Comment

Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options

Representation ID: 23300

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Mr & Mrs L & W Partridge

Representation Summary:

I believe that the primary school should be kept. It is vital infrastructure that will be required as the area is further developed. How can it be determined that the primary school is not required when the current Little Common Primary is at its Max capacity annually.

Please explain how this determination was made. Did the department in charge of this decision, give due consideration to the fact that further property developments in the area will have primary school aged children living at them? Where will all these children go to school?

Full text:

I believe that the primary school should be kept. It is a vital part of any improved infrastructure that will be required as the area as a whole is further developed. How can it be determined that the primary school is not required when the current Little Common Primary is at its Max capacity annually.

As it has been determined that a primary school is not required and that plans are to abort the previously proposed primary school and build houses instead. Please explain how this determination was made. Did the department in charge of this decision, give due consideration to the fact that further property developments in the area will have primary school aged children living at them? Where will all these children go to school? I am in walking distance to Little Common Primary yet my son was not given a place, as the school was over its intake. I ended up having to drive my son to Herstmonceux Primary for 5 years.