Mrs Welham said the Village Green application was made with “the objective of ensuring that all parties, including the school, could go on sharing the land as they have done for decades”.
But she added she hopes the money paid will “mitigate any detriment to Cotham School pupils” due to the legal actions that were paid for out of the school’s reserves.
In a statement following the decision on legal bills, Cotham School said: “We welcome the recovery of public funds that were necessarily expended in protecting the school’s playing field.”
We Love Stoke Lodge said it now intends to apply to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal the recent High Court decision and that it has until mid-September to do this.
Bristol City Council has previously declined to comment on the legal bills but said it would be complying with the court order.