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The land had been declared surplus to requirements and earmarked as a possible location for housing development under the city’s Plans for Homes agenda. Councillor Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Co-operatives and Housing, whose portfolio includes community asset transfers said: “We had originally looked at this as somewhere to build homes, but after meeting the association and ward councillors felt they had valid concerns about the loss of green space as well as parking and access. “We listened and were prepared to see what ideas they could come up with to give this land back to the people living
“Helping this to happen is what being a cooperative council is about.The proposed land transfer also fits the city’s goal of being more pioneering as it delivers a community service, ie a garden at no cost to the council tax payer and also helps instils a sense of environmental and social responsibility in that neighbourhood, he said. Collings Park Trust, a newly-registered charity, used to be known as the Collings Park Association, which was set up in the 1990s. The trust plan to buy the site for £17,450 and create a garden that is open to all local residents.
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Disused tennis courts at Collings Park in Higher Compton are to be turned into a community garden, thanks to a community asset transfer by Plymouth City Council. At present the area is covered with shrubs and blackberries. around it. Encouraging people to own Councillor Chris Penberthy visited the assets – whether it’s a building or land site to meet with Andrew Leigh the chair helps strengthen the local community and of the trustees of the Collings Park Trust, bring people from different backgrounds a local community group, and committee together. members Dy Taylor and Lois Conrad. The land lies beside a footpath that connects parts of Hartley with Eggbuckland Road and is often used by locals as a short cut, now it will provide a place for the community to meet.
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Andrew Leigh said that the Trust had already raised the purchase price and had a good pool of volunteers to help with the clearance of the land but that anyone interested in helping was welcome. As a • continued on back page
Coun Chris Penberthy (second from right) pictured with Dy Taylor, Andrew Leigh and Lois Conrad of the Collings Park Trust
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