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9.303 Policy LCR3 includes a list of land which is safeguarded for the expansion of primary schools as follows:
School | Land size |
---|---|
Oldfield Park Junior School, Claude Avenue | 0.21ha |
St Saviours Primary School | 0.1ha |
St Keyna Primary School | 0.65ha |
Welton Primary School | 1.1ha |
Land at Silver Street, Norton Hill, Midsomer Norton | 4.7ha |
St Mary’s Primary, Writhlington | 1.0ha |
Camerton Primary School | 0.6ha |
Clutton Primary School | 0.6ha |
East Harptree Primary School | 0.25ha |
Freshford Primary School | 0.3ha |
Marksbury Primary School | 0.8ha |
Shoscombe Primary School | 0.4ha |
9.304 Three of the sites on the list above. Land at Silver Street and Camerton Primary School can now be removed as the sites have been developed. Land at St Keyna Primary School has been added to the school site to facilitate enlargement and can also be removed from the list.
9.305 The list can be further reviewed if through the consultation it is demonstrated that further sites are no longer required for educational purposes.
9.306 The allocation of new housing sites in the draft Local Plan may result in additional sites being added to the list of safeguarded land.
Option A
Remove Land at Silver Street, Camerton Primary School and St Keyna Primary School from the list of safeguarded land.