Latest in ongoing row lasting years over fence on playing fieldsCampaigners failed to encourage councillors to remove the school's permitted development rightsView 2 Images The school is planning to put the fence back up (Image: We Love Stoke Lodge)A high school can put a controversial fence back up on playing fields without applying for planning permission. ‌Hundreds of thousands of pounds of council tax payer money have been spent on external legal fees in the years-long row over whether there should be a fence around Stoke Lodge playing fields. Their decision removes a potential obstacle to Cotham School putting the fence back up, to the disappointment of local campaigners. We will do it properly and effectively.”‌There is another way the council can protect the public’s access to the playing fields. According to the school’s website, the playing fields are “now closed pending work under way to enable the school to get back to using the playing fields in due course”.