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Granted planning permission subject to conditions as recommended and additional conditions for a work buffer of 5m to be implemented beyond the roots zone of the trees in the location; the gate be set back 10m from the school on Nathans Road; and amendment to condition 27 to specify applicable hours in the car management plan.

PROPOSAL: Demolition of eight existing buildings on site comprising 4x teaching blocks, 1x shelter, 1x shed, 1x storage/garage and 1x kitchen and dining facilities and construction of new part single and part two storey building (to accommodate expansion of the school from 3 form to 5 form entry primary school), all-weather MUGA to include the reconfiguration of the School’s playing field and associated landscaping and parking, upgrading of the Nathans Road access and temporary permission for the erection of a single teaching block (2x classrooms) for use until July 2017.

RECOMMENDATION: Grant planning permission subject to the conditions set out in the Draft Decision Notice.

David Glover (Area Planning Manager) outlined the scheme and referenced the supplementary report which contained officers’ responses to issues raised at the site visit. In terms of visibility in Nathans Road, he reported that in addition to the speed cushions on either side of the crossover, Transportation had also requested aspeedtable outside the entrancewhichwould extendto the adjoining propertiesandthe opposite drivewaysand would further helpmanage the speed outsidethe school entrance. He continued that tracking diagrams provided in the Construction ManagementPlan demonstrated that access can be achieved fromNathansRoad bytippertrucks,cementmixersandmobilecranes.

Members were advised that the proposed hours for community access to the MUGA would be comparable to other schoolswithin the borough and therefore the level of use envisaged was notexpected to result insignificant levelsoftraf  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10