DO YOU WANT A FLOODLIT SPORTS VENUE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME?
DO YOU WANT A FLOODLIT SPORTS VENUE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME?
Forest Hill School have proposed 12-metre floodlights and noise until 10pm, 7 days a week, all year round
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?
Blinding lights in your windows.
Shouting, whistles, engines.
Cars full of strangers.
Every night. Every weekend.
Forest Hill School have submitted a planning application to develop their outdoor games area into a commerical floodlit five-a-side football facility which they aim to run until 10pm, every day, all year round.
As well as noise and light pollution, there will be an adverse affect on the community through increased traffic and an already-stretched parking situation will become untenable.
The proposed surface, a 3G astroturf, has been flagged in studies as a potentially hazardous material for the environment due to the microplastics used in the process, and is in fact being phased out in Europe for this reason.
We are still waiting to get more details on the planning application but in the meantime there are still a few things you can do:
Contact the local councillor, John Pashoud: john@paschoud.org
Contact the school to express your thoughts: info@foresthillschool.co.uk
Contact the headmaster (Michael Sullivan) directly: headteacher@foresthillschool.co.uk