Portadown: Plans approved for Special Educational Needs modular unit at Millington Primary School
Planning permission has been granted for the erection of a bespoke Special Educational Needs (SEN) facility at Milllington Primary School in Portadown.
The double modular unit at the Craigavon Avenue school will comprise of two classrooms.
Also approved by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council Planning officers, as part of the overall plans, are a lobby, cleaners’ store, sensory rooms, toilets, hygiene room, staff base and breakout room.
Planning officers noted in their report: “The proposed classroom unit is to be sited in the southeast corner of the site with the following dimensions: width, 12 metres, length, 26.9 metres, height, 4.7 metres (above finished floor level). The site area of the modular classroom unit is 320m2.
“The proposed development is to replace an existing modular classroom. It will not be any closer to any residential properties and is located within the school complex. Therefore, there will be no impact on the amenity of any existing property.
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“The proposal will be erected on the footprint of an existing modular classroom. This small-scale development will not have a significant detrimental effect on the amenity of the area, as there are a number of similar buildings already located within proximity.
“Currently, there is a row of parking spaces to the rear of the school that have not been used for many years. EANI (Education Authority NI) are dedicating the six indicated spaces to SEN parking. They will be accessed from the rear of the site.
“Council officers consider that the proposal complies with the Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS) for Northern Ireland and all other relevant planning policies.
“It is recommended that planning permission be granted.”