PUBLIC NOTICE THE OLD SCHOOL PLAYING FIELDS (BURN FIELD) COMMON

PUBLIC NOTICE THE OLD SCHOOL PLAYING FIELDS (BURN FIELD) COMMON Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre has applied to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for consent under section 38 of the Commons Act 2006 to carry out restricted works on the Old School Playing Fields (Burn Field) Common. The Planning Inspectorate will decide the application on behalf of the Secretary of State. The proposed works are to erect a fixed safety fence on three sides of the football pitch. There will be a gap along the whole of the southern side, two gaps in the northern side and double gates, normally locked open, at the North East and North West corners. The height of the fence will be 1.2metres and the length 220metres including gates. The materials used will be white UPVC and white metal mesh. No part of the green will be fully enclosed. The area partially enclosed is 5850m2 The fencing will be located on the Old School Playing Fields (Burn Field) Willia Road, Haltwhistle, Northumberland NE49 9EH. Due to Government advice in respect of Coronavirus (COVID-19), a copy of the application will not be left in a public area for viewing. However a copy of the application form and accompanying documents may be obtained by emailing reception@haltwhistleleisure.co.uk or in writing to Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre, Greencroft, Haltwhistle, Northumberland NE49 9DP. The deadline for this is Monday 14th December 2020. In view of the pandemic, any representations should, where possible, be sent only by email ON or BEFORE that date to commonlandcasework@planninginspectorate.gov.uk Representations sent to The Planning Inspectorate cannot be treated as confidential. They will be copied to the applicant and possibly to other interested parties. For information about how The Planning Inspectorate processes personal information please see the Common Land Privacy Policy at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-landguidance-sheet-13-privacy-policy Maxine Wilson, Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre, Greencroft, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 9DP. 12th November 2020