Current Wokingham Addington school site to be redeveloped
With a brand new state-of-the-art special school being built within The Bulmershe School campus, the Wokingham council is to start the process of planning for the sale and redevelopment of the existing Addington Special School site in Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley.
The existing Wokingham school buildings, which are outdated and unsuitable for modern day teaching, are set to close next year after the new multi-million pound Addington Special School opens its doors in spring 2009.
The new £13.5million school is being built by contractors Balfour Beatty, and construction is progressing well with the walls, floors, ceilings and windows all in place.
But to help pay for the new school, the council has to let the existing site in Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, go for redevelopment.
An application for outline planning permission for some 52 houses is set to be submitted in October. But to inform this planning application, a local consultation on the draft proposals is to be held before the application is submitted.
An exhibition of the Wokingham proposals will take place at Rivermead School on Saturday September 20, providing an analysis of the site and surrounding area with an illustrative layout for 52 houses, all two storey to fit in with the local area. After consideration of the comments received, an application for outline planning permission is likely to be submitted at the beginning of October. Residents will have the opportunity to make further comments during the normal planning process.
Cllr Norman Jorgensen, executive member for Wokingham children’s services, said: “It's a new era for Addington and I am delighted to see the building work advance. The new school will provide Addington pupils with first class facilities to help them achieve their full potential and I’m delighted with its progress.
“But to pay for these exciting new facilities we are having to release the existing school site for redevelopment. The proposals for residential development are in line with local plan policies and nearby residents will have the opportunity to comment at the public exhibition in September and through the normal planning process.”
The existing Wokingham school buildings, which are outdated and unsuitable for modern day teaching, are set to close next year after the new multi-million pound Addington Special School opens its doors in spring 2009.
The new £13.5million school is being built by contractors Balfour Beatty, and construction is progressing well with the walls, floors, ceilings and windows all in place.
But to help pay for the new school, the council has to let the existing site in Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, go for redevelopment.
An application for outline planning permission for some 52 houses is set to be submitted in October. But to inform this planning application, a local consultation on the draft proposals is to be held before the application is submitted.
An exhibition of the Wokingham proposals will take place at Rivermead School on Saturday September 20, providing an analysis of the site and surrounding area with an illustrative layout for 52 houses, all two storey to fit in with the local area. After consideration of the comments received, an application for outline planning permission is likely to be submitted at the beginning of October. Residents will have the opportunity to make further comments during the normal planning process.
Cllr Norman Jorgensen, executive member for Wokingham children’s services, said: “It's a new era for Addington and I am delighted to see the building work advance. The new school will provide Addington pupils with first class facilities to help them achieve their full potential and I’m delighted with its progress.
“But to pay for these exciting new facilities we are having to release the existing school site for redevelopment. The proposals for residential development are in line with local plan policies and nearby residents will have the opportunity to comment at the public exhibition in September and through the normal planning process.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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