Relatives of schoolboy Isaac Nash say they are confident that approval will finally be given tomorrow for a skate park in his memory.
The Isaac Nash Trust submitted new plans to Kirklees Council in April for the park at Burton Acres Lane, Highburton, after its original proposal was rejected last year.
The plans were originally submitted after the community raised £100,000 after the 12-year-old was tragically swept to sea during a family holiday to Anglesey in August 2014.
The Trust, set up in Isaac’s name by his family, hopes the council will approve the plans.
But the scheme has caused divisions within the community. Objections were made by national sporting body Sport England last year over a football pitch being reduced in size.
Some residents also voiced concerns over the potential for anti-social behaviour, which was refuted by the Trust and Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff.
Kirklees Council says the application has been reviewed by the police and no objection has been lodged.
A report to the Heavy Woollen planning sub-committee at Dewsbury Town Hall says West Yorkshire Police has raised no objections.
The report adds: “They would, however, like to put on record their concerns that any additional noise nuisance or anti-social behaviour that would need policing would generate more calls to the police at a time when resources are reducing and officers are less readily equipped to deal with such incidents.”
Howard Lewis, Isaac’s grandfather, said the police have supported the application, as has the Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson, and there is no evidence it would lead to anti-social behaviour. He was confident it would go ahead.
The plans are recommended for approval at tomorrow's meeting.
