Issue - decisions

(i)         that the responses to the consultation raise a range of issues centered around residents’ concerns about traffic congestion be acknowledged and that officers ensure that these are fully addressed in the planning process;

(ii)        that approval be given to the permanent expansion of Byron Court Primary School, a community school, by two forms of entry from September 2015; (conditional upon the grant of full planning permission under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by September 2015 or at such date as agreed by the Strategic Director of Children and Young People and the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Growth).

(iii)       that it be noted that the reason for approving the alteration of Byron Court Primary School is to provide sufficient permanent primary school places in line with the council’s statutory duties and its School Place Planning Strategy 2014;

(iv)       that a public meeting, separate to the statutory consultation, be arranged to give residents further opportunity to raise concerns on the proposals;

(v)        that the implications of the proposals on transportation and parking be further investigated.