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Topic ID 319
10/11/2004 by locutus
Greenbelt
Whilst surfing the net I came across an article on Sele School and Hollybush, under a site related to EHDC. It seemed to be implying that both schools should be removed from the greenbelt. As some of you will remember in the early 90s, a similar recommendation came forward as a prelude to closing down Sele School and building on the land.
Can anybody shed any light on this?
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Reply ID 2172
10/11/2004 by Kate
Can you give us the web-link to the article?
Reply ID 2176
10/11/2004 by locutus
Sorry, I didn't realise that the post would show the link
Reply ID 2180
10/11/2004 by Ewoowar
If the school were to be closed where would the developers build it's replacement?
Reply ID 2181
10/11/2004 by locutus
No I doubt that ...Lat time they were going to bus the Sele School pupils to Chauncy and had no intention of building a nice new shiny school
Reply ID 2186
10/11/2004 by Joby
You would have thought that, with all the new homes planned, we could ill-afford to lose a school at the moment.
Reply ID 2187
10/11/2004 by Kate
I only had a very quick look at the document (which is from 2003), but it looked like it may be saying that Sele & Hollybush were officially classed as being in a greenbelt area, when in effect they can't really warrant this classification as they are 'surrounded on three sides by built development'. It isn't suggesting the schools be moved.
Reply ID 2188
10/11/2004 by Ewoowar
Yes Kate........and then Barry said......."As some of you will remember in the early 90s, a similar recommendation came forward as a prelude to closing down Sele School and building on the land."
Reply ID 2190
10/11/2004 by locutus
Yes Ewoowar, at the time, everybody assumed that a change in status wouldn't mean anything could happen. The key issue would be if the site was declassified as an educational site, which is what was mooted.
Reply ID 2195
11/11/2004 by carlos fandango
lots of nice juicy playing field there for Prescott to build his affordable rabbit hutches on though.
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