A school will double in size by building on an old sports ground despite concerns from some residents.

Wellington Primary School will expand onto Church Meadow, off Sutton Lane, Hounslow, allowing it to double its annual intake to 120 pupils.

Plans for a two-storey school building and single storey pavilion at the site were approved by Hounslow Council's planning committee on Thursday, August 6.

The new building with space for up to 480 pupils will be used as a junior school with the existing school grounds, about 100 metres to the north, becoming an infant and nursery school.

The grounds are currently home to Hounslow Indoor Bowls Club, which will remain at the site.

The pavilion would be accessed from Bath Road to the south and would be available to Wellington Primary School and St Mark's Catholic School, which already uses the grounds for sports. It would also be available for use by a sports club.

Plans for Wellington Primary School's new building in Church Meadows, Hounslow

Hounslow Council says there is a need for extra primary school places in the borough and only a small amount of land will be built upon.

It also claims the new pavilion would enable better use of the sports grounds, which were home to Hounslow Cricket and Sports Club but are now only used by pupils from St Mark's.

However, members of DBBS Residents' Association, which represents residents in surrounding roads, claim the expansion will increase congestion in Sutton Lane.

The group says the road is already busy and any extra traffic could lead to safety issues, with two accidents occurring at the bridge in the last couple of months.

It also claims the location is unsuitable for a school as the land is contaminated due to its former use as a landfill site.

The council says a risk assessment will be carried out before building begins and if necessary the land will be decontaminated.

The junior school will have 10 parking spaces, and opening times for the infant and nursery school and the junior school will be staggered so children can be dropped off at the former and walk to the latter, easing the impact on traffic and parking.