New school pitches in

PLANS have been lodged for an artificial pitch to be created at a new city school.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Oct 2010, 15:30 BST
Updated 6th Oct 2010, 12:54 BST

The new St Augustine's RC High School already has consent for a two grass pitches and tennis courts.

But the school has now applied for them to be changed to all-weather floodlit pitches, with 15-metre high lighting columns.

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In a report on the application recommending approval, the council's head of planning, John Bury, said: "The proposals have been revised to meet the council's requirements in terms of light spillage."