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Parents will soon be asked to prevent “unofficial” parking near an elementary school. The Holden Lane Workers’ Club, located on Ralph Drive, Sneyd Green, was demolished last year and the site will be sold through Stoke-on-Trento City Hall.
Parents at nearby Holden Lane Elementary School lately use off-street parking when dropping off and picking up their children, but the city council says an application has never been submitted or approved to make permit plans to convert the land into a parking lot. .
The municipality will now install a sign that reads “Private Assets – No Right of Access” to protect the site’s ownership while it is being marketed. But some fear that preventing parents from accessing the land will create parking problems nearby. Streets.
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Conservative group leader Dan Jellyman asked about the site’s existing prestige and its use as a “community park” in a formal consultation with council leader Jane Ashworth. In her written reply, Ms Ashworth showed that the land is still owned by the municipality and that no steps had been taken to convert it into car parking.
She said: “I can verify that the land still belongs to the municipality. There were talks with a local school, but they had to stick to their guns.
“The municipality will continue to market the site declared surplus in January 2023. The municipality will also post a sign stating that personal property does not have the right of access to its property.
“If there are intentions to use the land as a car parking lot, this will, of course, require a wishful assessment and planning permission to replace the use. No planning request has been submitted or approved to create a network parking lot at this location. “.
As of 3 p. m. On Tuesday, about 20 cars were parked on the grounds, most of them parents picking up their children from school. One of the parents, Shaun Boden, believes the council deserves to allow other people to continue the site as a parking lot.
He said: “I don’t see why they don’t allow us to keep parking here, it’s not a challenge for anyone. If other people parked on the streets, I’m sure they’d have something to say about it.
“And it turns out the council likes parking lots under construction, so I’m surprised they have a challenge with that. “