Academy Site Was Already Ruled Out ; Battle to Keep Building Off Green Land May Not Be Over
Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › December 11, 2009
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Plans to build a school on a common have been refused by councillors - much to the joy of campaigners fighting for a better location for the proposed academy. But education reporter Kathie McInnes discovered the site in Springfield, Adderley Green has not yet been totally abandoned by the council
CAMPAIGNERS trying to stop their community green space being swallowed up by an academy have branded the plans "an environmental disaster" and "absurd".See the full content of this document
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Academy Site Was Already Ruled Out ; Battle to Keep Building Off Green Land May Not Be Over
Objectors queued up yesterday to voice concerns to councillors, who were deciding whether to grant planning permission for the 1,300- place school near Anchor Road, Adderley Green.
The protesters armed themselves with photographic evidence of narrow pavements and traffic-choked roads, and a sharply worded document detailing why they believed Stoke-on-Trent City Council had ignored p...See the full content of this document
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