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Hampshire County Council
Education Buildings Advisory Group Item 12 29 June 2004 Executive Member - Education 21 July 2004 Purbrook Park Secondary School, Waterlooville
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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
BUILDING DESIGN PROJECT APPRAISAL |
EDUCATION BUILDINGS ADVISORY GROUP
29 JUNE 2004
EXECUTIVE MEMBER - EDUCATION
21 JULY 2004
PROJECT: |
PURBROOK PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL, WATERLOOVILLE | |
REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING BUILDING TO PROVIDE LANGUAGES RESOURCE CENTRE | ||
COMMENCEMENT DATE: |
JULY 2004 | |
COMPLETION DATE: |
DECEMBER 2004 | |
PLANNED YEAR OF START IN ACCORDANCE WITH CAPITAL PROGRAMME: |
2004/05 | |
RECOMMENDATION:
That the building design project appraisal for the Purbrook Park Secondary School scheme be approved.
1. FINANCE
Capital Expenditure |
Current Estimate £'000 |
Capital Programme £'000 |
Buildings |
265 |
86 |
Fees |
32 |
14 |
Land to be purchased |
_ |
_ |
TOTAL |
*297 |
100 |
* The means by which the difference between the Current Estimate and the Capital Programme allocation is to be met is shown in the table below.
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 Education's Capital Programme in the appropriate financial year.
Financial Provision for Total Scheme |
Buildings £'000 |
Fees £'000 |
Total Cost £'000 |
1. From own Resources: |
|||
a) Capital Programme 04/05 Schools Specialist Status funding |
86 |
14 |
100 |
b) School |
159 |
18 |
177 |
TOTAL |
245 |
32 |
**277 |
** The shortfall will be addressed following receipt of tenders by identifying appropriate savings on the scheme.
Anticipated Devolved Capital allocations £'000
2002/03 38
2003/04 66
2004/05 76
2005/06 76 (est)
TOTAL 256
Landlord Funded Work connected with this Scheme
Consideration is being given to potential Landlord items, to be reviewed on receipt of tenders.
Value of Land already acquired for this Project
The County Council has no property interest in this site. As a Foundation School it is owned by Trustees.
Building Cost - the works are internal alterations to the existing building, therefore net and gross costs are not appropriate.
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 |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
17 |
Unit cost (£) (e.g. per place) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
% variation to Committee's budget |
- |
- | |||
Number of additional Staff (fte) |
- |
- |
(a) Energy Costs
It is anticipated that the additional increase in fuel cost for the school will be in the order of £500 per year.
(b) Maintenance Costs
The detailed design and choice of materials will minimise future maintenance liability.
2. STATEMENT OF NEED/JUSTIFICATION FOR PROJECT
The provision of the additional specialist space and refurbishment of existing facilities will continue to support the school's commitment to being a Specialist Languages College.
It will provide much-needed centralised accommodation for the languages department and allow them to embrace new technologies that support curriculum delivery in this area.
3. DETAILS OF SITE
LOCATION
Purbrook Park Secondary School is located at Park Avenue, Purbrook, Waterlooville.
ADJOINING LAND AND BUILDINGS
The school site is bounded to the north, east and west by residential development, and to the south by playing fields.
AREA INCLUDING COMPARISON WITH LOCAL/NATIONAL STANDARDS
The total site area is 21.7 acres (8.7 hectares). The DfES guideline for a school of this size is 18 acres (7.5 hectares).
PLANNING POSITION
The proposed scheme is classed as permitted development and does not require planning permission.
SUITABILITY FOR PROJECT
The proposed scheme has been agreed with the School and Governors as being the most appropriate design solution to meet their current needs.
RESULTS OF TRIAL BORE HOLES
The ground investigation indicates topsoil overlying 700mm of fill overlying sandy gravely clay. It is considered that this is a suitable bearing strata for founding with an allowable bearing capacity of 90KN/m².
Due to the close proximity of two lime trees and the potential for shrinkage of the sandy gravely clay, it is considered that the founding level should be a minimum of 1.3m.
ACCESS
The main vehicular and pedestrian access to the school is from Park Avenue, to the west of the site. An alternative vehicular access is located to the east of the site, from The Dale.
The first phase of works involves the removal of asbestos from the building to be refurbished. This work will take place during the summer holiday break and the contractor will use the main school entrance.
The alternative vehicular access will be used for the remainder of the works and the contractor's site compound will be based on the car parking area adjacent to this entrance.
COMMENTS ON SITE LAYOUT
The site is rectangular in shape, the school buildings being clustered to the north of the site, with playing fields to the south.
MAINS SERVICES POSITION
The existing mains services are considered to be of sufficient capacity to be extended and adapted as required to serve the proposed additional accommodation.
MAINTENANCE IMPLICATIONS
The site will continue to be maintained in accordance with current County Council standards.
LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
The proposals outlined in this project appraisal are all internal works and therefore there are no landscaping proposals associated with this scheme.
4. THE PROPOSED BUILDING/RATIONALISATION/CONVERSION
TYPE OF PROJECT, LAYOUT AND FACILITIES PROVIDED
It is proposed to provide a new first floor within the existing double height space. A new staircase will be provided for access. The proposed refurbishment works provide the following accommodation:
First Floor
· 60 place language centre (30 of which are IT spaces)
Ground Floor refurbishment
· two languages classrooms including acoustic ceilings
· one general teaching classroom, minor refurbishment works
· ancillary office and store accommodation
· minor adaptions to existing female staff wc's
PLACES PROVIDED
This work will not affect the school's Net Capacity calculation, so therefore does not provide any additional pupil places.
PRESENT/REDUNDANT BUILDINGS AND FUTURE USE
All buildings on site are of traditional construction. The original house is Grade 2 Listed. All buildings are considered to be in good condition for their age and type.
TEMPORARY BUILDINGS
There are no temporary buildings currently on site and none are required for this scheme.
SITUATION ON SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The proposed alteration and refurbishment works are internal and as such do not impact on the surrounding area.
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, FINISH AND APPEARANCE
The proposals outlined in this project appraisal consist mainly of internal refurbishment.
A new one-hour fire rated floor construction is to be provided to form the new first floor accommodation.
ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES
The new stairway is designed in accordance with current best practice.
HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS
The existing heating system will be extended to serve the proposed first floor accommodation. The central boiler plant has been recently refurbished. Existing windows are to be refurbished to ensure natural ventilation is provided. The tender will include an option to fit cooling to the first floor IT space and this will be reviewed with the school on return of prices.
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
In consultation with the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, a fire risk assessment concludes that this is a low fire risk category building. Therefore a sprinkler system will not be installed.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
A designer's risk assessment and a design health and safety plan, in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Construction Design and Management Regulations 1994, have been undertaken for the proposed scheme.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF 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
No changes will be made as part of the proposed scheme.
CONSULTATIONS
The following have been consulted during the development of the project: Headteacher and Governors of the school, County Education Officer, Environment Department, Access Officer, local County Councillor.
5. THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT
The school has achieved Specialist Status as a Languages College and the proposed scheme will provide a much-needed Languages Resource Centre in an existing building.
6. BUILDING MANAGEMENT
CLEANING
Existing arrangements will apply.
CATERING
Existing arrangements will apply.
7. FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
From the block vote in Education's Capital Programme.
8. STAFFING
Any additional staffing requirements will be covered from within the school's delegated budget share.
9. FEES
Architectural Services } Property, Business and Regulatory
Quantity Surveying } Currie and Brown
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering } White Young and Green
Structural Engineering } WSP Building