Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

I would agree ,it looks brand spanking new on the website and on street view

http://www.barlbycommunityprimaryschool.co.uk/

bearing that in mind local residents may not have wished for the school to built there and may have objected in the planning stages
Still think that whoever objected is being a bit small minded ,would be interesting to know how many people objected

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

It may well look new but it is built on the outskirts of the village/town and the playground is opposite the children's play area in the local park..There is a fair bit of open space all around three sides of the school as well.


I like street view..:)

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

yes i had noted that ,it's not like the school is smack in the middle of a housing estate ,i think it has been thoughtfully located

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

Of cause a council isnt allowed to out right rubbish a complaint it has received without investigating it, however i think this quote from a council rep comes (proberlly) as close as their allowed to in defending the school....

I think this is more a case to the school acting too rashly after receiving the complaint. They should have waited for the councils investigation.

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

regardless of weather people wanted the school or not, fact being if they DID NOT build the school they would complain i would happily sacrifice just a few MINUTES of "quiet time" so my child (and everybody else's) could be educated, this type of thing is typical of this country

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That's nice. All the mod cons just a short walk away...

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

New estates above a certain size are just about guaranteed to have a new primary school included as part of the planning gain. So no surprises there. You can also guarantee they will be popular and have a surprisingly wide catchment area with children from all over the locality. No new school will turn down pupils who bring funding as they need as much as they can get.

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

I suspect it's a case of 'Well they are not MY kids so I don't want to hear it' for whatever reason.

The complainers should be invited to the school to share the activities in the school whatever they may be, I think. An extra pair of hands is always welcome at any time - CRBs allowing :)

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

they should remove all those governing that school i personaly cant see they can be considered to be putting the children they have responsibilty for first they are just covering thier backs

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

Same here.

When was the school built? The reason I ask is that if the school was added after a lot of residents, they may have a legitimate complaint. If it was before, then, TBH, they should have factored it in when they moved.

It's like people moving into new housing estates around Heathrow and Gatwick, then complaining about the noise of the planes.

Also, another example of this. Not nearly as nice as the noise of kids playing, but a few years ago, they installed a new automatic announcer at Lewisham station. Despite no residents living within 100 metres of the station (indeed, beyond a cafe, a dry cleaners, a (frankly disgusting) pub, a bus station and a branch of MFI, there were no buildings within a hundred metres of the station, they started turning off the announcer at 7pm, and reduced the volume to the point were even if you are standing directly beneath the speaker, it is quieter than talking volume, citing complaints from local residents.

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

Where it is built is on the outskirts of the town next to a bypass.In fact it has three sides which are open spaces..only on one side is housing is next to the school and the playground is away from that side.

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

lol but we don't really play; we just chat :)))

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

That's because you are 13..junior school children are more likely to play than teenagers.:)

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

Lol...wish we were allowed makeup in school...but otherwise people wouldn't concentrate in lessons ... :(((

Re: School playtime effected because of noise complaints
 

The main trouble here is that the council doesn't have the balls to tell them to "GET STUFFED, they are kids playing"