A PRIMARY school has had plans to install eco-friendly measures given the green light.

Brinkley Grove Primary School, in Highwoods, Colchester, will construct solar panel canopies within its car park as part of the green initiative.

They will be put in place for the purposes of electric vehicle charging at the premises in Rawlings Crescent, with demand among staff and visitors for these facilities increasing, a planning report states.

Colchester Council’s planning committee approved the application without further note.

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