The head of a South Leeds school has insisted children in the community “deserve” new sports facilities, amid opposition to plans for a 3G pitch and tennis courts.
Leeds City Council is striving to get planning permission to build the facilities on part of the former South Leeds Golf Course in Beeston, for the benefit of neighbouring Cockburn High School. But a local plans panel has deferred making a decision on the plans for a second time.
Under the scheme, the pitches would be used primarily for PE lessons. The school currently has a 35 per cent deficit in its sporting facilities, because it’s taken on more pupils in recent years.
