good swimming facility here which I after planned rationalisation am sure the local residents would like elsewhere including all local services to be able to use and other buildings such as the police as well as the Local that would be good for community Authority. If that can be done I can use.” Cllr. Malcolm Gwinnett added, see a way forward.” Consequent to “ There is also a fairly new Trade Craft this a working The former Parkfield Secondary School building that could but utilised by local group has been set Your Local Springvale Councillors youngsters training for a building up to investigate and those from Blakenhall ward have trade.” all possibilities. got together to try and keep part of the buildings on the Parkfield school site

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