Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Finsbury Park 5 a side football consultation
I have been down to Finsbury Park to have a look at the the plans and talk to some of the Haringey Council staff about the possible plans for a 5 a side football scheme. Its just initial consultation to gauge public feeling in the area - worth going down for look and a chat.
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Permalink Reply by Phil M on
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... And this morning, I got my reply. I think you'll agree things have changed for the better:
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the proposal to develop the large tarmac area at Finsbury Park into a 5 a side football centre.
The Council is not proposing to pursue this project at this time, and the consultation results have been published and should be available to view from today.
In response to your question regarding the delay in publishing the results, the Council needed to further explore issues in relation to the floodlighting and parking concerns.
I would like to reassure you that no decision was made prior to the public consultation and apologise if wording used gave this impression.
If you require any information on how to access to the results you can email Erica Owusu-Boateng directly at erica.owusu-boateng@haringey.gov.uk.
Thank you for sharing your views on this matter.
Kind regards,
Cllr Dilek Dogus
I love a happy ending
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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Phil: thanks for posting this, it certainly sounds reassuring and thanks to Karen Alexander for flagging this up in the first place ...
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Great news Phil. Thanks for posting
The most bizarre and haphazard way of communicating results imaginable if you read the above - and still nothing on the Council website.
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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I would read the above to mean that the council looked for ways to resolve the issues of (too much) parking and light spill from the floodlights (an issue not discussed on HOL but that would affect nearby residents). Reading between the lines, if these issues can be resolved then it would appear the door is still open for this proposal to come back onto the agenda.
Haringey only has 1 five-a-side centre in the whole borough and that's all the way over by the Tottenham/Walthamstow border. We do need another. Football is the most popular sport for kids and adults alike so isn't an issue that's going to go away Phil. But I agree it shouldn't be located within a public park or space.
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Matt, I've nothing at all against five-a-side. Indeed, until my knee broke, I used to trek over to Royal Oak to play once a week.
My objection was to the commercialisation of public space. I agree, Haringey is ill-equipped in this respect, but I'd sooner any proposed development was elsewhere in the borough (there must be some unused land somewhere nearby, surely?)
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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So does this mean that I have a chance to get this run over and done with before it gets really cold? Any other optimists out there?
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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You are right, Matt, to highlight the floodlighting point. You also can't floodlight an area where bats are found in great numbers. Bats are a protected species, of course.
Isn't it time two of the biggest clubs in the country, Arsenal and Tottenham addressed this issue of facilities within their own developments, rather than beady eyes being fixed on our public spaces?
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Permalink Reply by 14t5gyrl1i705 on
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I am happy about the outcome of this decision, although i had a petition with 180+ signatures contesting the 5 a side pitches
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It all helped Joe. Haringey Council are very aware of the conversations that take place on this site and your initiative would have served to underline the strength of the continuing opposition to the scheme. So well done.
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so hugh what address should i send it to ??
i had about a 98 % success rate with nearly everyone signing the petition. I could have got more if you guys on this thread would have signed it
now im going to petition for the facilities on the basketball court to be improved
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