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Design and Access Statement
Site Location
Noadswood School, North Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 4ZF
Proposal
New single storey Classroom facility within school grounds as per attached plans
Introduction
Noadswood School serves Dibden Purlieu and Hythe on the Southampton Waterside. In
2006 the school became a specialist Sports College and this led to the development of
sports facilities The school has an on-site gymnasium, sports hall and all-weather pitch.
Noadswood School has a Learning Support Department for students with Special
Educational Needs. The school is one of four in Hampshire equipped to support the
learning of physically disabled children and there are on-site physiotherapy and
occupational therapy facilities.
In addition to the Learning Support Department, Noadswood has a Pupil Support Centre
staffed by the team of Guidance Managers.
This statement should be read in conjunction with accompanying completed
application forms and submitted drawings
Assessment
The submitted application seeks to site a permanent modular building on land at
Noadswood School in Dibden Purlieu.
The building would be 9.76 metres in length, 3.2 metres in width and 2.75 metres in height
and would be sited in a logical position, close to other school buildings.
It would be set away from the main school boundary and given its unobtrusive siting and
relatively modest size, it could be considered to have minimal impact on the character
and appearance of the area.
The building would have minimal impact on the amenities of nearby properties.
The building is sited on educational land, and the development would be ancillary to an
acceptable educational use
The school has developed over the years, due to changes to the school’s curriculum and
there is a need to improve existing facilities to accommodate such changes.
It is proposed that a permanent planning permission would be appropriate in this
instance and follows previous conditions by encouraging appropriately designed
permanent buildings and as such is considered to be consistent with policy
objectives.
Site Overview
Noadswood Secondary School is an established school within a primarily
residential area as shown on the attached plans.
The main school buildings are at the south-west half of the campus whilst their sports
fields are north of these buildings.
North west of the main buildings is Orestone Copse which is a Site of Importance for
Nature Conservation (SINC), north-east of that but running parallel to the existing school
playing fields, is a mixture of grazing land and tall bushes.
Challenger Way forms a highway barrier between the grazing land and residential
development. Further north and adjoining the campus playing field are the Orchard
Junior and Infant Schools and their associated playing fields.
Adjoining the south-east boundary of Noadswood School is Water Lane which has
numerous residential properties backing on to it, although the actual houses are
accessed from Lime Walk (public highway). These houses in Lime Walk
are on slightly higher ground than the school ground and their respective gardens back
on to Water Lane; there are numerous mature trees on the garden boundaries with
Water Lane.
Site analysis
Access points
Access to the building is via a new path which is linked to existing routes
The building is accessed externally with weather protection being provided
By an integral covered way
Boundaries
The new building has been deliberately located as far away from school boundary as
practically possible
Site features / Topography
The site is at present a level lawned area which is free draining
The clients wish is to position the building as close as possible to the existing sport court
To allow as much grassed area as possible to be retained
Character / Appearance
The new building is low rise and the approach has been deliberately to avoid
unnecessary architectural flourishes
The building references the adjacent existing school building and the choice of external
finishes is meant to compliment / mirror the style
Scale/ Amount of development
The scale and amount of development is consistent with the schools requirements at the
present time
Landscaping
There are no plans in the near future to carry out any planting other than reinstating and
making good of any disturbed areas
Community safety
It is believed that the introduction of this building does not present any undue risk that
would compromise any existing safety policies
Context analysis
Existing Building and Site
Noadswood School is an Academy for pupils aged 11-16 within Hampshire. The school
has on average 1092 pupils and is located in Dibden, Southampton. The main building
and consruction of the school is a two storey traditonal load bearing brick built in 1958.
Design Principles
The building is a single storey building of modular construction comprising of a factory
engineered module that are delivered to the site I volumetric form
The building will contain no toilet facilities.
The building is being used predominantly for general teaching purposes
Design Solutions
The type of construction ensures swift installation on site, normally one day for delivery of
each building and then one week on site for connecting services and fitting out the
building. The building will be delivered on lorries and off-loaded with use of a suitable
crane.
Environmental Protection
The new unit is to be placed on an existing grassed area in front of the existing school
building and the work will be carried out Monday to Friday during normal working hours.
Archaeology
The building is going to be placed on land where there is no know archaeological
findings in this area.
Policy Context Involvement
DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS
Built-up area
Private/Education Recreational Land
Policies
CS2: Design quality
CS7: Open spaces, sport and recreation
RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENT ADVICE
Section 38 Development Plan
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
National Planning Policy Framework
Development Plan
New Forest District Local Plan First Alteration shows this site to be within an existing school
in the defined built-up area Dibden Purlieu.
This proposal accords with Policy DW-E1 (General Design) and Policy NF-P1 (Schools in
the defined New Forest villages).
New Forest District Local Plan First Alteration
Part C District-wide policies
C1 Design, layout and landscape
Policy DW-E1 (General development criteria)
Development shall be appropriate and sympathetic in scale, appearance,
materials, form, siting and layout, and shall not cause unacceptable effects by
reason of visual intrusion, overlooking, shading or other adverse impact on local
amenities.
Consultation
To date no particular consultations have taken place
No specific community/neighbour engagement has been undertaken
Access
Noadswood School is a fully accessible school and the new building is designed to
Be in accord with relevant legislation pertaining to this end
Access Paths
An extension to the current access path will be necessary. The path will be 1.2m wide. No
maintenance vehicle route is proposed for this facility.
Environmental sustainability
Biodiversity & Environmental Protection
There are no existing trees and hedgerows close to the development site. The STP has
been positioned
The site itself does not have any other ecological designations, and does not include
any habitat types likely to support protected species
All ground excavation works will be carried out fully in accordance with the Wildlife and
Countryside Act.
Flooding
With reference to The Environment Agency flood maps It is understood that there are no
inherent risk of flood within this area therefore a flood risk assessment is not considered
necessary.
Drainage
Surface water drainage will be discharged into suitably sized soak-aways located close
to the building
It is also not envisaged that there will be any significant additional rain water runoff
compared to the existing grass surface
It is not currently envisaged that the building will have any drainage connections to
existing sewers
Movement
Highway access and parking:
The local adopted highway network will not be altered by the works
It is expected that the existing parking provision on the site will cater adequately without
any changes intended
Construction traffic will access the site from an existing maintenance access routes and
will be carefully controlled to avoid school start and finish times.
Contractors must comply with requirements to minimize dirt and noise nuisance and no
excavated soil is to be removed from the site
Conclusion
It is considered that the proposal would be in accordance with the development plan
and would not materially harm the character of the area or the amenity of local
residents and would be acceptable in terms of the schools continued development
April 2013
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