School needs to keep 'temporary' classroom set up in 2017 for another two years
A Stoke-on-Trent school wants to retain its portable classroom building until August 2026 so roof repair work can be completed. The Willows Primary School in Penkhull has submitted a planning application to the city council for the continued use of the Portakabin building.
Once the roof repair work has finished on the existing school, a number of first floor classrooms will be brought back into use meaning the temporary classroom building will be removed from the site. The portable classroom building has been in operation at the Greatbatch Avenue school since 2017.
The planning application put to Stoke-on-Trent City Council states: "The building will continue to be used as additional classroom accommodation whilst remedial works to the roof of the existing school building are undertaken. This application will see no increase in staff or additional pupil numbers. The proposed location offers the best free, utilisable space as it offers all required services: power, network and surfacing."
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It concludes: "The Willows Primary School requires the retention of the Portakabin building in order to continue its successful teaching operations whilst the remedial works to the roof of the existing building carries on to completion. Due to these works, a number of first floor classrooms of the existing building are currently out of use.
"Without the temporary building, the school would have limited facilities in being able to teach the students which would have a drastic impact on their education as well as potentially a knock-on effect on the surrounding neighbourhood. Once the remedial works are completed, several first floor classrooms will be brought back into use allowing the removal of the temporary building."
The application will be considered by city council planners.
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