Plans have been submitted to build a primary school’s new building on a new site in the Rhondda. An application from Rhondda Cynon Taf Counci l has been made for the new site of Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn y Forwyn in Ferndale.
The new site would be for 270 pupils including a meithrin/nursery which will accommodate up to 30 pupils and would be located on the site of the former Chubb Factory on the industrial estate replacing the current school on Darran Terrace. The plans include hard and soft landscaped and play areas, on-site parking for staff, bus drop-off and pick-up points and areas for deliveries and refuse collection.
The planning statement submitted with the application said that the school buildings on the current site are in “very poor condition (category D) and require significant investment with a backlog maintenance of circa £1 million. “As a result, the existing school building is no longer fit for purpose and, being unable to meet modern-day standards of 21st Century schools, the site is not suitable for redevelopment.”
