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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans to expand a village school with 240 new pupil spaces have been recommended for approval.
Suffolk County Council’s plans could see Thurston Church of England Primary Academy, in Pond Field Road, near Bury St Edmunds, accommodate a total of 690 pupils.
The authority will discuss the plans, submitted in February last year, during a meeting of its development and regulation committee on Tuesday, June 23.
If approved, the school, which opened in 2021, would see a new 210-place standalone two-storey teaching block built east of the main building for pupils in Years 5 and 6.
Works within the main school building are also proposed to convert the studio space into a reception classroom.
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The existing preschool, run by Thurston Childcare, would be expanded to allow for a further 30 children.
But councillors will have to consider concerns raised ahead of the meeting by a resident and Thurston Parish Council.
The objector said the plans should address the ‘shocking lack of parking’ for parents to address significant congestion during drop-off and pick-up times.
The parish council added that without proper mitigation, there would be an unacceptable impact on road safety.
As part of the plans, an additional 32 car parking spaces are being proposed, which planning officers found to be acceptable.
The council’s highways team did not object.
The plans are recommended for approval.
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