Save Heaton Park

Goals Soccer Centres UK have re-submitted the planning applicaiton for the commercial soccer centre in Heaton Park for a THIRD time. Previously the application was to have been considered at the December meeting of Manchester Council’s Planning Committee, but this was withdrawn at the last minute.

Now the application is back AND IT GETS WORSE!.

- The site will be largely enclosed by a 2 metre high security fence around the perimiter of the soccer centre (this is shown on the plans below)

- A whole new section of the Park is to be enclosed by a securty fence - this is the car park to the left of the St Margaret’s Road entrance, right up to the Reservoir.

The new 2 metre high security fence will run down the park road along side the proposed development stopping at new gate that will be locked at night shutting the road. The fence will then run along the side of the existing car park up to the boundary with the reservoir effectively sealing off the rest of the park in the evening.

- Becuase of underground services, the artificial football pitches in the plan have been RAISED ABOVE GROUND LEVEL by almost 1 metre.

Download this full site plan here. (Remember this plan is only the soccer pitches area, and doesn’t include the extra fenced car park area the other side of the St Margaret’s Road gate.)

You can read the whole application at Manchester Council’s website here