A plan for a new school car park in West Belfast has been delayed for councillors to have a site visit.
Elected representatives at Belfast City Council ’s recent Planning Committee agreed to defer an application for the provision of a car park with 24 spaces for Springfield Primary School, including access road and fencing. The site is at 425 Springfield Road, and the application is by the Colin Bingham Education Authority, Armagh.
The application is being recommended by council officers to elected representatives, despite running contrary to council policy. The council states the key issues surrounding are loss of zoned economic land, loss of open space, access, movement, parking, drainage and flood risk.