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RESIDENTS shed tears of jubilation and relief as Poole Town FC’s plans to build a new ground on Branksome Rec were booted into touch for good.
The council’s planning committee unanimously backed officers’ conclusions that the football club’s proposals impacted too greatly on open space without providing ample community benefits.
Huge cheers greeted the decision and opponents of the scheme embraced each other as the 20-month Battle for Branksome Rec reached its end.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4774234.Residents_jubilant_at_Branksome_Rec_refusal/
A date for the crunch meeting is set - but not everyone is happy
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4745527.Branksome_Rec_meeting_venue_is_set/
Residents are outraged that the crucial meeting to decide if the hotly contested football stadium should be built at Branksome Rec is due to be held during the working day – and in Hamworthy
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4737132.Fury_over_Branksome_Rec_meeting_arrangements/
A KEY report into Poole Town’s plans for Branksome Rec has backed the football club – but raised questions over the long-term viability of the scheme.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4713144.Question_marks_over_Branksome_rec_plans/
Plans are lodged - but residents are furious they haven't been told
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4638575.Fury_as_residents_kept_in_dark_over_Branksome_Rec_plan_notices/
n a bid to protect the rec, opponents of Poole Town’s £1 million redevelopment scheme applied under 19th century legislation to grant the space town green status.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/poole/4502964.Green_status_bid_set_to_delay_Branksome_Rec_scheme/
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, is backing the Branksome Rec Action Group in its campaign to stall Poole Town’s £1m redevelopment plans.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/poole/4467321.Can_19th_century_law_save_Branksome_rec_/
THE Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has thrown its weight behind the battle to save Branksome Rec.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/poole/4462298.CPRE_joins_the_battle_over_Branksome_Rec/
Poole Town may have been given council backing to make Branksome Rec their new home, but opponents of the scheme are refusing to lie down.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/poole/4434051.Protesters_step_up_their_fight_against_Branksome_Rec_plans/
POOLE Town vice-chairman Chris Reeves believes the club’s £1m proposals for Branksome Rec can act as a blueprint for youth football in the area.
The ambitious and controversial plans, which include refurbishment of the pavilion and social club and three all-weather multi-use games areas, will tonight go before full council as the long-running saga of Dolphins’ new home nears a conclusion.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4426498.Branksome_Rec_plans_are_a__blueprint_for_the_future_/
POOLE Town vice-chairman Chris Reeves believes the club’s £1m proposals for Branksome Rec can act as a blueprint for youth football in the area.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/poole/4426498.Branksome_Rec_plans_are_a__blueprint_for_the_future_/
YOU’VE chosen the wants of the few over the needs of the many.
That was the reaction the day after councillors voted by the slimmest of margins to back Poole Town Football Club’s controversial plans to build a £1m ground on part of Branksome Rec.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4347622.___Decision_recs_it_for_majority___/
WHERE are the negatives? That is the question the vice-chairman of Poole Town Football Club is asking in the wake of fierce reaction over the decision to back plans for a new ground at Branksome Rec.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4351376.Club_hits_back_over_Poole_Town_rec_plan/
COUNCILLORS are recommended to push ahead with Poole Town’s proposals.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4334256.Crunch_time_for_stadium_bid_at_Branksome_rec/
A ROW has broken out over the postponement of a pivotal meeting in the battle for Branksome Rec.
Both Poole Town, who have £1m plans to build a new home ground on the rec, and opponents of the scheme were due to present their case to the Borough of Poole today.
But the environment overview and scrutiny committee meeting has been put on hold, with both sides apparently needing further time to fine-tune their respective proposals.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4267242.Row_over_delay_to_vital_Rec_meeting/
OPPONENTS of Poole Town’s redevelopment plans for Branksome Rec are busy fashioning alternative proposals they hope will derail the football club’s intentions.
Sparked into action by the controversial scheme, the Branksome Rec Action Group says their idea would be more “community focused” while retaining more of the rec’s open space.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4200819.Rec_plan_opponent_s_seek_an_alternative/
A NEW action group has formed aimed at dispelling the perception all Branksome residents are against Poole Town’s plans to set up home on their rec.
The group believes the £1 million scheme, which would include upgrading of the current facilities, will help revive the area and have significant community benefits for Branksome.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4146687.New_group_formed_to_back_Branksome_Rec_development/
NO referendum will be held on Poole Town’s controversial Branksome Rec plans after council chiefs threw out the suggestion.
The question of a public vote was put to the Borough of Poole’s cabinet by Cllr Phil Eades as a solution to what has become a divisive and thorny issue.
But council leader Brian Leverett said that though the £1 million scheme had prompted “a considerable amount of public debate” a vote would set “an unnecessary precedent”.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4144366.No_referendum_on_Rec_s_future/
The Borough of Poole receives an application for a public vote on Poole Town’s £1 million plans.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4085502.Referendum_call_on_Rec_proposals/
Club vice- chairman Chris Reeves tells the Echo: “I am confident that we can deliver. I’m confident that we can be good neighbours.
“I am confident that we are talking about low-level activity. I am also confident we are talking about many community benefits.”
But he added: “I don’t expect to be able to convince the most vociferous objectors until we are there.”
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4077521.Game_plan_for_Poole_s_Branksome_Rec/
POOLE Town football club revealed part of its scaled down plans for Branksome Rec ahead of a public meeting on the scheme.
The proposals for the new ground saw the size of the main stand reduced from a 500-seater to just 150 seats.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4065740.Poole_Town_Football_Club_to_make_rec_case/
POOLE Town admit their plans to redevelop Branksome Rec are integral to their hopes of progressing up the non-league football ladder.
On the pitch, the Dolphins are flying at the top of the Wessex Premier Division and targeting promotion to the Southern League.
Meanwhile, off the field, all the club’s energies are being poured into pushing through a £1m scheme to build a new home ground and upgrade the current facilities in Branksome.
Each step up the football pyramid necessitates ground improvements for clubs and Poole Town’s current home at Tatnam is unlikely to prove a long-term bet if they do achieve promotion.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4049861.Hopes_for_promotion_hinge_on_rec_plans/
HOLDING a pivotal public meeting on the future of Branksome Rec in Poole town centre has marginalised the people it most affects, say Branksome residents who oppose Poole Town’s £1 million plan to transform the rec with a new ground and upgraded facilities.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4015587.Branksome_Rec_meeting__should_be_closer_to_home__call/
A JANUARY date is set for a public meeting on Poole Town’s controversial £1 million redevelop-ment plans for Branksome Rec after the club meets protestors to thrash out the plans.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/3999971.Poole_date_set_for_meeting_on___1m_future_of_Branksome_Rec/
OPINION clashed and tempers flared as hundreds turned out for a fiery meeting about Poole Town FC’s plans develop a new home on Branksome Rec.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4073089.TEMPERS_FLARE_AT_BRANKSOME_REC_MEETING/
POOLE Town admit there may be slight changes to their proposed £1 million development plans for Branksome Rec.
The non-league club is urgently preparing its response to the council consultation on the scheme, which crystallised some of the major concerns raised.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2442153.Dolphins_set_to_refine_rec_plan_after_report/
Landowner Borough of Poole commissions an independent survey by Bournemouth University.
It highlights eight major concerns ranging from parking problems and loss of open space to light pollution and public safety.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2420489.The_ball___s_with_you_over_Rec__club_told/
Resident Jeff Williams comes to the Daily Echo to outline his vision for Branksome Rec. It includes tennis courts, a bowling green, a new cafe and pavillion and better football pitches.
His get more than 60 responses from other readers
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2345766._b_BRANKSOME_REC__THE_DEBATE__b_/
Protestors gather on the rec with their 1,700 signature petition - but councillors say they are worried mis-information is being given about the scheme.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2306577.1_700_voices_fight_rec_football_plans/
Jacqui Wilson says 1,500 people have signed the protest petitions.
She said: "We are trying to spread things a bit wider than Branksome and are trying to get as much support as we can.
"It's taking a bit of time but we are pulling everyone together."
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2254521.Hundreds_in_protest_over_rec_scheme/
Dolphins vice-chairman Chris Reeves speaks to the Echo to discuss the most controversial aspects of the scheme, but objectors don't believe his assurances.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2236982.Dolphins_pitch_in_on_rec_scheme/
Petitions are drawn up against the plans, with Braknsome residents convening a hasty meeting as Poole Town fans gather in support of the scheme
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2220673.Battle_lines_drawn_in___1m_rec_proposals/
Daily Echo features editor Kevin Nash recalls the old days of covering Poole Town and urges readers to back the idea
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2213847.Grounds_for_hope_/
Hundreds of Poole residents turned out in the cold and wet to make their feelings known at Poole Town's proposals to turn the borough's biggest recreation ground into their new home.
There were shambolic and angry scenes at the pavilion at Branksome Recreation Ground as residents jostled to see plans and make their feelings known.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2211244.Angry_scenes_as_rec_proposals_debated/
POOLE Town FC are today set to be granted permission to build a permanent hospitality block at their Tatnam Farm home - despite future plans to move to Branksome.
Chris Reeves, vice-chairman of the Dolphins, said improvements at Tatnam would be "on-going", regardless of the outcome at Branksome, due to the club's blossoming youth and women's sections.
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The club wants to replace the current prefabricated block with a brick building and Poole planners are recommending the application for approval.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2202637.Dolphins_want_to_build_new_hospitality_block/
Poole council sends letters urging residents to have their say on plans. Reaction at bournemouthecho.co.uk ranges from pleasure that the rec will be developed to outrage that the council is proposing to 'sell off' more open space.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2174438.Views_sought_on___1m_rec_revamp/
POOLE Town unveil plans for a £1 million redevelopment of Branksome Recreation Ground which would include a new home for the club.
The club offers to take over the running of the community facilities in return
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/2170217.Poole_plan_move_to_Branksome_Rec/
The club is thrown out of Poole Stadium. It means they lose their place in the league.
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