A DATE has yet to be set for the meeting that will help decide whether the council can build on disputed green space.

The authority requested a meeting with the Charity Commission last month to discuss its proposals after it was confirmed land on the Leyton Sports Ground could not be seized.

And although the Charity Commission has now accepted the request, the exact date has not been confirmed.

The proposals would see a new 1,700-pupil school built on the land, in Crawley Road, Leyton, which will form part of a new school trust.

But although the site is held in trust and cannot be appropriated by the authority, council leader Chris Robbins has said plans are still in place to use the land.

Dubbed a “learning and leisure campus”, the council has always insisted the proposals will meet a requirement for recreation provision stipulated by a covenant on the land.

The Commission also previously said the land could in theory be built on if there were no net loss of open space.

The plans, which will include Norlington School for Boys and what is soon to be George Mitchell All-Through School, have met with fierce opposition from teachers and campaigners.

Concerns were raised over the impact the building would have on the local area and whether the new school would be beneficial to pupils.

A spokeswoman for the Charity Commission said: "The Charity Commission has agreed to meet with Waltham Forest Council to discuss proposals for the future use of Leyton Sports Ground.

“In line with its role as the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, the Commission will listen to the Council's proposals and can offer advice on its role as trustee of the Sports Ground.

“Any decision made by the Commission will be within the framework of charity law.”