Plans lodged for new bridge to connect Penny Pie Park with Pogmoor Recreation Ground

If the cabinet approve the proposals, a planning application for the bridge will be submitted, and a public consultation on the plans will be held.

If plans are approved, the bridge will be funded through a grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Improvements will also be made to Pogmoor Recreation Ground, and Sugden’s recreation ground.

The new bridge will create a new travel route and connect the surrounding communities with the open space, as well as Barnsley Hospital and other amenities. It will also create a safe crossing point over the railway line for children going to and from Horizon Community College.

Councillor Tim Cheetham, Barnsley Council’s cabinet spokesperson for place (regeneration and culture) said: “This bridge will be a huge benefit to residents in both the Old Town and Dodworth wards and the wider local area.

“Once this bridge is complete those who previously used Penny Pie Park will have easy access to even more green space than they did before, and they will also find it easier to access business and other facilities like the hospital on foot, by bicycle or wheelchair.

“By linking the green spaces currently severed by the railway line, and by developing the remainder of Penny Pie Park with much improved play and recreation equipment, the end result will be a better park than we had before.”

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