Green light for new primary school
A JEWISH Girls Primary School development with rooftop playground could be built in Gateshead if it is granted the expected planning permission.
The development on Alexandra Road, Bensham, will include the construction of a three storey annex to the north of the site with seven classrooms, staff facilities, management offices, and an external rooftop play area. The application also requests permission to erect eight temporary classrooms to use while work is ongoing.
The school submitted a similar application back in 2017 which was approved by the committee in the following year.
However, pandemic related delays meant the original planning application approval expired before work could begin. The school has 366 children in its care.
The council acknowledged two objections.
Public consultation is not yet complete and members of the public are entitled to raise support or objections until today.
For this reason, councillors were advised to vote to be minded to approve the application and did so.