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Representation by Winthorpe Primary School (Winthorpe Primary School)

Date submitted
28 June 2024
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses
  1. The underpass - Our children and school community use the underpass to cycle and walk to school. Some of our pupils take this route by themselves. It is imperative for the school that the cycling and walking route remains open without long detours during all construction phases as up to 27% of Winthorpe Primary School pupils can use this route to and from school. As well as remaining open, the route also needs to remain accessible and free of long detours to enable everyone to be able to get to and from school easily and safely, along with the pushchairs, scooters etc. that accompany the school run. 2) Road access to the school – Only 26% of our school population live in Winthorpe. We encourage as many families as possible to walk and cycle to school, but a large proportion travel to school from outside of Winthorpe village. During the construction phase it is essential that these children can continue to get to and from school easily on a daily basis. Long detours and delays caused by the road improvements could have a devastating effect on our pupil numbers and threaten the viability of the school. 3) Increased pollution levels around the school – We are concerned that the school may be adversely effected by noise and air pollution during the construction stage. We try to spend as much time as possible outside in our lovely school grounds and are concerned that our ability to do this may be impeded or spoilt during the construction phase. In addition, will there be increased noise and air pollution within the school grounds once the road improvements have been completed. Have mitigating factors been identified to limit the impact of the construction and road pollution on the school? 4) Thoroughfare Lane – Could Thoroughfare Lane be utilised and improved to enable a safe pedestrian and cycle route to both the school and the village? 5) Safety – Due to the school site being in close proximity to a national infrastructure construction zone, what factors will be put in place to protect the children and staff?