Central Parks (Houndwell Play Area) Common

NOTICE:

Central Parks (Houndwell Play Area) Common

Southampton City Council County of Hampshire

Southampton City Council 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 Central Parks Common Land. The proposed works are the renovation of Houndwell Play Area to provide a fully accessible play environment to include the installation of new play equipment, new surfacing (play bark, play sand, wet pour safety surfacing and artificial grass around play equipment, tarmac paths and natural grass areas), fencing and areas of planting with sensory and robust plants suitable for a play area strategically planted to reduce the visual impact of the fencing. The total area of the works will be 2000m² and the fence will be 210m long and 1.8m high. A temporary site compound will be in place during the construction works.

A copy of the application form and accompanying documents can be inspected at Gateway, One Guildhall Square between the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm weekdays (not public holidays) until the 15 February 2013. A copy of the application form and accompanying documents may be obtained by writing to Southampton City Council at the address below. Any objections or representations should be sent in writing ON or BEFORE that date to the Planning Inspectorate at Room 4/05, Kite Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN or CommonLandCasework@pins.gsi.gov.uk.

Letters sent to the Planning Inspectorate cannot be treated as confidential.

They will be copied to the applicant and possibly to other interested parties.

Jon Dyer-Slade City Services Senior Manager One Guildhall Square, Southampton SO14 7FP
20 December 2012