Leisure centre gets approval
On Wednesday 29th September planning permission was granted for the Norwood Hall project – for a health centre and leisure centre together with a customer contact point on site of Norwood Hall opposite the West Norwood station.
There has been enormous support for the project from residents across West Norwood over the last couple of years. At the meeting of the Planning Committee on Wednesday the GP from Knight’s Hill surgery spoke in favour alongside Susan de Swarte, chair of Norwood Forum, Cllr Niranjan Francis from Gipsy Hill and Cllr Jane Pickard from Knight’s Hill. All emphasised the importance of the pool to regeneration, the benefits of having exercise opportunities on the same site as the health centre and the fact that West Norwood had so few leisure facilities.. A former Tory councillor for Gipsy Hill argued against the plans. After discussion a few minor changes were accepted and the plans agreed.
The next steps include getting planning permission from Boris Johnson Greater London Authority, confirming government approval for the project and appointing contractors. If all goes well work should start on site in February 2011.
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At last! What a wonderful addition this will make to West Norwood.
This is a much needed facilty in the area! I moved here a year ago and it was the first thing I searched for and could not believe it when an entire community as big as west norwood did not have its own leisure centre! Im glad to be a part of this upcoing change to the area and I hope that the project progresses gracefully and with due speed. Well done to all who of us who championed the project.
Yes! how wonderful for everyone who doesn’t live on the estate adjacent to this one and only piece of open green space in the centre of West Norwood, who are going to bear the brunt of the noise, distruption and inconvenience this development on one side, and the school development on the other, is going to bring to our every day lives.
I’d honestly prefer if they just left it alone