The Welney Websiteproposed Community Hall
Report first posted Feb 2010, page amended/updated
Monday, 19 September 2011
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These are the existing buildings click image for large view Below, the Parish Hall below, the Pavilion |
Council to proceed despite opposition At a meeting of the Welney Parish Council on 2nd February 2010, the Council decided to proceed with a controversial application for planning permission to build a new "Community Hall" on the Playing Field, in the north-east corner which the Council refer to as the "top left hand corner". The new building would replace the existing Pavilion and Parish Hall and provide much needed "21st century" facilities within the Parish. The scheme includes a new gravel access road from Hurn Drove along the northern edge running the full length, and within a couple of feet of, a private house and garden, with a gravel car park alongside. Before the meeting and during it considerable opposition to the chosen location was expressed by a number of parishioners. Briefly, the main points of concern were:
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Below are the architects drawings click to view a much larger view. Below, general site plan below, floor plan & elevations below, access road & parking |
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Over the last six years the Council have
stumbled along with much hope but little
chance of success. Even if the application
is approved, they have virtually no chance
of raising sufficient money to proceed, and
their continued refusal to replace the
childrens play equipment (with funds given
to them in 2004) until a new building is in
place, however sensible it may seem to some, has dismayed
many parishioners and discouraged further fund raising efforts for any Council project.
The Council's own fund raising idea, a 'Sausage Supper' in 2009 was a flop and actually lost money. See Council's minutes for April 2009 and May 2009. As regards the choice of location, the following is what seems to have happened:
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