LB Merton primary school expansion
programme
Pelham Primary School
expansion
Tom Procter
Manager of Contracts and School
Organisation,
Children, Schools & Families Dept.
Russell Blaber
Project Manager
Children, Schools & Families Dept.
Summary
• Progress and changes since 29 November
meeting
• Design to be submitted for planning
Russell:
• Construction timescales and phase plan
Legal process for Pelham
Already implemented
• Extra reception classes in academic years
2012/13 and 2013/14.
To be completed for legal permanent expansion
from September 2014
• Education: Consultation > Consider > Publish a
statutory notice > Decision > Statutory duty to
implement, subject to planning permission
• Planning: > Consider and develop > Planning
application process > Decision by Planning
Committee
Existing school site
Outline design on 30 November 2012
Issues with outline design on 30
November 2012
- Detailed tree survey showed root protection zones
were greater than normal and the Weeping Willow tree
was at the latter end of its life; probably not possible to
construct without damaging it
- Realisation of the playground space the weeping
willow takes up, the light it would take from new
building, and it would be obscured by new building
-“Bendy design” not conducive to the right shaped
spaces for teaching and learning
-“Bendy design” gave a poor appearance from highway
and building too close to highway – loss of green buffer
Proposed new building and site layout
Existing building layout
Proposed ground floor design
Proposed 1st floor design
Proposed 2nd floor design
View from Southey Road
View from playgorund
7 extra classrooms for the school
plus following additional facilities
in new building……
- Reception and offices at front of site for security
- Multi purpose “small hall” (80m2)
- SEN base
- Replacement library
- Purpose built extended services/practical space
(hut demolished)
- Additional group room
- Staff preparation area and enlarged staff room
- Major part of the playground refurbished/redesigned