Comment

Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 6972

Received: 04/03/2019

Respondent: Catherine Silcock

Representation Summary:

Question whether new primary school will be in addition to the current four.
Concern that a new secondary school will lead to smaller catchment area and affect existing households on peripheries of the settlement.
Improved public transport would be a bonus especially as the frequency of the buses has recently been halved causing issues to school children and the elderly.
Local infrastructure is already at breaking point with the local community unable to access doctors or dentist appointments in a suitable timeframe, and the hospital losing services. With a proposed 11% population increase will we see another medical centre opening?

Full text:

New Primary School has been mentioned, with an estimated 11% rise in the community then will this bee in addition to the four current primary schools. We have been told by Martin Murphy of Arden Academy that the new high school will not increase capacity but will shrink the catchment area, this will affect current households in KDBH who are on the peripheries and not the new housing. Will this be addressed as I can not support a state of the art new school that will not serve the existing community.
Improved public transport would be a bonus especially as the frequency of the buses has just been halved in the past two weeks causing issues to school children and the elderly.
Local infrastructure is already at breaking point with the local community not being able to access doctors or dentist appointments in a suitable time frame, and the hospital losing services. With a proposed 11% population increase will we see another medical centre opening.