New plans have been revealed for buildings at a Nottinghamshire school to be demolished and rebuilt. Buildings at Bramcote College on Moor Lane, Bramcote could be demolished and replaced with a new 750 place secondary school and 200 place sixth form, if plans are approved by Broxtowe Borough Council.
It was decided in 2019 that the site was too constrained to construct a new school without demolishing part of it first. As such, it was agreed to demolish the existing sports block before commencing building works.
When the project resumed in 2022, the amount of planned sports provision was increased to meet Sport England and FA standards. In addition, the school’s planned capacity was increased in line with a request from Nottinghamshire County Council.
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The existing school will have to remain operational throughout the construction works. The development has been planned to allow the existing main building and science building to be used until the completion of the new main building, with construction of the all weather pitch to follow the demolition of the existing main building.
A small one-storey part of the existing building would be kept for the school's staff. Vehicular access would still be from the existing Moor Lane access point to keep pedestrian areas safe.
Arc Partnership, the joint venture between Nottinghamshire County Council and construction company SCAPE, said the plan would provide The White Hills Park Foundation Trust with a large school that has a “small school feel” for its students. They said the building brief was for a "welcoming, elegant, and inspiring design".
In a planning document, Arc Partnership on behalf of The White Hills Park Foundation Trust, said: "The design is considered to be contextually appropriate to its setting, will deliver a high standard of accommodation to current and future generations of children and will provide facilities that will benefit the wider community outside of school hours. Fabric-first principles, efficient M&E systems, solar PV arrays and optimised window sizes contribute to a highly environmentally sustainable proposal targeting net zero carbon in operation that will also promote a comfortable internal environment to the benefit of teaching and learning.
"External spaces have been planned to create quality environments supporting pupils’ social, educational and sporting experiences, but which also benefit the wider green infrastructure and biodiversity." The application is pending consideration by Broxtowe Borough Council.
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