Hugglescote: Green light for primary school expansion

The county council says more places are needed at the school

Plans to expand a primary school in Leicestershire have been given the go-ahead.

A new single-storey teaching block is due to be built on the grounds of Hugglescote Community Primary School to boost its capacity from 525 pupils to 630.

Leicestershire County Council said the expansion was needed due to new housing developments in the area.

It was approved by the authority's planning committee on Wednesday.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service said the three-classroom block would be built on an area which comprises part of the playground and a covered reading area.

These would be relocated to the south of the new block.

Council planners said concerns raised by residents about parking and traffic problems caused by the extra numbers at the school in Hugglescote, near Coalville, could be dealt with at a later stage of the planning process.