KEW Planning Planning, Design and Access Statement Planning, Design and Access WWW.KEWPLANNING.CO.UK Planning, Design and Access Statement June 2020 – Existing Fitzalan High School Existing Fitzalan High School, Lawrenny Avenue, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ June 2020 23 Planning, Design and Access Statement June 2020 – Existing Fitzalan High School Document Control Sheet Project Name: Existing Fitzalan High School Project Reference: 2020/KIER/EFitzHS/0022020/KIER/EFitzHS/002 Report title: Planning, Design and Access Statement Rev 02 Date: June 2020 Name Position Date Report prepared by: Federica Associate 31 March 2020 Ambrosini Consultant Approved by: Kathryn Williams Managing Director 8 June 2020 Reviewed by: Simon Cook Kier Construction 9 June 2020 Pre-Construction Manager Operations Reviewed by: Julie Holmes Manager – Capital 3 July 2020 Delivery Director signed……………………………………………….. Kathryn Williams, Managing Director, KEW Planning BSc (Hons) MA MRTPI Telephone: (+44) 02921 690034 [email protected] https://kewplanning.co.uk KEW Property Consultants Limited Company Registration Number 9536960 Registered office: PO Box 5245 Cardiff CF5 9GQ 2 Planning, Design and Access Statement June 2020 – Existing Fitzalan High School Contents Executive Summary Section 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................7 Section 2 Site and Surrounding Area........................................................................................10 Section 3 Planning History..........................................................................................................17 Section 4 Planning Policies..........................................................................................................21 Section 5 The Proposed Development……………....................................................................24 Section 6 Justification for Planning Permission...................................................................27 Section 7 Conclusions……………………..........................................................................................32 Appendix 1 – Location Plan Appendix 2 – Planning Policies 3 Planning, Design and Access Statement June 2020 – Existing Fitzalan High School Executive Summary This Outline application seeks permission for access and layout, with all other matters reserved, for the demolition of the existing Fitzalan High School and the provision of sport facilities ancillary to the replacement Fitzalan High School, which will be provided at land fronting Leckwith Road. The application follows the submission of two separate Full planning applications, which relate to: 1) The relocation of the Air Dome; 3G pitch and sport pitches (known as the Enabling Works). 2) The replacement Fitzalan High School and associated sport facilities on a separate site. This proposal supports Cardiff Council’s Strategic Programme Business Case. Within its Band B Programme, which Fitzalan High School falls under, the Strategic Programme Business Case priorities the following issues: • Acute sufficiency issues in the secondary sector • Acute sufficiency issues in the special sector • Condition & suitability issues within the school estate The need for a replacement new 11-18 high school at 10FE (plus expansion of post 16 by 28 places to 350) to address “D” condition categorisation and “D” categorised sufficiency issues in the local area was identified and it is proposed that the new Fitzalan High School is built in the vicinity of the area it currently serves. Whilst Band A reduced the asset backlog by 14% (circa £17m), it still remains at a critical level at £68m with 4% of schools being “D” rated condition and 46% being “C” rated condition. There are 3 High Schools that have been given a “D” category condition rating in Cardiff, which is life expired - these are Fitzalan High, Cantonian High and Willows High. These schools have been prioritised within Cardiff’s Band B capital programme, with Fitzalan High School being the first project for the Band B programme. The PSC contract for design has been awarded and split into enabling works and main works. The Enabling works was awarded planning permission on 18th March 2020. Currently, the main works are at RIBA Stage 4 and work is ongoing. The replacement new Fitzalan High School is being procured using a two-stage design and construction procurement, designed to be in compliance with the BREAAM Excellent specification, minimising running costs, construction costs and detrimental environmental impact. 4 Planning, Design and Access Statement June 2020 – Existing Fitzalan High School The cost of the Fitzalan proposal is estimated to be circa £64.5m, for which the authority will be seeking matched funding with 65% of the capital costs from the Welsh Government 21st Schools funding programme and 35% from Cardiff Council. It is proposed that the current school will be demolished and the land retained within the Education estate. In time it is envisaged that this land will be disposed of by the Council to receive capital receipt, to support the wider funding needed for the Band B School Programme. Strategic With regard to the Band B Strategic Case, a significant amount of work was undertaken to understand the needs of the City. The Council engaged with Faithful and Gould Project Management Consultants to undertake both Condition and Suitability Surveys, using the Welsh Government approved methodology. In addition, the Council has been working extensively with Mott MacDonald to understand sufficiency issues across the City and to develop a prioritisation matrix to enable those schools with the most acute issues to be prioritised, providing the optimised solution for those prioritised projects. That is undertaking site analyses and design feasibility studies and looking for co-locations that could drive out both educational and economic benefits. This has informed the options that are considered and the total cost envelope for the Councils preferred option. Cardiff’s Band B Programme will: • Address the acute sufficiency issues in the English medium High School sector by adding an additional 8 forms of entry, by enlarging four High Schools. • Address the “D” condition rating of three of the High Schools with replacement buildings. • Address the acute sufficiency and suitability issues in the Special Sector by both enlarging and replacing four special schools. • Address a small number of localised sufficiency issues in the primary sector, with 1FE expansion in two English medium primary schools & two Welsh-medium primary schools Economic The Economic Case is now seeking to address an acute sufficiency of 8 forms of entry of places in the English medium high school sector, as age promotion is seeing the larger primary cohorts come through, starting in 2019. Set against a backdrop of an ageing educational estate that is in very poor condition and has a £68m maintenance backlog. It is significant that 3 high schools are categorised as in “D” in condition, which is end of life rating and 4 Special Schools are considered as “D” category for suitability. A replacement / refurbished Fitzalan High School will address this “D” condition categorisation for the current site and support the sufficiency issues in the local area. 5 Planning, Design and Access Statement June 2020 – Existing Fitzalan High School The overall cost of this proposal is estimated to be £64.5m with 65% of the capital costs from the Welsh Government 21st Schools funding programme and 35% from Cardiff Council Local Authority Capital resources are identified in the Council’s approved Schools Organisational Plan financial model and have been resourced within the Authority’s Capital Programme from a combination of General Capital Grant, Capital Receipts and Prudential Borrowing. Within this CCC will need to include the demolition of the existing site to ensure there is enough external play to create a BB98 compliant school. With lessons learnt from Band A we are reviewing the demolition being linked in with a direct award using SEWSCAP to allow access to the necessary land, Management The Schools Organisation Programme is governed at a strategic level by the Schools Programme Board, chaired by the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning. The purpose of Programme Board is to ensure continued and focused effort on driving the Programme forward to deliver the required changes and outcomes. The Schools Organisation Programme Board reports to the Asset Management Board, with direct line of sight to Cabinet. This process ensures senior officers are aware of programme milestones and can mitigate risks, and also serves as a vehicle for appropriate engagement and partnership working between different service areas. For the management of Band B CCC have split the governance arrangements as follows: 1) The Schools Organisation Planning (SOP) Team in Education oversee feasibility and liaise with key stakeholders including the school, pupils parents and governors. They chair the project boards and contribute to SOP Programme Board. 2) The Capital Delivery Team in Economic Development are responsible to the SOP Programme board, and oversee from RIBA Stage 1, to deliver this project to budget, quality and on time. It is proposed that the current school will be demolished and the land retained within the Education estate. In time it is envisaged that this land will be disposed of by the Council to receive capital receipt, to support the wider funding needed for the