Decision - Playing Field at Old Shoreham Road

1)    That the Committee note that the land is a school playing field maintained in part by Cardinal Newman Catholic School in accordance with the Local Management of Schools and in part by BHASVIC.

2)    That the Committee agree to allow responsible informal access to the field by the community until half an hour before the beginning of the school day and from an hour after its end on weekdays during term time and at any time during weekends and school holidays, provided that the fields are not required by the schools.

3)    That the Committee agree that dogs are to be excluded from the field at all times except in that part of the field that the council (through the Executive Director of Children’s Services), the schools and Friends of the Field, agree can be used by dog walkers.

4)    That the committee agree that if any use of the field prevents the school or college from delivering its curriculum or other activities or causes safeguarding issues in relation to pupils, students or staff that the particular informal user can be excluded from the field.

5)    That the Executive Director of Children’s Services  apply to the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee to implement an appropriate form of Dog Control Order.

6)    That the Committee agree to the proposal to fence off an area to the western end of the field to allow dog walking and to provide access to Dyke Road Park as set out in Appendix 3.

7)    That the committee notes that there are no plans either of the Council or of the college to develop or change the usage of the field. If at some future time such plans are considered there will first be consultation with Friends of the Field and / or neighbours of the field prior to it being considered by an appropriate Council committee.  Any such proposals would also need full planning consent.