Papplewick Green – planning application for the field
The ongoing saga of the Papplewick Green Playing Fields on Kenbrook Road, Hucknall seems to have many instalments.
The original planning application submitted earlier in 2021 included a 3g synthetic pitch, classrooms and goal storage enclosure.
Large numbers of local people made comments to the councillors and council departments. It’s a partial victory for local people that the original plans are not going ahead.
Ashfield District Council has granted planning permission for a new goal storage enclosure.
An application for a licence for sale of alcohol and for music was submitted and then withdrawn.
Hucknall Sports FC played on the field and the previous Wigwam pitches for many years. The petition “Retract Eviction Notice for Hucknall Sports FC” gained 6,400 signatures.
The Council have handed Sports Gateway a one-year usage arrangement for the field and pavilion. Hucknall Sports are no longer regularly using the field, at least not for this season.
Many local people have expressed frustration with the Ashfield Independents over the future of the field. The best councillors know what
matters in their area, not in an arrogant way but because they pro-actively consult local people.