FOUR mobile classrooms erected at a Warrington high school 10 years ago are to be allowed to stay in use despite claims by the local parish council that they are damp, dilapidated, unused and not fit for purpose.
Members of the borough council’s planning committee agreed to extend planning consent for a further 18 months after being told that in fact, the mobile classrooms at Penketh High School have been reasonably maintained and remain in active use.
The four buildings are used for day to day teaching, including modern foreign languages, and for essential examination accommodation.
The parish council also argued that the classrooms were taking up space which could be used for playing fields, but the school says there has been no loss of playing field provisions.
Planning consent was originally granted in 2003 and renewed for a five year period in 2004 so have been used without appropriate planning permission since 2009.
FOUR mobile classrooms erected at a Warrington high school 10 years ago
are to be allowed to stay in use despite claims by the local parish
council that they are damp, dilapidated, unused and not fit for purpose.
Damp classrooms to stay in use
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Its not that often I find myself agreeing with the planners but in this instance they seem to have more understanding of the situation than do the parish councillors. Surely it’s the people at the school who use the class rooms who really know whether or not they’re needed and it shouldn’t be up to a group meddlers arguing the toss about planning consent.
It’s bad enough in times of austerity when we can’t afford to provide sufficient facilities for our schools but to suggest spending money to remove them against the wishes of the school, suggests it’s time the parish council had a reality check.
Bill