Enfield council has controversially approved plans for Tottenham Hotspur to build a women's football academy on Whitewebbs Park, a green space in north London. Spurs will lease 53 hectares of the park for 25 years, allowing for turf pitches and floodlights, and pay the council £2 million. Local residents opposed this development, arguing it unlawfully encloses public land, and have faced legal setbacks. Critics, including countryside advocates, decry this decision as a significant threat to public parks, raising concerns about the treatment of green spaces as financial assets by councils.
Enfield council decided to grant Tottenham Hotspur a 25-year lease of Whitewebbs Park, permitting them to create a women's football academy and all-weather pitches.
The public's challenge to the council's approval has been unsuccessful, despite strong local opposition and concerns over losing public parkland to private development.
Alice Roberts from CPRE London expressed deep concern, stating that this decision marks a dark day for public parks and the long-term preservation of such spaces.
The situation raises broader questions about local councils treating public parks as financial assets, raising alarm over potential future developments in green spaces.
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