Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Chief Executive, a copy of which, marked ‘Agenda Item 11’, is filed with these minutes.

It was reported that the local member Mrs. J. Richards CC had concerns regarding congestion on the roads around the school, on street parking issues, and the safety of children cycling to school given the traffic problems.

In response to the local member’s comments the Chief Executive emphasised that the proposals for a special school would result in a reduction in the number of vehicle trips to the site and the internal layout of the site had been designed to stack vehicles at peak times. Whilst cycle stands were to be installed and some older or more independent pupils might cycle, it was expected that the majority of pupils would travel to and from the site by taxi or minibus. The demand would not be the same as for a mainstream primary or secondary school. 

RESOLVED:

(a)      That the application be permitted subject to the conditions nos. 1-19 as set out in the appendix to the report.

(b)      That the Board confirms (as required by the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) that in dealing with the application the County Council worked in a positive and proactive manner, taking account of paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework.