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Hucknall primary school to double in size with move to new site

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NEW plans to expand a Notts primary school will lead to it doubling in size. Beardall Street Primary School, in Hucknall, is relocating to a site off Kenbrook Road and it was originally planned to increase the number of pupils from 210 to 315. Now, the county council is increasing that number even further, which means the new school will be able to cater for 420 children. Hucknall county councillor John Wilmott said: "There has been a good consultation and the public have been supportive. " The old school has a lack of outdoor play areas which will be addressed by the new site. "The new playground will be much bigger. On the whole, it is a good project." The project was proposed to cope with the growing number of young people in the town, partly brought on by new houses being built – in particular at Wigwam Lane and Grange Farm, where there will be 800 new homes. Parent Emma Gillott, 31, of Lime Tree Road, said: "It is a good thing because they will have a better play area but it will be a bit emotional for me because I came to school here, my dad came here and so did my grandad. "I do welcome the move but it will double my travel time." The new school will take on additional pupils in two phases. It is hoped the school will be open by September 2014, with a capacity of 315 pupils. By September 2016, that will increase to 420, with an extra three classrooms being built. Before deciding on the new site off Kenbrook Road, the council had proposed the school should move to a vacant site at the corner of Leabrook Gardens and Copeland Road. Parent Paula Copley, 50, of Rockley Close, said: "I was a pupil here, so were my children and now my grandchildren, so to see the school close will be sad but to have a bigger space for the children to run around and play will be great. "It will add about 20 minutes on to my journey, though." The project will cost just over £3 million, with some of the money coming from a local housing developer. Ashfield District Council objected to the new school on design grounds. It said in its objection: "The proposal will replace an attractive, historic building and the design proposed is bland and innocuous. "This is a good opportunity to provide a landmark building, incorporating sustainable features such as a green roof." Chris Baron, Ashfield District Council leader, said: "Hucknall needs the school because of the extra children that are coming in, but the proposal does not meet expectations of parents and children. "It also needs to be a brick building as opposed to a modular building – it's very bland." What do you think? Email us at opinion@nottinghampostgroup.co.uk

Hucknall primary school to double in size with move to new site


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