Primary school near Bridgnorth applies to keep 'vital' 1980s demountable classroom in use for an extra decade
A village primary school has requested permission to keep a 1980s demountable unit onsite for another ten years.
Shropshire Council has asked its own planning department to extend the time that Highley Primary School is allowed to keep using an onsite temporary classroom.
The demountable unit - currently called 'The Sunshine Room' - was originally installed at the primary school in 1988 as a mobile classroom.
Permission was subsequently sought in 1995, 2005 and 2015 to extend the lifespan of the temporary unit.
Currently, a condition attached to the original planning permission dictates that the temporary unit should have been removed by June 30, 2025.
But the council wants to see it extended by a further decade with the condition updated to read June 30, 2035.
According to the latest application, the unit has "been maintained" and "continues to provide vital accommodation".
The 2015 application for the time extension stated that the building has been used for a range of school activities and provides flexible accommodation and storage.
The full application is available to view online, on Shropshire Council's planning portal, using reference number 25/02375/VAR.
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