THE COUNCIL is planning to sell off a chunk of public open space on a Barnsley estate so it can be used for housing.
Barnsley Council’s top legal officer Andrew Frosdick issued a public notice last week to notify people of the proposed sale of land off Catherine’s Walk at Athersley South.
The notice says the council intends to dispose of a 1.6 hectare plot, which is currently classed as public open space, and that is intended to be sold freehold to an unnamed housing association for the purposes of developing new housing.
A copy of the plan can be seen at the Central Library and is also available to view on the council website.
Anyone wishing to object to the sale can write to the solicitor to the council, quoting reference: PY/IC/105/16821, no later than February 9 giving full reasons for the objection.
The address to send letters to is: Executive Director of Core Services and Solicitor to the Council, BMBC Legal Services, PO Box 600, Barnsley, S70 9EZ.
