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1. Residents' group fighting plan to develop green site
2. Son of cricket hero in protest
3. University faces fight to save green space
4. Bid to save city's riverside site
5. Council 'petty' of refusal over refusal pf picnic access, says group - 25th June 2007
6. Bowling green fight no picnic - 25th June 2007
7. Elvet Waterside: What sort of compromise? - Durham Times Jan 2008
8. Call to Bryson to support Elvet Campaign
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This website is designed to give you an overview of the development proposals and our campaign so far and to show you how you can help us to safeguard Durham City’s heritage. Help us to raise awareness of our campaign.
Follow link on how to object to the plans. The planning department would like comments by 7th February if possible, but please keep sending them even if you miss this deadline. Please keep re-visiting this website to check on updates.
Points to Help you Object to the Plans
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Loss of University Playing Fields at Maiden Castle
To mitigate the inevitable flooding by building unneeded luxury housing on the greenfield site at Elvet Waterside, the developers are going to cut back the bank of the River Wear at Maiden Castle abutting Durham University’s playing fields at the Graham Sports Centre which will result in a substantial loss of the University playing fields. See photo.
New Poster by well known local Photographer Royston Thomas - download and display.
Send a letter to the planners stating your objections to the development proposals.
Send a letter to Bill Bryson.