An appeal over a disused and overgrown cricket pitch in Leeds is batted away by government inspectors.
The site was used by Highbury Works Cricket Club for more than 70 years, until it folded in 2004The overgrown site of a former cricket club in Leeds looks set to remain unused following a planning row.
The council batted away Ed Arvley's plans for a dog care centre on the land in 2018 and now planners have stumped a bid to scrap the cricket-only clause.The site has been largely empty since 2004, when the cricket club folded.A number of local campaigners in Meanwood argued the greenbelt site should be opened up and made available for the community again. They have also criticised the land's unkempt state.
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