Stoke Poges and Farnham Royal Still Under Attack ?
It might be over soon
BREAKING NEWS
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Latest development:
The project described below and on the following pages has taken a dramatic turn in recent days.
Legal circumstances have come to light that may bring the project to an end much earlier than anyone expected.
With our focus shifting from planning to charity law, evidence long hidden in plain sight has now been properly understood and presented to the authorities.
While this evidence is under evaluation, the project has come to a halt — and we do not expect it to restart.
We will keep you updated by newsletter as the next steps unfold.
This is what the perceived attack was all about:
Who? The Wycombe Wanderers Football Club
What? Grabbing large areas of our green space
How? With the help of Buckinghamshire Council
Together they are preparing plans for a private football academy on the Green Belt separating Stoke Poges and Farnham Royal, which is today enjoyed by wildlife and the community alike.
Where?
The site belongs to Stoke Poges Parish, but the proposal affects Farnham Royal just as much, as it will merge the two villages.
What will it look like?
No detailed plans have been submitted yet, but indications hint at a football academy to the highest available standards, including but not limited to:
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multiple new full size football pitches, in addition to the 11 pitches already existing on the playing fields (map bottom left), some likely with astroturf
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minimum one indoor pitch with a massive dome, see example below. So if you picture a full-sized football dome: think about the height of a 6- to 9-storey building in the centre.
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a number of ancillary buildings, changing and meeting/social rooms, gym, catering, spa/wellness, storage... a small settlement in itself.
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new sufficient car parks and access road connecting to Park Road
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fences around all or most of it
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all exclusively or mostly exclusively for a professional football club with its base 14 miles away and no historical roots in rural Stoke Poges
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For very quick readers
Example of Football Dome (compare size with 2-storey building top left!)
Example of Stoke Poges/Farnham Royal Green Infrastructure (this is the very land under attack)
