New community facilities for Wolverhampton school
A ‘dilapidated’ Wolverhampton school community room is to be torn down and replaced with a new after school club facility.
D’Eyncourt Primary School in Mullett Road has been using its old timber room – separate from the main building – for more than four decades.
But its condition has deteriorated and planners at Wolverhampton Council have approved proposals to demolish it and replaced it with a purpose built new brick structure.
The new facility will continue to be used for before and after school clubs as well as community purposes that are currently provided in the existing building.
Agent Jonathan Astley said: “D’Eyncourt Primary School uses the existing building every school day, as a before/after school club room and the school community room, given its convenient location divorced from the main school building.
“The building has been in situation for over 40 years and due to its mainly timber construction is now at a point of needing replacement.
“The proposal is for a brick built, mono-pitched building to replace the existing timber one.
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“The school wish the building to fit in amongst the surroundings, rather than standing out.
“With modern methods of construction used, the levels of insulation will be better than the current building, both acoustic and thermal.
“The building cannot be seen from the public highway. The proposals will not have any impact upon traffic generation to and from the site, nor will it require any expansion of the existing car parking provision at the school.
“The project does not seek to increase pupils, or staff numbers, but to improve facilities at the school. The new building will be accessible for all pupils, staff and visitors.”
After granting permission, planning officer Andrew Johnson said: “The proposals would improve the appearance of this site, removing a somewhat dilapidated building and replacing it with a similar, more modern appearing building.
“There would be no undue adverse impacts on visual amenity. It is unlikely the proposals would result in unacceptable harm to neighbour amenity and privacy. Highway safety would not be significantly affected.”
