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Hampshire County Council Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education) 17 July 2007 Durley Church of England Primary School, Durley Report of the Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services

Contact: Steve Clow Ext: 7858 e-mail: [email protected]

1	Summary
1.1	Durley Church of England Primary School is located in the village of Durley at Durley Brook Road. The school has a capacity of 112 children (aged 4-11 years) and there are currently 124 pupils on roll.
1.2	It is now proposed to extend and reconfigure the existing accommodation to provide specialist facilities required to meet current National Curriculum standards.
1.3	The Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services has progressed the design of the proposed extension and alterations and the purpose of this report is to outline the design proposals and seek approval to the attached design project appraisal.
1.4	The proposed scheme will maximise wellbeing and enhance the quality of place for all users of the school by providing purpose-built specialist facilities which will also facilitate the removal from site of an existing temporary classroom.
2	Recommendation
2.1	That the Executive Lead Member approves the design project appraisal for Durley C of E Primary School at an estimated cost of £283,000, excluding fees.
3	Scope of the Works
3.1	The proposed scheme will provide a new music room, treatment room, SEN room and the reconfiguration of an existing classroom area. During the construction period it will be necessary to provide a temporary classroom for decanting purposes. This classroom will be removed from site on completion of the works, together with another existing temporary classroom.
3.2	The proposed extension is sited to the west of the existing building between two existing classrooms on an area of playground containing early years play equipment. This facility will be relocated elsewhere on the site following completion of the building works.
3.3	Materials have been chosen to complement the existing buildings and the extension has been designed to maintain a low-profile roof in keeping with the area to be extended. An external canopy will provide a sheltered play/pupil collection area.
3.4	The western site boundary has a mature tree bank and a stream which are attractive features that will not be disturbed by the proposed works. The Environment Agency have been consulted regarding the stream and any potential flooding risk and have confirmed that they have no objection to the proposed extension.
4	Funding and Timing
4.1	Subject to the necessary approvals it is anticipated that tenders will be invited during August 2007, work will commence on site during October 2007 and be completed during April 2008.
5	Consultation with Local Member
5.1	Councillor Peter Kent Mason, the local Member for this area, has been consulted on the proposals within this design project appraisal and he has confirmed that he is supportive of the scheme.
Conclusion
The proposed scheme will provide specialist facilities required to meet current National Curriculum requirements.

LINK(S) TO CORPORATE STRATEGY
	Yes	No
Hampshire safer and more secure for all		_
Maximising well-being	_
Enhancing our quality of place	_

This proposal does not link to the Corporate Strategy but, nevertheless, requires a decision because:

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Title Location

Architect's plans PMIS file

Building Profile Reports TMH

Hampshire County Council

Building Design Project Appraisal

Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education)

17 July 2007

Project:	Durley C of E Primary School
	Extension and alterations
Commencement date:	October 2007
Completion date:	April 2008
Planned year of start in accordance with Capital Programme:		2007/08

Recommendation:

That the building design project appraisal for the Durley C of E Primary School scheme be approved.

1 Finance

Capital Expenditure	Current Estimate £'000	Capital Programme £'000
Buildings	283	258
Fees	42	42
Land to be purchased	_	_
Total	* 325	300

* 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.

Financial Provision for Total Scheme	Buildings £'000	Fees £'000	Total cost £'000
1 From own Resources:
a) Capital Programme (as above)	258	42	300
b) School	25	-	25
Total	283	42	325

Building Cost - Net Cost = £1,755 per m²

- Gross Cost = £2,096 per m²

Devolved Capital allocations £'000

2004/05 18

2005/06 19

2006/07 24

2007/08 26

Total 87

Landlord funded work connected with this scheme

There are no landlord funded works associated with this scheme.

Value of land already acquired for this project

This Church School site is not owned by the County Council but vested in the school trustees.

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	0	0	-	17	17
Unit cost (£) (e.g. per place)	-	-	-	-	-
% variation to Committee's budget	-				-
Number of additional Staff (fte)	-				-

The overall level of the revenue budget for funding schools will (from April 2006) be prescribed by central government, and capital projects have no bearing on the level of this budget. Therefore, this proposed project will have no bearing on the overall level of the Children's Services budget, extra costs and savings being met from the same overall schools' funding level.

Energy costs

The estimated annual energy consumption for the new accommodation will meet that required by current Building Regulations. It is anticipated that the increase in fuel cost for the school will be in the order of £568 per year (£5.80 for each m² of new accommodation). The additional CO² consumption will be 3.5 tonnes per year.

2 Details of site and existing infrastructure

Location/adjoining land and buildings

Durley C of E Primary School is located within the village of Durley at Durley Brook Road.

The school site is split into two parts by an access road which serves other properties. Durley Brook Road lies to the north of the school buildings, with the school playing field to the east and residential housing to the south and west.

Area including comparison with local/national standards

The total site area is 2.1 acres (0.85 hectares). The DfES guideline for a school of this size is 1.95 acres (0.79 hectares).

Access

There are separate pedestrian and vehicular accesses into school from Durley Brook Road. For the duration of the works, it is proposed to form a temporary contractor's access from Durley Brook Road along the western boundary of the site and the area will be reinstated on completion of the works.

Existing buildings and temporary buildings

The original school building dates from 1870 and is of traditional construction. Substantial extensions and alterations were completed in 2001. There is currently one temporary building on the site, which is in fair condition and will be removed on completion of the scheme. It will be necessary to provide a second temporary building for decanting purposes for the period of the works. This will also be removed from site on completion of the scheme.

Results of trial boreholes

A previous soil investigation elsewhere on the site revealed made ground up to a depth of 1.0m underlain by clay underlain by sand. Standing water was found at 2.3m depth. A further soil investigation for the current proposal is awaited.

Trench fill concrete foundations are currently recommended for the proposed scheme. A suspended concrete beam and block floor is required because of the difference between floor and ground levels.

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.

3 Scope of the Project

Type of project, layout and facilities provided

The proposed extension and alterations will provide the following accommodation:


· Music/drama room

· Reconfigured classroom area

· SEN room

· Treatment room

Places provided

No additional places will be provided.

4 The Proposed Building

Type of construction, finish and appearance

The proposed extension will be of traditional block/brick construction under a low-profile roof with high-performance covering. An external canopy area will provide shelter for external play/waiting parents. Some areas of wall will receive a through coloured render finish.


All materials have been chosen to complement existing buildings and the new roofs are largely concealed by a brick parapet. The area of visible roof above the clerestory glazing will be lead clad.

Impact Assessment

The extension has been designed with level access throughout.

Assessment of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act has been considered in the development of this proposal. No adverse impact has been identified in terms of race, creed or gender.

Heating and ventilation systems

The existing gas-fired central heating system is to be extended to cater for the extension.

The spaces in the proposed extension have been designed to make optimum use of natural light and ventilation. Retro-fit roof lights are proposed within the existing roofs which will offer daylight and fresh air to the proposed SEN and treatment rooms. The new roof above the classroom will incorporate a pitched section with a continuous line of clerestory glazing to the rear which will provide effective cross-ventilation and additional natural light throughout the classroom.

Fire risk assessment

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 the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007, have been undertaken for the proposed scheme

5 External Works

Car parking

No changes are proposed to the existing car park provision (which includes three accessible parking spaces).

Landscape proposals

The extension is to be constructed on an area of school playground which contains early years play equipment. This facility will be provided elsewhere on the site on completion of the building works.

Situation on site and environmental impact

The proposed extension is located in a courtyard area between two existing classroom wings on the western boundary of the school site, facing on to an established tree bank.

An initial survey has advised of the possibility of a bat presence in the existing pitched roofs and it is anticipated that a further survey will be carried out in the summer. In the event of a bat presence, a licence will be applied for and any necessary actions taken to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements.

6 Planning

A detailed planning application was submitted during April 2007.

7 Building management

Existing arrangements will apply to cleaning, catering, local management and maintenance arrangements.

8 Furniture and equipment

From Children's Services Block Vote allocation.

9 Professional resources

Architectural Services } Property, Business and Regulatory

Quantity Surveying } " " "

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering } " " "

Structural Engineering } " " "

10 Consultations

The following have been consulted during the development of the project: Headteacher and Governors of the school, Children's Services Department, Environment Department, Access Officer, Fire Officer, local County Councillor.