Yorkswood Primary to be redeveloped

PLANS to create a new teaching block at Yorkswood Primary School have been given the green light.
The new development will include classrooms, a hall, staff room, offices, stores, a sensory room and toilets.
The site is being redeveloped as part of the North Solihull Regeneration, a key element of which is the improvement of school facilities.
At one stage it had been suggested that work on the ageing Yorkswood building would be limited to refurbishment, but the local authority later accepted that more radical work was needed.
Councillor Jim Ryan (Con, Bickenhill) said it was an “outstanding” application.
“It is something I think we all appreciate and the community of Kingshurst I’m sure will appreciate.”
He did however suggest something should be done to address the “harsh” appearance of the boundary fencing.
The scheme was given unanimous approval by the planning committee.