Primary school redevelopment at Woodside Primary School, Goff's Oak

“SUMMARY 1.1 This application seeks full planning permission for the redevelopment of Woodside Primary school, including demolition of all existing buildings and the construction of a new one-form of entry primary school comprising 3no. separate single-storey buildings connected by a canopy. The proposal includes a new emergency access from Little Pipers Close and external play spaces.”

“This application seeks full planning permission for redevelopment of the site involving the demolition of the existing school and nursery buildings and the construction of a new school and nursery housed within 3 separate single-storey buildings, connected by a canopy. These buildings would sit largely within the footprint of the existing main school building.”

“The areas to the immediate north and west are residential in nature with the area to the south and east being characterised by Green Belt open fields, with the southern boundary abutting a designated open space which includes Council owned land. This land is also registered as the Jones Road Village Green. There is an area of woodland to the north-east of the site within the school the grounds. There are no watercourses within or close to the application site.”

“RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY Application Reference Description of Proposal Decision 07/14/0500/CM Replacement of a single modular classroom with single permanent classroom Consent to County Matter Application 24/06/2014”

“Maintenance of the substation would impact on nearby residential amenity; • visual impact of proposed school buildings. Proposed school is pushed further north and east increasing resulting in overlooking and loss of privacy; and • design of the proposed school buildings fails to reflect local context.”

“HCC Flood Risk – comments raised relating to permeable paving use in car park and the lack of detail relating to the drainage of the temporary classroom on site; HCC Ecology – no objection; Sport England – no objection subject to conditions relating to removal temporary buildings, playing field restoration specification and Community Use Agreement; Waste Management – no objection; Thames Water – no objection.”

“RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to;”

“(a) the conditions set out at the end of the report submitted; and (b) an additional condition requiring the submission to the local planning authority of the drainage details for the temporary school buildings.”

“Sport England, who are a statutory consultee for this application, has raised no objections, subject to conditions including removal of the temporary school accommodation and reinstatement of the playing fields.”

“Community use agreement; All hard surfacing completed prior to occupation; Parking, Delivery, Servicing & Emergency Vehicle Management Plan; School Travel Plan; MUGA detailed plan; Bat and Bird boxes; Accordance with recommendations of Bat Survey Report (2025); Unforeseen contamination; Removal of the temporary school; and 22. Detailed restoration works of playing field Schedule A: List of drawings and supporting documents:”