Cllr. Hamish Pollock says:  “Carshalton High School for Girls (CHSG) has submitted a planning application to the Council for a new two-storey Sports Hall (C2014/70052), to be built adjacent to the boundary with Carshalton Athletic Football Club (CAFC), close to the path from Colston Avenue to CAFC.  Details can be found at on the Sutton Planning Register at gis.Sutton.gov.uk/FASTWEB/Welcome.asp. 

Please note: If you wish to make comments they should be submitted by 18th September 2014.”  

Cllr. Alan Salter says: “Councillors and residents met with the Head Teacher of CHSG about six months ago, and asked for residents’ concerns to be taken into account in regard to the size and use of the new building – we were advised of plans to use it at evenings and weekends – and in regard to additional traffic and parking due to increased usage of the school facilities. Although we understand the size of the hall has been reduced in size, it is still a substantial structure, and the planning application has not provided for any additional parking at the school for extra visitors.”

Cllr. Jill Whitehead says:  “Residents have commented to us as your local Lib Dem councillors that traffic and parking (on double yellow lines) in Colston Avenue over the summer holidays for sports events at the Girls School were unacceptable, and these were compounded by similar events at CAFC at the same time. Any new planning application would need to provide:- a) a Travel Plan to encourage children to come by foot/bicycle/public transport, and b) deal with the very bad traffic gridlock and associated noise and nuisance experienced by residents over the summer.”  

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