St Francis park often closed Sunday mornings

[as9]

Hi I understand Sainsburys are responsible for this space, i've found it so frustrating it's often shut Sunday mornings (11am), I don't have a garden and need somewhere to let my toddler loose. Who can I raise this with?

[newboots]

Manager of Sainsburys ?

[James Barber]

Hi as9,

I will raise the matter. Hopefully it won't take long to fix as it is a legal agreement between saiansbrys and Southwark Council.

[Dun]

Hi James, wondered if you had an update as I hadn't realised that Sainsburys were responsible for locking/unlocking St Francis park. It is still locked around 10-11am Sunday mornings which is really frustrating as I can't walk thru there on a regular basis. Thanks

[Bluerevolution]

St Francis Park has nothing to do with Southwark Council, Sainsburys own the land, they don't open until 11 on a Sunday hence why it's not open

[James Barber]

Wrong Bluerevolution.

Southwark Council are accountable for ensuring Sainsbury's stick to the letter of the S106 under which Sainsbury's deliver the park and runs it.

I will seek officers to enforce the Section 106 legal agreedment with Sainsbury's.

[Bluerevolution]

Fair enough James. Southwark Council can only, realistically, lodge formal reports for breach unless a council employee goes and checks every day. I'm sure Council tax payers will find that outrageous

[milk76]

Sainsburys signed up to an S106 contract requiring them to maintain, secure and run the park in a set manner in return for permission to build their supermarket. It is the same contract that ensured they building of champion hill stadium as an asset that can only be used for community sports, leisure and educational purposes. These contracts are very common to preserve community facilities from overdevelopment. The council can and does enforce these legally binding contracts.