Play Space
Case reference FOI2024/02099
Received 13 December 2024
Published 9 January 2025
Request
The information I am requesting is in relation to the piece of land labelled ‘Play Space’ on the Herefordshire Council interactive map, and situated next to the grounds of Our Lady’s Roman Catholic Primary School. It is between the Ross Road and Belmont Road. It is next to The Child Development Centre.
I can provide a map for you my email, if this would be helpful. This piece of land is currently owned by the housing association Connexus and was previously owned by Herefordshire Housing. The land is currently public open space and has been for at least 30 years, but probably for much longer.
I understand that the land was sold/ transferred to Connexus from Herefordshire Housing in around 2002.
Please could you let me know the details of this transfer:
- Date that this happened
- Was the land sold or given/ transferred Any Conditions relating to the sale/ transfer of the land:
- Any conditions relating to how the land could be used once sold/ in new owner ship, for example, it was public open space when owned by Herefordshire Housing, were there conditions relating to the need for it to remain as public open space?
- Were they any other conditions relating to how it could be used in the future, for example to benefit the local community?
How long did Herefordshire Housing/ Herefordshire Council/ Hereford Corporation own this piece of land? Please provide any details of the original sale of the land to Herefordshire Council / Hereford Corporation – ( I believe this may have been between 1947 -1955)
Who was the previous owner? Was the land sold or given to Hereford Corporation?
Were there any conditions about how the land could be used once sold/ transferred?
For how long has this piece of land been public open space?
Did it become public open space from when it first became owned by Hereford Corporation?
Response
Please could you let me know the details of this transfer: - Date that this happened - Was the land sold or given/ transferred
A: The land was sold to Herefordshire Housing by Herefordshire Council in 2002. In 2017, Herefordshire Housing and Shropshire Housing joined together to form what is now Connexus Any Conditions relating to the sale/ transfer of the land: - Any conditions relating to how the land could be used once sold/ in new owner ship, for example, it was public open space when owned by Herefordshire Housing, were there conditions relating to the need for it to remain as public open space? - Were they any other conditions relating to how it could be used in the future, for example to benefit the local community?
A: None in the sale transfer. How long did Herefordshire Housing/ Herefordshire Council/ Hereford Corporation own this piece of land?
A: It is not known when Herefordshire Council acquired the land.
Please provide any details of the original sale of the land to Herefordshire Council / Hereford Corporation – ( I believe this may have been between 1947 -1955)
A: As above Who was the previous owner?
A: This is not known.
Was the land sold or given to Hereford Corporation?
A: This is not known.
Were there any conditions about how the land could be used once sold/ transferred?
A: This is not known.
For how long has this piece of land been public open space?
A: This is not known. Did it become public open space from when it first became owned by Hereford Corporation?
A: This is not known.
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