Councils to sell hundreds of acres of school playing field land

20/02/17

The amount of school playing field land earmarked for sell-off has increased dramatically to a seven-year high, a TES investigation reveals.

Information from 65 local authorities shows that they sought permission to sell or transfer 160 acres of school playing fields last year – more than double the amount set aside the previous year.

This is the most playing field land marked for sell-off in a single year during the seven years for which data is available.

Almost half of the land was in three local authority areas – Knowsley, Kent and Barnsley – all of which have higher than average levels of overweight and obese children of Reception age.

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