Follow the links below to see how this saga developed. A new sports hall was needed, but it could and should have been funded out of general taxation. It would have been funded in this way had these playing pitches belonged to somebody else. Strategic decisions about land use planning should not depend so heavily on the ownership of particular areas of land.
PMP consultants statement 2006 Godalming to get new sports hall
Walton & Hesham News & Mail 12 September 2003 Fury grows over college field plans
Molesey News & Mail 24 October 2003 Storm over college’s sell-off bid
Waverley Borough Council 29 October 2003 Development Control Committee Minutes
Esher News & Mail 31 October 2003 Campaigners claim victory on fields plan
Surrey Advertiser 24 September 2004 College’s sell off a step closer
Surrey Advertiser 6 January 2006 Row over homes bid
Godalming College website.
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