Town planners have objected to the relocation and expansion plan of a kindergarten in Kowloon Tong, saying roads in the low-density residential area cannot cope with any more vehicles.
York English Primary School and Kindergarten, which is seeking to move one of its campuses from 8 York Road to nearby Essex Crescent, has been ordered by the landlord, who bought the land last year, to vacate the York Road site by Monday.
The school withdrew its proposal scheduled for the Town Planning Board for discussion yesterday, after learning that the Planning Department had a day earlier advised the board not to approve the plan.
The department said Kowloon Tong, which is supposed to be a low-density residential zone, had seen 24 kindergarten developments since 2000.
It said the road network was at full capacity during student drop-off and pick-up times and could not handle the extra traffic from the new campus, which would accommodate 560 pupils.
While the school had yet to announce the latest plan by yesterday afternoon, some parents were anxious about the unsettled relocation, as classes will resume on Monday after the summer break.
'Closing down the school campus could be disastrous, as it takes time for young children to adapt to a new environment,' said Tina Wong, who has been taking her two children to a preparatory class this month.