Two speakers addressed Orange City Council's recent meeting, asking councillors to have a close look at the area before giving it the nod.

Paul Rowland said Hewitt Close was a narrow road without footpaths and pedestrians had to step off the road when vehicles passed.

“It's extremely physically difficult to cycle up and Gorman Road also has no footpaths and no cycleways,” he said.

“Gorman Road has developed into a busy thoroughfare of fast moving vehicles despite the 50km/h signage.”

Mr Rowland asked what measures would be put in place to stop parents from dropping their children in Hewitt Close.

“There are several points where carers could very easily sit in their vehicles, have their children walk out the school gate because they're pedestrians and get picked up,” he said.

Councillors voted to defer the matter pending a site inspection.

Councillor Neil Jones described Gorman Road as a nightmare.

“We're going to see more traffic going along Gorman Road and whether it's parents pushing a pram or children accessing the grammar school, we need to see significant changes to the plan to support that,” he said.

Councillor Jeff Whitton said the matter had come up when the school was built and the school had effectively prevented any pedestrian or bike access since then.

“But [the current situation] is no different to nine years ago and the difficulty is how do we police this?” he said.

The school currently has two access proposals to Hewitt Close – one via Gorman Road, which would benefit up to 17 students living in the area, and a second route through farming land and an underpass at the Northern Distributor Road to connect to the council's wetland loop cycleway.

Orange Anglican Grammar School principal Reverend Louis Stringer spokeswoman said the school would consult with its neighbours to come up with solutions.

“If that comes down to fencing or a type of path being put in, that's the sort of thing we have to talk about and make sure it's viable for everybody,” he said.

Mr Stringer said the kiss and drop point would remain inside the school grounds off Murphy Lane.