Residents are split over the future revamp of Preston's Ashton Park
A Preston park would be better used if controversial plans to build a new sports hub and football pitches on it were given the go-ahead. That is the claim from a junior league football coach who says that Ashton Park – which is earmarked for a £9.5m revamp – is often “generally empty”.
However, John – whose Facebook group has so far attracted 278 members – says that the proposal basically amounts to the loss of “the middle of the park”, leaving most of it, including wooded areas, untouched. He also claims that it would give Ashton Park a new lease of life – something which he believes is supported by more locals than is currently apparent.
The public consultation into the redevelopment plans closed at the end of August. Preston City Council has told the LDRS that it cannot yet provide a definitive timeline for the following stages of the planning process, but says that the feedback received “is assisting us with designs and what comes next for the scheme”.
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