New nursery planned near Sheffield junction described as 'accident waiting to happen'

Developers plan to transform vacant offices into a new nursery but concerns have been raised about traffic.
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DLP Planinng submitted an application to Sheffield Council to build a the new nursery at Cadman House, on Cadman Road, next to Intake Primary School.

The nursery would accommodate around 62 children aged between six and eight, looked after by 14 members of staff. It would be open from 7.30am to 6.30pm weekdays.

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The proposals include an indoor play area, kitchen, office space, toilets, a staff room, an outdoor play area and five car parking spaces.

Developers want to build a new nursery at Cadman House, on Cadman Road, next to Intake Primary SchoolDevelopers want to build a new nursery at Cadman House, on Cadman Road, next to Intake Primary School
Developers want to build a new nursery at Cadman House, on Cadman Road, next to Intake Primary School

But Intake Primary have objected, saying the extra traffic will add to an already chaotic situation.

It said: “As a school we would like to express our objection to the proposed change of use.

“These times clash with schools making an already difficult parking situation on Cadman Road even worse. The statement also mentions that there will be 14 members of staff and five parking spaces for drop off and pick up. I would like to know where the staff will park.

They added: “

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"Parking on Cadman Road is already a big concern for the school and local residents. We have Sheffield City Council parking services monitoring the situation for us already."

There has been one other public comment so far, from a resident who lives on the school premises. They objected too and said: “This junction is an accident waiting to happen already, further use will just make a difficult junction even worse.”

To view the plans, go to https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=Q4ERHJNY0NH00