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The governors of Coltishall Primary School would like to see the removal of the reference to expanding Coltishall Primary School. It sets the unrealistic expectation that for the scale of housing development being proposed for the parish, the school could be expanded onto adjacent land. As the scale of housing development to warrant expanding the school would need to be very large, all available new school sites would need to assessed if such a proposal was ever made and therefore the current availability of land next to the school is irrelevant.

The governors of Coltishall Primary school acknowledge the factual accuracy of the statement that the school site is not landlocked, but want to note that any extension to the site would go beyond the settlement boundary. Additionally, the governing body do not support expansion of the school as in practical terms there is very little expansion possible without doubling the size of the school. We believe there is insufficient demand for this level of expansion even with additional housing; the governors do not support expansion on this scale due to the significant impact on the school community and learning environment.