Wandsworth Council is facing mounting pressure from thousands of people opposed to the return of a Formula E race to Battersea Park.

June 4: Chequered support for Battersea Park Formula E race

June 17: "Chaos" as Battersea Park prepares for Formula E weekend

The Grade II-listed park hosted the final stage of the electric racing series on June 27 and 28 which critics said turned the conservation area into a "construction site" for three weeks.

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Preparations for the event included widening carriageways, creating pit stop areas and installing portaloos alongside an iconic Barbara Hepworth sculpture.

More than 2,400 people have signed a petition objecting to the return to the event to the park for the next five years - with organisations the Battersea Society, Friends of Battersea Park, Clapham Junction Action Group and the Wandsworth Green Party all expressing opposition.

A council spokesman said Wandsworth has been holding a "detailed and extensive public consultation" on the proposal, with more than 3,000 comments from residents to be considered by councillors at a future meeting.

The proposal was due to be discussed at the Community Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee next Tuesday.

But on Monday it was announced the meeting would be pushed back due to the scale of responses which needed to be considered.

Professor Paul Ekins OBE, who is Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy at University College London and a member of the Action Group Committee, said: "It is clear that the council has completely underestimated the force of local opposition to the disruption and desecration of the park by Formula E, and its officials are overwhelmed by the protests they have received.

"It is obviously right that they take the time required to review these protests properly.

"At the same time many of our supporters had changed their private commitments to be able to protest in person at the September 22 meeting."

"However, I am sure they will be out in force whenever the re-scheduled meeting is held."

Thirty thousand visitors were estimated to have attended the event on each day of the weekend of racing, which the council said would put Battersea Park at the heart of global sport and promote London tourism.

A £1m funding pot was also created by event organisers to make improvements to the park and help protect it, a council spokesman said.

But critics argued that public consultation to the racing event was "practically non-existent", there was "no monitoring of the impact on air quality of the construction work" and claimed councillors were not warned about the presence of helicopters at the event and need to move zoo animals from the park over the weekend.

A council spokesman said: "Before granting permission for this event in June we consulted very extensively with local residents, amenity groups, the Heritage Lottery Fund and other relevant bodies.

"The whole process was conducted openly and transparently and with high levels of public scrutiny from start to finish."

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