HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

BUILDING DESIGN PROJECT APPRAISAL

EDUCATION BUILDINGS ADVISORY GROUP

30 JUNE 2003

EXECUTIVE MEMBER - EDUCATION

17 JULY 2003

BUILDINGS, LAND AND CONTRACTS PANEL

25 JULY 2003

EXECUTIVE MEMBER - POLICY AND RESOURCES

25 JULY 2003

PROJECT:	BAY HOUSE SECONDARY SCHOOL, GOSPORT
	SIXTH FORM EXTENSION
COMMENCEMENT DATE:	JANUARY 2004
COMPLETION DATE:	AUGUST 2004
PLANNED YEAR OF START IN ACCORDANCE WITH CAPITAL PROGRAMME:		2003/04

RECOMMENDATION:

That the building feasibility project appraisal for a sixth form extension at Bay House Secondary School, be approved.

1. FINANCE

Capital Expenditure	Current Estimate (at Nov '02 prices) £'000	Capital Programme (at Nov '02 prices) £'000
Buildings	556	556
Fees	89	89
Land to be purchased	-	-
TOTAL	645	645

Furniture and Equipment: subject to the County Education Officer's assessment of need with the Headteacher, together with the availability of funding, a furniture and equipment allocation will be made from the block vote in the Education Committee's Capital Programme in the appropriate financial year.

Financial Provision for Total Scheme	Buildings £'000	Fees £'000	Total Cost £'000
1. From Committee's own Resources:
a) Capital Programme	556	89	645
TOTAL	556	89	645

Anticipated Devolved Capital allocations:

£

2002/03 76,100

2003/04 136,200

2004/05 156,400

TOTAL 368,700

Landlord Funded Work connected with this Scheme

There is no Landlord funded work to be undertaken as part of these proposals.

Value of Land already acquired for this Project

As a Foundation School, the County Council holds no property interests in the site.

Building Cost - Net Cost = £1,106 per m² which excludes abnormals to the foundations and work associated with the existing buildings.

Revenue Implications

	(a) Employees £'000	(b) Other £'000	(a+b) Net Current Expenditure £'000	(c) Capital Charges £'000	(a+b+c) Total Net Expenditure £'000
Revenue Implications Additional+ /Reductions	-	12	12	34	46
Unit cost (£) (e.g. per place)	-	-	-	-	-
% variation to Committee's Budget	-				-
Number of Additional Staff (fte)	-				-

(a) Energy Costs

Upon completion of these works it is anticipated that the additional annual fuel cost will be in the order of £3,795 per annum or £3.80 per m².

(b) Maintenance Costs

The detailed design and choice of materials will minimise future maintenance liability.2. STATEMENT OF NEED/JUSTIFICATION FOR PROJECT

Following a successful bid to the DfES for borrowing authority to expand the Sixth Form to 300 places, the scheme as outlined in this appraisal has been agreed by the Headteacher and Governors.

The forecast numbers for the sixth form show numbers rising to and being sustained at 300. 3. DETAILS OF SITE

LOCATION

Bay House Secondary School is located at Gomer Lane, Alverstoke, Gosport.

ADJOINING LAND AND BUILDINGS

The site is bounded by Gomer Lane to the north with residential accommodation and Fort Gomer beyond. To the east is open parkland known as Stanley Park, to the west is a caravan park and to the south is Stokes Bay Road and the promenade.

AREA INCLUDING COMPARISON WITH LOCAL/NATIONAL STANDARDS

The school site area (including a detached playing field) is 34.6 acres (14 hectares). The DfEE guideline for a school of this size is 29.97 acres (12.14 hectares).

PLANNING POSITION

A planning application for the scheme was submitted in June 2003.

SUITABILITY FOR PROJECT

The proposals outlined in this design project appraisal have been developed in consultation with the Headteacher, staff and Governors of the school. There are presently 1,969 pupils on roll and upon completion of the project the school will be enlarged to accommodate a further 89 pupils.

RESULTS OF TRIAL BORE HOLES

The results of the soil investigation tests are awaited.

ACCESS

The main vehicular and pedestrian access point to the school is from Gomer Lane to the north west corner of the site. This entrance gives direct access to the main school car park and visitor car park located to the west of the site. There is a second vehicular access point in the north corner of the site, which leads to a service road running along the eastern boundary and a small car park.

It is proposed that the contractor will establish a compound on an area of redundant hard playcourt, sometimes used for overflow car parking, located to the east of the site at the end of the service road. The compound will be directly adjacent to the site of the proposed extension, which will minimise the need for movement of machinery and materials around the site. The contractor will use the service road entrance to allow the main vehicular entrance point to remain available for use during the construction period.

COMMENTS ON SITE LAYOUT

The school buildings are positioned to the north of the site with playing fields to the south. The school also has a detached playing field located at Military Road, Alverstoke. The main school car park is located to the north west, adjacent to the main vehicular entrance.

The area selected for the new development is east of L block, a two-storey SCOLA building which currently houses the sixth form accommodation that is to be relocated within the new extension. The site is a strip of land immediately adjacent to L block, bounded by an existing service road, with Stanley Park beyond. A recently completed Maths block connects at first floor level to L block via a small bridge link which gives access to a new disabled lift and toilets within the Maths block. It is intended to further the link through into the new sixth form extension.

MAINS SERVICES POSITION

All existing mains services are considered to be of a sufficient capacity to be extended as required to serve the proposed new and altered accommodation.

MAINTENANCE IMPLICATIONS

The site will be maintained in accordance with current County Council standards.

LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS

Only minor landscaping works will be necessary, to include the reinstatement of existing surfaces and hard paving associated with the extension.

4. THE PROPOSED BUILDING/RATIONALISATION/CONVERSION

TYPE OF PROJECT, LAYOUT AND FACILITIES PROVIDED

The scheme provides a common room, quiet study/ICT room, sixth form office and ancillary accommodation. The bulk of the accommodation is located in a two-storey structure with mezzanine floor located within the high section of the space at first floor level. The main body of the extension is linked to the existing SCOLA building by a flat roofed link block.

Provision of this new accommodation will free up space in the main school building which will be refurbished by the School to provide four new classrooms.

In addition, enabling works will be carried out in the existing L block to allow the school to fit-out additional male and female toilet provision.

PLACES PROVIDED

The Sixth Form will have capacity for 300 places.

PRESENT/REDUNDANT BUILDINGS AND FUTURE USE

The existing buildings on site vary in age from 1835 when the original house was constructed through various additions and phases of construction from the 1950's to the present day. A 14 classroom extension was completed in 2002.

TEMPORARY BUILDINGS

There are several temporary classrooms to the west of the site, but these are not associated with the current scheme.

SITUATION ON SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The extension to the existing SCOLA building will provide a new `face' to the existing block, being modest and fitting in scale, with materials chosen to complement and enhance the existing campus.

TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, FINISH AND APPEARANCE

The building will be constructed in light buff brick, selected to match the recently completed Maths block and close in tone to the stone, render and blockwork facings of the various neighbouring buildings. The main south elevation is clad in timber with white powder-coated metal windows to all other elevations. The roof will be clad with a high-performance covering with standing seams, to match the Maths block.

FACILITIES FOR THE DISABLED

The recently completed Maths block connects at first floor level to L Block via a small link bridge, which gives access to a new disabled lift and toilets within the Maths block. This will be further linked through into the new sixth form extension.

HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS

Heating will be by conventional radiators run off a new boiler fed from an existing gas supply.

There will be natural ventilation throughout the extension, with mechanical ventilation to the toilets within the existing block.

SPRINKLER SYSTEM

This is not a stand-alone building on a green field site and, in addition, an assessment concludes this to be a very low fire risk category building and therefore a sprinkler system will not be installed.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THE BUILDING

The estimated annual energy consumption for the new building will meet that required by current Building Regulations.

ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS OF PROVISION CONSIDERED

These proposals have been approved by the Headteacher and Governors of the School as meeting the accommodation requirements of the School.

CAR PARKING

The main car park lies to the northwest corner of the site. It is proposed to relocate the small car park to the north of the proposed extension to a redundant hard play area in close proximity to the building.

CONSULTATIONS

The following have been consulted during the development of the project:

County Education Officer, Director of Environment, Approved Inspector, Access Officer, local County Councillor.

5. THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

These proposals will provide specific sixth form amenities in a single block, thereby freeing up space in the main school building to provide an additional four classrooms necessary to meet the forecast increase in roll numbers.

6. BUILDING MANAGEMENT

CLEANING

Existing arrangements will apply.

CATERING

Existing arrangements will apply.

7. FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT

From the block vote in the Education Committee's Capital Programme.

8. STAFFING

There will be no changes in staff numbers associated with this scheme.

9. FEES

Architectural Services } Property Business & Regulatory

Quantity Surveying } Davis Langdon & Everest

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering } Property Business & Regulatory

Structural Engineering } Price & Myers