Moriah College Redevelopment

My wife and I moved to Queens Park in the early 2000's and the Moriah campus was already in existence.
Our children now attend various schools around the eastern suburbs. We are sure the residents in the surrounding streets do, for short periods of the day, face a degree of inconvenience. However, we also know that as Waverley's population grows, the infrastructure to service that growth (for e.g. schools, childcare centres, hospitals, aged care facilities etc.), also needs to grow and/or be renovated - just like many of the homes in the Queens Park area which have both expanded and renovated. It is unrealistic to expect growth to go unaddressed, and hypocritical to seek to restrict others from doing what a quick walk down any Queens Park Street (or street adjacent to any equivalent Eastern suburbs school) shows the majority of residents have themselves done.
The proposed development clearly re-focuses the school buildings away from Queens Park Road and towards the Park which would be an improvement in terms of shifting noise, activity and traffic away from the residential side to the north where we live.
We would also highlight that from our usage of York Road on most days we see the traffic issues as primarily arising from vehicles travelling east from Randwick through to Woollahra and Bondi Junction along York Road, not from the school traffic which predominantly comes from the other direction. We are interested that the school is offering to help address these issues which aren't really of its own making but which significantly affect our area. Any change which encourages greater use of public transport by the students is welcome as if removes more cars from our roads. Without allowing such works, its just empty statements to argue against the proposal because it may generate more cars.
In addition it is very clear to us that the traffic generated from the use of the Queens Park playing fields on any Saturday during term far exceeds any traffic created by Moriah on any given school day.
It is also unfair to attribute all traffic issues in the area to Moriah and penalize its legitimate right to develop within the legal envelope, as there are at least 5 other schools within a 3km radius. The proximity to schools is the very reason why many people chose to live in our area!
For all of these reasons we strongly support the proposal which will ultimately benefit the immediate area and the eastern suburbs as a whole.

My principle objection to the Moriah College redevelopment relates to the Transport Traffic and Parking Plan (TTPP).

The current TTPP appears to rely almost solely on parents dropping off and picking up students. Generally, those vehicles have 1 parent and 1 to 2 children per vehicle. There appears to be little reliance on public transport. The proposal to create an internal “ring road” may remove the drop off and pickup from a public street to within the school grounds but will not alleviate the number of vehicles travelling the local streets to gain access to the school.

Any approval to allow an increase in student numbers should be conditioned by requiring students to travel to the school via buses or bicycle/walking and removing the option for parents to drop their children directly at the school. Those buses could pick up students from Public Transport nodes such as Bondi Junction (Rail and bus terminals) or Randwick (Bus and Light Rail terminals). By the school mandating that students have to be transported by school buses, or under their own steam, from those nodes, will remove a huge number of private vehicles from the Queens Park neighbourhood during peak drop and pick up times.

I support this project because many of the current Moriah College High School facilities are inefficient and outdated and so need to be replaced. I understand that the project will move the entrance to the College to a section of the community that faces the park. This entrance will include an internal drop off as well as internal parking. All of this will reduce the current noise and traffic burden that the neighbourhood currently finds challenging.

a) Traffic congestion is already a major problem particularly between 7.30am and 9.30am and later in the afternoons. There is an almost continuous flow of traffic blocking local streets at peak times generated by student drop-offs and pick-ups.
b) Moriah College has failed to manage its own Transport, Traffic & Parking Plan (TTPP) for a long time, evidenced by the number of students, parents and staff vehicles parking daily in local streets contrary to its own TTPP.
c) Moriah College night-time events are frequent, attract significant numbers of people and use local streets as a parking lot. This will only get worse for residents if this proposal goes ahead.
d) Pedestrian safety risks and general road safety risks will escalate as a result of the increased traffic in local streets.
e) Pollution in our local streets will increase due to more traffic and air quality will reduce.
f) The streets of Queens Park are becoming ‘traffic sewers’, which is impacting friendly interaction between neighbours, resulting in a decreased sense of well being, connectedness and security.
g) The visual amenity of Queens Park will be adversely impacted by the bulk of the proposed buildings.
h) 3 weeks is grossly inadequate for informed responses to the proposal, which contains nearly 1,600 pages of complicated text and diagrams – more time is needed.
i) The ripple effect of the increase in traffic, congestion and pollution will extend to many residents who have not been notified of the proposal and who deserve the right to be informed and to comment.

The ‘Near Neighbour Letter Catchment’ was inadequate and needs to be significantly expanded so that all impacted neighbours are aware of Moriah’s intentions.

I have lived opposite the Moriah College site for 20 years, in a row of small houses and apartments which do not have off-street parking and which are mostly occupied by families with very small children. We have borne the brunt of many impacts of the College over the last decade and more, some of which I will describe below.
There have been many times when I, and other residents, have been reduced to tears by the impacts of this enormous institution on our lives - often more than once a week. Despite everything, we agree with the existence of the School and without reservation, fully support a thriving Jewish culture. We have always been polite to the staff and other members of the school community. Sadly though, our concerns about safety, traffic, parking and noise have been dismissed and the systems that the school pretends to offer have been a mere pretense.

I strongly oppose any expansion of the school, because the community impacts are already severe and we have suffered enough. We cannot take any more.
Furthermore, the school has blatantly and cynically disregarded many of the commitments made to the Community when it was seeking approval to build the primary school. They cannot expect to receive the community’s trust a second time.

Here are some of the impacts:

The Transport, Traffic and Parking Plan is utterly ignored by the school community. Imagine coming home with a car full of groceries and 2 babies and not being able to park within a kilometre of your home. What can you do – leave the babies in the car on their own while you ferry the groceries? Leave the groceries in the car while you open the double pram and take the children home, then leave the babies alone at home while you make several trips to the car to get the groceries? Park in the No Stopping zone on the corner… oh wait, you can’t do that, because there is already a Moriah parent in that spot. This is the daily reality for our residents.
Every school day, the streets around the school are clogged with parents dropping off their children and parents, students and staff taking up not some but ALL of the spare parking that residents rely on to access their homes, even including all of the illegal spots and other people’s driveways. This occurs in the morning, in the afternoon, and at least 30% of the evenings during term time. For the most vulnerable of our residents – those with no parking and small children - the parking and traffic impacts go beyond mere inconvenience – the effects are devastating and dangerous. This is why the complete failure to enforce this traffic plan has brought people to tears several times a week and continues to do so.

Over the last 10 years, I have politely approached many parents to remind them about the nature of the traffic and parking plan. Not one of them has ever even heard of it. Many have reacted aggressively. One called me a bitch. One actually tried to run over my father with her Mercedes and we had to call the police. Not one of them has been told that they can’t drop off in front of our homes or park for as long as they like. During this period I have also phoned the school several times. They only ever say there is nothing they can do and they can’t control the parents. For this reason, the school’s attempts to claim that the TTPP protects residents should be completely ignored. They have never made a serious attempt to enforce it and have been resigned for at least ten years to the fact that it will never make a difference. Proposing this same plan as a mitigation against parking and traffic impacts shows their ongoing contempt for the community.

The School is really a Conference Centre. When the School was applying for approval to build the primary school, they insisted that ‘it’s a school, not a conference centre’. The opposite has proved to be true. Over the last 2 months alone, even on the school’s own numbers, 2950 have attended evening functions – the real number is probably more. When people come home from work in our street, they can’t get to their homes on at least one day in three, during term time. We don’t have off-street parking, so very often, we are forced to park over 1km away because Moriah parents have taken up not some, but ALL of the spare parking.
The Noise from the sound system is appalling every day. Every day, the numbers of cars using the pickup system are shouted over a loudspeaker. The sound reverberates throughout our home, even with all of the doors and windows closed. The school insists that this is not the case but has never come to hear it for themselves. This has a significant effect on families with babies who are trying to sleep and on people who work from home, like myself. I am unable to take conference calls while the speaker is on – and it’s on every school day. It affects my business, as I can’t always choose when my clients need me to participate in a call.

Our house was severely damaged as a result of construction of the Primary school. Over one weekend, when the old hospital buildings were demolished, massive cracks (1 cm) appeared in two rooms of our home. The school had not done a dilapidation report of our home before the demolition but sent an inspector after the fact, who recorded the damage. No compensation was offered or paid. I ended up having to demolish those rooms and rebuild my home at my own expense.
Approval conditions and Promises were broken. For example, as part of its application for approval of the primary school, the college promised that the community would have access to the pool. This never occurred. For a very short time, swimming lessons were offered at the school’s pool but these were quickly ended and not reinstated.

The residents of Queens Park who suffer the brunt of these impacts need relief, not exacerbation. We therefore oppose this development and urge the enforcement of the original conditions to construction of the primary school.

I object to the following:
1) originally the school agreed with the community, they would have no more than 990 students and they now have approx 1680. If they are allowed an increase in students and staff they will now come close to 2000 people onsite. This is double the original agreement. This increase is already unacceptable and has impacted the neighborhood with a large increase in noise pollution, large decrease in available parking each day and a large increase in school related traffic in the local streets. I have personally experienced: parents dropping their children off, then speeding through the back streets and increasing the risk for an accident in a normally quiet street.
Students parking their cars in the local streets in the morning (which they are not allowed to do) and then removing their PPlates to not get in trouble.
2) I have read there are provisions for a “loop” drop off. While that is a good plan and will decrease the chance off an accident for students, it is not reducing local traffic. The cars are still going to increase regardless and will also bank up on the surrounding roads. There is no government infrastructure plan in place to help offer other viable solutions to get students to and from school.
3) the 4 story building will be totally out of character for the surrounding area and will be another eyesore for Sydney.
4) some of the surrounds of the school are constantly full of litter and in my experience the Banksia scrub is endangered and requires more care - not more development right next to it.
5) The school recently moved the ELC from rose bay to the Queens Park site, this was a very bad decision and due to that lack of foresight only a few years ago is now going to potentially impact the the local community due to Moriah running out of space.

Finally, I have family and lots of friends in the area and the overall consensus is that this development is not wanted due to many more reasons than I have outlined. I do hope that the community is listened to and that a new school as terrific as Moriah can be built in another area that is close to good public transport links in the hope that it will service the ever expanding local community within the eastern suburbs.
Thank you.

I strongly disagree with their development plans for the following reasons
1. Traffic congestion is already a major problem particularly between 7:30am and 9:30am.
2. Moriah College has failed to manage its own Transport, Traffic & Parking Plan (TTPP) for a long time, evidenced by the number of students, parents and staff vehicles parking daily in local streets contrary to its own TTPP.
4. Pedestrian safety risks and general road safety risks will escalate as a result of the increased traffic in local streets.
5. Noise and air pollution in our local streets will increase due to more traffic and people, and as a result, noise will increase and air quality will reduce.
6. The streets of Queens Park are becoming ‘traffic sewers’ which is impacting friendly interaction between neighbours, resulting in a decreased sense of well-being, community, connectedness and security.

I strongly object to this development as a resident of Queens Park for the following reasons:
1. Traffic congestion is already a major problem particularly between 7:30am and 9:30am and later in the afternoons. There is an almost continuous flow of traffic blocking local streets at peak times generated by student drop-offs and pick-ups.
2. Moriah College has failed to manage its own Transport, Traffic & Parking Plan (TTPP) for a long time, evidenced by the number of students, parents and staff vehicles parking daily in local streets contrary to its own TTPP.
3. Moriah College night-time events are frequent, attract large numbers of people and use local streets for parking. This will only worsen for residents if this proposal is approved.
4. Pedestrian safety risks and general road safety risks will escalate as a result of the increased traffic in local streets.
5. Noise and air pollution in our local streets will increase due to more traffic and people, and as a result, noise will increase and air quality will reduce.
6. The streets of Queens Park are becoming ‘traffic sewers’ which is impacting friendly interaction between neighbours, resulting in a decreased sense of well-being, community, connectedness and security.
7. The visual amenity of Queens Park and Centennial Park will be adversely impacted by the sheer size of the proposed new buildings.
8. 3 weeks, especially in the busy lead up to end of year for local residents, is grossly inadequate for informed responses to the proposal, which contains nearly 1600 pages of complicated text and diagrams – more time is needed.
9. The ripple-on effect of the increase in traffic, congestion and pollution will extend to many residents who have not been notified of the proposal and who deserve the right to be informed and to comment.
10. The ‘Near Neighbour Letter Catchment’ was inadequate and needs to be significantly expanded so that all impacted neighbours are aware of Moriah’s intentions.
11. Queens Park residents would like Waverley Council to conduct their own independent and public traffic survey so that all stakeholders can better understand the impact.
12 . On a number of occasions when i have driven to work and driven down manning st, there have been several near misses with students as they don't seem to understand the road rules on know how to park. I have email complaints to the colleage about this in the past , so happy to provide evidence of this

My objection to this project is primarily due to the traffic conditions that already exist in the area surrounding Moriah College and what effect I believe a larger student body would have on an already overcrowded environment.
I have lived in my Queens Park property for 31 years.
I have seen the changes the development of Moriah has brought to the area.
I note when saying this that I did not object to the original development. The original development and the subsequent extensions that created the Junior Campus always came with assurance that traffic would be minimised and parking by students banned in the area south of Birrell St.
The Moriah authorities have never been able to control the parking by students in the area. Early mornings during school time have always seen the scramble for parking spots by students in the ‘no go’ zone. Cars circle the area and openly disregard the ‘development conditions’.
I have on 2 occasions approached the school to complain. The response on one occasion was to say that they had passed my complaint to consultants. I did not hear anything. On another I was told that I had to supply photos of students in their cars. My response was that I was not willing to do so but was more than willing to accompany a school representative who would be able to do so. I had no response.
The assurances that students will not park in the area cannot be taken seriously. They have never been enforced and in fact openly flouted.
The traffic flows into the area will not change and in fact increase. The provision of a pickup/drop off zone within the school property does not address the fact that cars must enter the precinct bounded by Queens Park Rd, Baronga and York Rd. I would even suggest that the safety and security concerns which are evident around the campus mean that there is a reluctance by many in the Moriah Community to let children find their own way to school.
The traffic flows into the area are already clogged. If you travel from the Darley Rd end of York Rd towards Moriah and have to turn right into Baronga you are regularly delayed during school pick up and drop off times.
In summary. Moriah has never been able to assure the community that they could enforce the previous development conditions. It has been suggested that they have no control of senior students driving to school. Such previous experience suggests that assurances cannot be guaranteed.
Therefore I object to the further development of the campus and call for previous development conditions to be enforced by school, council and the State Planning Authority.

See attached document.

I have a number of concerns about the project as presently configured.

Firstly, it appears likely even on the proponent's case that traffic (which is already a substantial concern) will be made significantly worse in the area. A number of the intersections affected are already blocked and dangerous to use at peak times, and this will be exacerbated even on the most optimistic cases. I would like to see council do an independent traffic analysis to confirm the effects and also check that the traffic works/intersection upgrades proposed are going to be sufficient. I doubt it myself based on my own experiences. Relatedly, the potential impacts of the proposed traffic mitigation plan are speculative and cannot be relied upon. While there are public transport options the Bondi Junction train is 15 mins walk away and I am doubtful a major shift in behaviour can be achieved.

I am also concerned about the impact on parking for residents and school traffic driving fast through the nearby lanes to avoid traffic on the main streets, which is already an issue. Despite what is said in the submission there are a number of nearby intersections where pedestrian crossing is already quite difficult/dangerous.

Secondly, the school already has a very large number of students, and I am concerned about the impact of the increase in numbers under this proposal, in the context of a small residential suburb which already has substantial traffic. It is not clear why any increase in capacity is warranted.

Thirdly, I think the allocated time for review is too short given the scale and complexity of the development and the materials provided and the time of year just before Christmas. I myself have not benefitted from any consultation about the development.

Please see attached document.

Please see attached letter dated 17 Dec 2019

Reference:
PLANNING Application Number SSD-10352
Moriah College Redevelopment
The redevelopment of the southern portion of the Senior School Campus. Including demolition and construction of new teaching facilities.
I write in connection with the above planning application. I have had a look at the plans and I know the site well as our home is in Newland St. I wish to object strongly to the redevelopment on this site.
Queens Park is a small suburb, further expansion of Moriah College with the increase in traffic loads will spoil the character of the suburb and parklands. The visual impact on the park and surrounding area is quite significantly impacted by this development too. I’m afraid the massive development in this proposal will overwhelm Queens Park. It's a sweetheart deal for a wealthy private school.
I understand Moriah College has around 1600 students and they wish to increase this by 25% it to around 2000, and that now Moriah wants to increase the numbers of ‘Early Learning Students’ by more than 50%, even last year they committed to not increasing these numbers further. At this age most parents will be dropping off kids in vehicles. There is only 3066 residents in Queens Park, adding more students will only add to the already disproprtionate burden on us local residents and homeowners and overwhelming stress on local transport infrastructue and facilities. The TFC does not take into consideration parents who drop their kids off for school in nearby streets to avoid the intolerable traffic closer to Moriah. Our street, Newland St, and the other streets nearby are all affected by this.
Moriah College is an exclusive school with a policy of only accepting for enrolment students who are Jewish in accordance with halacha (Jewish Law) . Most Queens Park residents would not be welcome at Moriah College, in the 2016/18 Census, in Queens Park, the most common responses for religion were No Religion 35.0%, Catholic 23.9% and Anglican 11.6%, Not stated 11.4% and Judaism only 9.3%[1] This is an enourmous footprint that benefits so few. It’s blatant subsidisation of an exclusive private school at the expense of public values.
Traffic Control Plan TCP - Moriah’s TCP could be acceptable if it were enforced, it’s just that they don’t seem able to enforce this plan and it’s really inconvinient for us residents. The traffic generated and the extent of queuing are acknowledged by Moriah College as being a current issue, despite this Moriah has failed to adequately alleviate the traffic problems. The proposed TCP in this proposal seems essentially the same as the current traffic plan. I believe it’s based on observing traffic over 1 day. It’s not grounded in reality, more on wishful thinking and lofty assumptions. It’s manifestly inadequate.
The traffic is already terrible in the mornings and afternoons with York Road, Baronga Avenue and Queens Park Road all carrying increased traffic loads at those times, detrimentally impacting upon the surrounding road network and local residents.
Moriah’s current system of individual student collection involves a pick-up facility in York Road. Vehicle queues in York Road at peak times currently can exceed thirty to forty vehicles. The afternoons generally create the most queuing, as pick-up of students is more intensive than drop-off. This will only get worse and the school can’t seem to control it.
The school does not currently have sufficient on site parking for staff and students, instead staff and students park in the nearby streets and residential areas immediately to the north of the school. This results in loss of on street parking for us residents and significant air and noise pollution which will only increase. Once again, the school has not been succesful in stopping parents, teachers and students from parking here against school policy.
The protection of Queens Park’s visual and historic qualities is not sufficiently addressed in the Visual Impact Assessment. They show only limited visibility of the development from surrounding areas which, from my point of view is incorrect. The school has already removed a significant amount of York Road Bushland including an endangered ecological community of Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub . The images in this Redevelopment Proposal show an alarming end result. We need more for consultation on the visual impact.

The Transport Impact Statement is 162 pages long. The Environmental Impact Statement is 132 pages. There are 32 documents altogether, maybe more than 2,000 pages in total. We need more time to consult, digest and review this important proposal. While design issues might be solved by conditions or revised proposals, these could not remedy the siting problem of a massive school redevelopment so close to precious parklands. The visual impact on the park is immense. It will significantly change the look & feel of Queens Park and that section of Centennial Park forever.

Yours sincerely,

Rini Hewitt
Owner
132 Newland St, Queens Park 2022

MORIAH COLLEGE REDEVELOPMENT – MAJOR PROJECT 14741
I strongly object to this development as a resident of Queens Park for the following reasons:
1. Traffic congestion is already a major problem particularly between 7:30am and 9:30am and later in the afternoons. There is an almost continuous flow of traffic blocking local streets at peak times generated by student drop-offs and pick-ups.
2. Moriah College has failed to manage its own Transport, Traffic & Parking Plan (TTPP) for a long time, evidenced by the number of students, parents and staff vehicles parking daily in local streets contrary to its own TTPP.
3. Moriah College night-time events are frequent, attract large numbers of people and use local streets for parking. This will only worsen for residents if this proposal is approved.
4. Pedestrian safety risks and general road safety risks will escalate as a result of the increased traffic in local streets.
5. Noise and air pollution in our local streets will increase due to more traffic and people, and as a result, noise will increase and air quality will reduce.
6. The streets of Queens Park are becoming ‘traffic sewers’ which is impacting friendly interaction between neighbours, resulting in a decreased sense of well-being, community, connectedness and security.
7. The visual amenity of Queens Park and Centennial Park will be adversely impacted by the sheer size of the proposed new buildings.
8. 3 weeks, especially in the busy lead up to end of year for local residents, is grossly inadequate for informed responses to the proposal, which contains nearly 1600 pages of complicated text and diagrams – more time is needed.
9. The ripple-on effect of the increase in traffic, congestion and pollution will extend to many residents who have not been notified of the proposal and who deserve the right to be informed and to comment.
10. The ‘Near Neighbour Letter Catchment’ was inadequate and needs to be significantly expanded so that all impacted neighbours are aware of Moriah’s intentions.
11. Queens Park residents would like Waverley Council to conduct their own independent and public traffic survey so that all stakeholders can better understand the impact.
Thank you for your time.

I object strongly to this project as a Queens Park resident and nearby neighbour of Moriah College, for the reasons set out below:

1. Traffic congestion is already a problem in the area and the increased number of pickups and drop-offs will certainly exacerbate the problem. It is also relevant that the pickups and drop-offs largely overlap with peak-hour traffic.

2. Increasing traffic exhaust is now recognised as not just an inconvenience, but as hazardous to human health, with small particulate matter being permanently trapped in the lungs (as reported on ABC TV 17/12/2019). Every organ in the body can be affected.

3. The increase in student numbers will mean an increase in the frequency of week-end/after-hours events which affects parking for local residents.

4. Allowing only three weeks in the lead-up to the Christmas/ New Year season for the community to read, understand and respond to a document of over 1000 pages is not adequate. In such a short time, it will not be possible to consult effectively with the local residents who will be most affected.

5. Moriah College was allowed to increase its student numbers some years ago (I don't have the figures in front of me). This proposed increase is quoted at 17% on current numbers. The question is not whether, but when will Moriah ask for a further increase in student numbers ? The track record already exists.

6. The size and volume of the new buildings are not appropriate for the site. This site is bounded by Centennial Park, Queens Park and low-rise residential buildings. Any development on the site should be sympathetic to its surroundings and not include high or bulky buildings.

7. I have been told , but not had time to verify, that the submitted traffic plan is based on a 4-hour survey on a single day (28th June ?). If this is true, then no useful predictions could be made on the basis of such a small data sample and the analysis should be re-done after the collection of more robust data.

As a local resident I have noticed an increase in traffic in the streets around my residence. In the morning prior to 9.00 and from 2.30 onwards the streets are unable to handle the volume and at times causing arguments amongst motorists. My observations have noticed that the majority of cars contain school children and the cars have an identifying number on the left visor. The increase in traffic has also placed pressure on the area in respect to parking. The parking issue has now move to Centennial Park where I have witnessed Moriah school students parking their cars and walking towards to school in the mornings and our park should never be used as a carpark for the school.
The fact that Waverley Council deploys rangers on a daily basis to monitor and enforce parking policies is testament that a real issue exists.
The school makes little effort to enforce their own parking plan due to the lack of parking they have provided to their students and parents.
I am very concerned that any increase in students/traffic will have an environmental impact on the area including all residents.
I suspect that any approval will result in an increase in air pollution and the risk of accidents to residents and children.

For the good of the residents and the area please note my objection to the proposal

As a resident of Queens Park I strongly object to this proposed development ...
~ Traffic congestion on the main roads and our narrow local roads is already a major problem particularly during school zones times 7:30am and 9:30am and later in the afternoons.
~ Pedestrian safety and general road safety risks will further escalate as a result of the increased traffic in local streets.
~ Night-time events at the College are frequent and large numbers of people use local streets for parking which is already limited in supply
~ Air pollution in our local streets is increasing due to more traffic and prolonged queues of cars and air quality will further increase with further expansion of the school.
~ The proposed 4-storey building opposite Queens Park is not at all compatible with the area or its surroundings.
~ The exhibition period of 28 days is grossly inadequate for local residents to critically appraise the nearly 1600 pages of complicated text and diagrams contained in this state significant DA. Considering the busy lead up to end of year and the school term now ended until February 2020, concerned residents and Waverley Council are unable to commission an independent traffic assessment until Moriah College pupils resume school. The end date for submissions needs to be extended to allow this.
~ Queens Park residents have requested Waverley Council to conduct their own independent and public traffic survey so that all stakeholders can better understand the impact. The end date for submissions needs to be extended well into 2020.

Please see attached letter

I understand and support the school's objective to improve its facilities and provide contemporary learning spaces however what is currently proposed also allows for a substantial (17%) increase in the number of students attending the school. This increase in student numbers will result in further traffic issues in the neighbouring streets and a loss of amenity for residents in the area.
I believe the proposed increase in student numbers should be capped at a lower level to reduce the impact on residents.
Thank you for your consideration