Archived decisions

    Hampshire County Council

    Buildings, Land and Procurement Panel Item 9

    25 May 2004

    Kings' School, Winchester

    Report by the Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services

      How the conclusion in this report fits with the Corporate Strategy

      This scheme will impact on the delivery of all Corporate Aims, focusing most immediately on:

      Aim 1 - maximising life opportunities      : the proposal to provide additional classrooms will have an immediate benefit for the school.

      Aim 5 - improving services: all users of the proposed new facilities will benefit from these proposals.

    1

    Summary

    1.1

    Kings' School is a large comprehensive school with a current number on roll of 1,803 pupils (11-16 years). The school was constructed in 1958 and has been developed over the years with new accommodation to meet the growth in pupils attending the school.

    1.2

    At the October 2002 meeting of the Executive Member - Education, a Design Project Appraisal was approved for the construction of a new music and drama facility to meet current curriculum needs at this school. This scheme was completed in September 2003.

    1.3

    The Executive Member will recall that a project appraisal for a six-classroom teaching block was approved at the Executive Member - Policy and Resources meeting of 11 December 2003. Since then the school has requested that an additional six classrooms be added to the original six. The cost of the whole scheme will be £1.4m, excluding fees and this sum has been made available by the school for this purpose.

    1.4

    The Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services has progressed the design of the proposed additional accommodation and the purpose of this report is to outline the design proposals and seek approval to the attached design project appraisal.

    2

    Scope of the Works

    2.1

    It is proposed to construct a new single-storey classroom block comprising 12 general teaching classrooms. Planning consent was given in December 2002 following an application for the larger scheme under the previous approvals.

    2.2

    This phase of development will incorporate 12 new classrooms and ancillary/support areas comprising a plant room, staff office and toilets.

    2.3

    The proposed new building will be located close to the southern boundary of a discrete playing field area to the northwest of the school site.

    3

    Funding and Timing

    3.1

    Funding of £1.4m, excluding fees, will be met by the school.

    3.2

    Subject to the necessary approvals it is anticipated that tenders will be invited during April 2004, work will commence on site in August 2004, with an anticipated completion during the school summer term 2005.

    4

    4.1

    Consultation with Local Member

    Councillor Mrs P Dickens, local Member for this area, supports the proposals within this project appraisal.

    Conclusion

    This scheme will provide a new single-storey 12 classroom block to meet the current needs of the school.

    Recommendation

    That the Buildings, Land and Procurement Panel advises the Executive Member - Policy and Resources that the project appraisal at Kings' School, at an estimated cost of £1.4m, excluding fees, be approved.

      Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

      The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

      NB the list excludes:

      1 Published works

      2 Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

        TITLE LOCATION

        Architect's plans PMIS file

        Building Profile Reports TMH

        Executive Member - Education reports Committee file - TMH

      HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

    BUILDING DESIGN PROJECT APPRAISAL

      EDUCATION BUILDINGS ADVISORY GROUP

      27 APRIL 2004

      EXECUTIVE MEMBER - EDUCATION

      13 MAY 2004

      BUILDINGS, LAND AND CONTRACTS PANEL

      25 MAY 2004

      EXECUTIVE MEMBER - POLICY AND RESOURCES

      10 JUNE 2004

    PROJECT:

    KINGS' SCHOOL, WINCHESTER

    12 CLASSROOM TEACHING BLOCK

    COMMENCEMENT DATE:

    AUGUST 2004

    COMPLETION DATE:

    MAY 2005

    PLANNED YEAR OF START IN ACCORDANCE WITH CAPITAL PROGRAMME:

    2004/ 05

      RECOMMENDATION:

      That the building design project appraisal for the scheme to provide a 12 classroom teaching block at Kings's School, Winchester be approved.

      1. FINANCE

    Financial Provision for Total Scheme

    Buildings

    (at 4Q 04 prices)

    £'000

    Fees

    £'000

    Total

    Cost

    £'000

    a) School

      1,400

    140

    1,540

    TOTAL

    1,400

    140

    1,540

Anticipated Devolved Capital allocations £'000

            2002/03 82

              2003/04 125

            2004/05 135

TOTAL 342

Landlord Funded Work connected with this Scheme

There are no landlord funded works being undertaken as part of this scheme.

Value of Land already acquired for this Project

The land forming the site of the development is an integral part of the school campus and is incapable of disposal in isolation. The land was acquired at historic cost and its current value to the County Council is as part of the ground of the establishment.

Building Cost - Net Cost = £1,160 per m2

Gross Cost = £1,389 per m2

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

    Nil

    15

    15

    73

    88

    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 £4.11 per m2.

(b) Maintenance Costs

      The detailed design and choice of materials will minimise future maintenance liability.

      2. STATEMENT OF NEED/JUSTIFICATION FOR PROJECT

        The Governors of Kings' School wish to extend the school by an additional 12 classrooms to accommodate the existing number of pupils and are proposing to fund this development from the school's own resources.

        As the County Education Officer reported on 18 July 2001 to the then Education Committee:

        "It is important to ensure that there is an appropriate amount of accommodation for the numbers of pupils on site and it is accepted that the current amount of teaching space is inadequate."

        The proposed development deals with this deficiency in amount and suitability of teaching space.

      3. DETAILS OF SITE

        LOCATION

        Kings' School is located off Romsey Road, Winchester, to the south of the City of Winchester.

        ADJOINING LAND AND BUILDINGS

        The school is bounded by residential property to the east, south and west and by Sarum Road, farmland and a golf course to the north. The Tower Arts Centre is located adjacent the southern entrance from Kings Road.

        AREA INCLUDING COMPARISON WITH LOCAL/NATIONAL STANDARDS

        The total site area for the school is 26.3 acres (10.65 hectares). The DfES guideline for a school of this size is 28.4-30.6 acres (11.5-12.4 hectares).

        PLANNING POSITION

        Planning Consent for the project was granted in December 2002.

        SUITABILITY FOR PROJECT

        These proposals will provide a new classroom block comprising 12 general teaching classrooms of approximately 50m² each to address current numbers attending the school. The proposals have been prepared in consultation with the County Education Officer and the Headteacher and Governors of the School.

        RESULTS OF TRIAL BORE HOLES

        A previous site investigation undertaken during November 1998 for a new community building and classroom extension has been used in the development of this latest phase of works. The results revealed the ground condition as being partly weathered chalk with no ground water being reported.

        Foundations for the proposed extension are likely to be conventional strip footings.

        ACCESS

        Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site is from Romsey Road. Contractors' access for construction of the classroom block will be via a temporary haul road from the Sarum Road entrance. In this way, conflict with school use should be minimised.

        COMMENTS ON SITE LAYOUT

        The school buildings are positioned to the west of the site with the school playing fields extending to the north and northeast.

        The proposed new classroom block would be located to the west of the existing Sarum/SCOLA block in the area of the school's upper playing field bordering the residential properties of Woodfield drive. The location has been selected as it forms a natural extension to the existing campus, is well-screened from the existing residential properties by a belt of mature trees and is the least intensively used of all the school's playing field areas.

        MAINS SERVICES POSITION

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

        MAINTENANCE IMPLICATIONS

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

            LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS

        Landscaping associated with these works will comprise a new ramp access to the new building together with associated planting.

      4. THE PROPOSEDBUILDING/RATIONALISATION/CONVERSION

        TYPE OF PROJECT, LAYOUT AND FACILITIES PROVIDED

        It is proposed to construct a single-storey building in order to minimise impact on the existing environment. The building is divided into a front and rear block, separated by a top lit and naturally-ventilated corridor that benefits from north light and allows the external circulation required by the school to be covered, affording protection from the elements and enabling full enclosure in the future if funding becomes available. An accessible approach to the new block will be provided from the adjacent Sarum/SCOLA block.

        The building will provide 12 general teaching classrooms, a staff office, pupil wc's and accessible wc and a plant room.

        PLACES PROVIDED

        Approximately 360 work places.

        PRESENT/REDUNDANT BUILDINGS AND FUTURE USE

        The main school was constructed in 1958 and is of traditional load-bearing brick construction. The school has been developed over a number of years and the campus buildings are of a number of different architectural styles. The existing buildings on site are considered in be in fair condition for their age and type. An existing pavilion and shed on the proposed site will be removed, the school having confirmed that these structures are surplus to current needs.

        TEMPORARY BUILDINGS

        The school is applying for an extension to the current planning permission in order to relocate and retain the temporary accommodation for the duration of these works.

        SITUATION ON SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

        The proposed classroom block has been specifically positioned to the west of the existing Sarum/SCOLA block to form a natural extension to the existing campus and to provide a natural tree belt of screening from existing residential properties. The school have confirmed that the area of land on which it is proposed to build will have little, if any, effect on current playing field configuration.

            TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, FINISH AND APPEARANCE

        External walls will be facing brickwork to match the existing school, Windows and doors will be aluminium. The roof will be pitched profiled metal.

        ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES

        An accessible approach to the new block will be provided from the adjacent Sarum/SCOLA block. An accessible wc will be included in the new building.

        HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS

        The proposed heating system will be a gas-fired boiler serving underfloor heating. Ventilation will be by natural means to the classrooms with mechanical extract to dedicated ICT spaces and the wc areas.

        SPRINKLER SYSTEM

        A fire risk assessment has been carried out and concludes this to be a very low fire risk category building and therefore a sprinkler system will not be installed.

        ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDING

        The estimated annual energy consumption for the new building will meet that required by Building Regulations. The area in question is also under surveillance by the school's CCTV system.

        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

        A travel plan has been prepared by the school. The school do not envisage that the new classroom block will materially affect the numbers arriving at the school as the new building is intended to address current numbers attending. Therefore no additional car parking spaces will be provided.

        CONSULTATIONS

        The following have been consulted during the development of the project: Westgate School Governors, County Education Officer, Director of Environment, District Council, Estates Practice, Executive Member - Education, Local County Councillor, Department for Education and Skills (DFES).

      5. THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

        This project will provide an additional 12 general teaching classrooms to address current numbers attending the school.

      6. BUILDING MANAGEMENT

        CLEANING

        Existing arrangements will apply.

        CATERING

        Existing arrangements will apply.

      7. FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT

      Will be provided by the school.

      8. STAFFING

      This scheme will not affect the staffing requirements of the school.

      9. FEES

        Architectural Services - Property, Business and

          Regulatory Services

        Quantity Surveying - Wilson Large

        Electrical and Mechanical Engineering - RHB

        Structural Engineering - WSP