Trinity School has submitted a planning application to permit the school to expand its capacity so that it can take in an additional two forms at entry over, and above its current numbers. We have no objection to the expansion proposals but we do have concerns about the transport implications.
After the proposals are implemented and both Trinity and Weald of Kent are at capacity in 2023/4 the total number of pupils on the campus would number 2,400 whereas the number currently on site is 780 ie just less than one third. We asked that there be a condition attaching to the planning permission requiring the school to produce a green transport plan which would promote walking, cycling and use of public transport; restrict car borne arrivals to all but essential cases and ensure effective staggering of hours within Trinity and between Trinity and Weald of Kent.