Braintree: Row over temporary classroom scheme

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Braintree Council has objected to an application for an extra temporary classroom at a Great Notley primary school.

Essex County Council wants to put another relocatable classroom at Notley Green Primary School, Blickley Road, Great Notley, where there are already two, for a year.

But Braintree Council has objected, saying another temporary classroom is out of character with the high-quality design of the school and the Great Notley development.

The county council's plan needs the classroom to accommodate children while a permanent extension is built.

A report for the county development and regulation committee said rapid housing development in the school catchment area increased demand for places. The short-term solution had been to use temporary classrooms.

Committee members will vote on the application today.

Published Friday August 23, 2002

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