| # | Name | Comments |
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| 501 | Paul Fenech | |
| 502 | Anonymous | |
| 503 | Anonymous | |
| 504 | Tamsin Ellis | I am concerned by the way Greenwich council is destroying the heart of Greenwich and moving facilities to the Peninsula. Whilst I realise that this land is profitable to the Council when it sells it on to developers, we need our facilities in Greenwich and we do not have the infrastructure for futher housing. |
| 505 | Paul Trynka | I believe we are short-changing our children, by moving the school to an inferior location, with poor facilities for play, exerecise and sports, and questionable air quality. |
| 506 | Brian Clare | As an OR (1945-1951) with enormous affection for the school I am deeply concerned by this unacceptable and illogical proposal. |
| 507 | Steve Norton | Education environment is key and exchanging Greenwich Park for Gasometers seems like planning gone mad. An 'Old boy' 1961-68 |
| 508 | Geoff Lunn | |
| 509 | John Brown | I attended the Roan School from 1952 - 1959 and apart from getting a good education, the location of the school gave me the opportunity to visit the park, the riverside, the observatory and the maritime museum - all facilities which gave me good health and out of schhol interests. All these locations must have helped in broadening my mind and getting to know the 'real world' outside specific school learning.
i can't think of a more pleasant spot for a school - why meddle? |
| 510 | Anonymous | |
| 511 | Michael Suckoo | Records show that this is one of the most polluted parts of the borough and has high levels of asthma and respiratory related illnesses,the move does not make sense. It is obvious to me that the current site is worth a lot of money and its probably been sold. |
| 512 | Anonymous | |
| 513 | MIKE WEST | |
| 514 | anonymous | |
| 515 | Charles Shelton | I am apalled at the proposal to move this school which has a long history of academic excellence. I am convinced that the present surroundings have much to do with this fine record. |
| 516 | Helen Barnes | As a local parent I am appalled that the council is moving a school from a site which pupils can easily access by foot to one where they will be forced to travel by car. |
| 517 | Professor A. Angel | I was a pupil from 1948 to 1956. I suspect that Greenwich Council see an enormous profit in selling off the school to housing developers in what was always a highly desirable residential area! |
| 518 | Vineela | I live close to Millennium way where the school is supposed to be relocated to. I am highly concerned that most of the residents of this area do not seem to know about this move until today. It seems like the planning notice was deliberately stuck on an inconspicuous place in the area which someone accidentally chanced upon today (tomorrow is the deadline!). I oppose the school relocation to this area and am deeply concerned that the resident's views or interests were not taken into account consciously. |
| 519 | CHRISTINA MACAULAY | I do not believe that the peninsula is the right place for a school and the site allocated seems to be too small for 1600 pupils. There is no local infrastructure in place to support the school. Pupils would be isolated for a number of years in an area which remains industrial in nature. Schools should be part of a community but in this setting this will not be possible. |
| 520 | Anonymous | Incorrect location for a school, adjacent to a major polluting road artery, in an entertainment district, leave it where it is where the quality of the environment id better. |
| 521 | Anonymous | |
| 522 | Anthoula Nolan | |
| 523 | Chris Godward | The proposed new site for the John Roan School does not suit either current/future students or local residents.
The location of a large school next to the Blackwall tunnel seems unsuitable and away from the large majority of students the school will serve.
Most of the existing students would have a longer commute as the number of secondary school age children in the local Greenwich Millenium Village is low.
Local residents are being hung out to dry by the local council cramming the Greenwich Peninsula full of unconnected and unsuitable developments. By depriving students of large playing area within the school grounds, pupils are only likely to spill out into the local community and misuse the local area.
This move benefits neither current students of John Roan or local residents. Why not been a purpose-built school for the Peninsula to cater for the 10,000+ homes due to be built in the near future and move John Roan to a more suitable site.
This move is being forced through with little or no regard for local opinion. |
| 524 | Anonymous | |
| 525 | Ron Lee | Why is the school being moved to the Greenwich Peninsula. Greenwich is one of the worst place in the UK for Asthma and the nearer you are to the Thames the higher the incidence of Asthma. Don`t the planners like children. |
| 526 | rebecca colclasure | the question is seemingly, it is fine to want better for our children, but will the profits reaped by the council by selling the existing site - be put back into education? Or will it be developed into luxury properties, where most of the parents living there will probably send their children to private education. STOP SELLING OFF EDUCATION/FIELDS/ART SPACES to DEVELOPERS. be honest and tell us where the money is going - and is it REALLY about moving to a better environment for our children - or about CASH. |
| 527 | Anonymous | I strongly believe that the move to North Greenwich site will be in detriment of the overall community. It only suits the council's political agenda. |
| 528 | alexander wendt | my daughter will be attending school in near future and I did consider John Roan School as an option due to its location near the park (fresh air) and the vicinity to our home. I will not consider JRSchool as an option when relocated to the Greenwich Peninsula. |
| 529 | kathryn bennett | |
| 530 | S Hennessey | This is such a bad proposal. badly thought out and will be detrimental to the children |
| 531 | M Hennessey | Apalling!! |
| 532 | D Hennessey | This should not even be contemplated in it's present form |
| 533 | E A Peters | This is a terrible idea. No thought for the welfare of the children already at the school or for the children coming behind them inthe present catchment area |
| 534 | E L Peters | Much more consultation is needed before this idea should even be thought about |
| 535 | Anonymous | Yet another attempt to sell off beautiful and historic buildings to property developers who will sell flats at a price local residents cannot afford, and all at the cost to children's health and well-being. Just who is going to benefit from this? How many "officials" will see a "kickback" on this deal? |
| 536 | Anonymous | Nice little earner for the governors and officials huh? And the schoolchildren will have a nice shoebox which needs to have a air filtration system to keep them alive while at school.... |
| 537 | Miss | I used to attend this school and it the location was in a beautiful site that allowed the school access to the park and we had great field trips and it was unique in the way that the upper and lower school were divided and this helped combat bullying and gave a sense of safety to those starting at either the lower or upper school. We need to keep these fantastic buildings as schools not Yuppie penthouse flats. |
| 538 | peter manners | As a former pupil, I am disappointed that the local authorities feel that a site move is necessary, and I have seen nothing in the current proposals that suggest the move will be of benefit to current and future pupils and the local community. I am therefore registering my opoosition to the move. |
| 539 | Anonymous | |
| 540 | Ben Armstrong | |
| 541 | Melissa Baptiste | |
| 542 | Anonymous | My primary concern is for the physical welfare of children. There is danger enough to see them walk in and around the present school location in a residential area. It will become a potential life-and --death issue around the heavily trafficked roads leading onto the Greenwich peninsula. Additionally, the greenest way to travel is on foot and this is how many pupils get to John Roan school at present. |
| 543 | mark freeman | I am thinking of sending my son to John Roan, bur am not happy with the size and position of the new school. |
| 544 | Marianne Saunders | This is an outrageous proposal - isn't the 2012 olympics coming to london? Aren't we supposed to be promoting healthy living and exercise and investing in our kids' futures? Putting our children in a tower block by a motorway with no real outside space is an outrage particularly when the school already has a fabulous site, albeit in need of some real attention. Surely the money could be better invested in refurbishing the school buildings at the existing sites to service the community that needs it there? Our children are all our future and they deserve better. |
| 545 | James Bayliss | |
| 546 | Anonymous | This seems to be a shoddy land grab. The existing site must be worth at least £40 million to a housebuilder/ developer as it is in a prime residential location. However. have the school governors considered going for academy status (find a wealthy backer prepared to develop on the existing site or perhaps go for Foundation status in which case the freehold reverts to the school.
In any case the original bequest of the school site by Arthur Hope was a gift in perpetuity. I think it's illegal for the land to be used for anything other than a school and could be challenged. |
| 547 | Ted Welch | What was it Blair said about priorities - oh yes: "Education, education, education." So how did it lead to this disgusting proposal? - windows to be closed due to pollution ! Playground on the roof - in the pollution ! But never mind, no parking, so there'll be a bit less pollution. But anyway, what parent would want to send their child to such a place. Even Swift might think this proposal beyond satire - perhaps the council think theirs is "A Modest Proposal". Would any of them send THEIR children to such a school on such a site? Thank heavens I was a pupil at the Roan long ago and when we were still let out at lunchtime to enjoy the wonderful heath and park. A basic point is that surely we shouldn't poison our children to save a bit of money. All power to the campaign. |
| 548 | Kathie Jessup | |
| 549 | Alex Wilson | |
| 550 | Anonymous | |