“ Whichever way they try to dress this up, having a new school a matter of yards from an existing one that is thriving, in an area that already suffers with horrendous traffic congestion is a completely bonkers idea.
It's well documented that the lack of school places affects different parts of the borough, hence kids will be shipped (driven in cars) in from outside High Barnet to fill places.
The proposed 'strategy' of 'discussing best practice such as walking to school or using public transport' is, as we all know, unfortunately firmly rooted in fantasy.
In the long list of nonsensical decisions made by Barnet Council, this ranks right up there. ”