Primary school set to build new teaching block for 120 pupils currently taught in cabins on the car park
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA primary school where 120 pupils have been taught for four years in cabins on the site’s car park is set to build a two-storey extension.
Gaskell Community Primary School on Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, plan to create a permanent four classroom block to accommodate the children and staff who are currently using the temporary buildings.
According to planning documents submitted this week to Bolton Council, accommodation issues at the school date back to September 2018, when an expansion created an additional 105 primary school places.
The additional pupils and staff have since been using four classrooms in modular cabins. READ MORE: Green light for bus reform: What does it mean for passengers? In 2019, an application was made for a six classroom extension but this application was never granted planning permission due to several objections over the location and lack of supporting information.
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