House Valuation and School Parking Restrictions

Mickey666

JGB1955 said:

My son lived opposite a school.  He knew his outlook wouldn't change - there would always be a school there and not a two-storey house or block of flats.  Nice and quiet for 13 weeks of the year.  School drop off and collection didn't trouble him as a 8:30 - 5:30 worker.

Good luck with that.  My junior school was closed down, bulldozed and replaced with a housing estate.  My senior school had huge grounds and playing fields but they were sold off and replaced with a housing estate, leaving just the school buildings.

davidmcn

Mickey666 said:

JGB1955 said:

My son lived opposite a school.  He knew his outlook wouldn't change - there would always be a school there and not a two-storey house or block of flats.  Nice and quiet for 13 weeks of the year.  School drop off and collection didn't trouble him as a 8:30 - 5:30 worker.

Good luck with that.  My junior school was closed down, bulldozed and replaced with a housing estate.  My senior school had huge grounds and playing fields but they were sold off and replaced with a housing estate, leaving just the school buildings.

The school which was across the road from me has relocated - luckily the main building is listed, so the conversion to flats hasn't been all that disruptive.

In my hometown, I think every school building from my childhood has been demolished - mostly replaced with new buildings on the same sites, some relocated.