Plans for a major re-development of a secondary school have been submitted.
University Academy Long Sutton (UALS) is set to become ‘a safe, welcoming and attractive environment for pupils to learn and enjoy their educational journey’ under new proposals which have been lodged with South Holland District Council.
UALS is one of the 61 schools to be selected to be part of the Government’s flagship School Rebuilding Programme, which was announced in 2022, and a consultation was held earlier this year.
The existing building is set to be demolished to make way for a new school with a range of new facilities.
The application states: “The proposals allow for current issues relating to school buses accessing the site to be effectively managed to improve safety and create a clear separation between vehicles and pedestrians.
“The demolition of the existing school building frees up considerable space on the site and allows for the creation of a large MUGA (multi use games area) which will offer improved sports facilities to the school for year-round use; adding to the existing pitches and sports provision.
“A more diverse range of external spaces are to be created through the new layout with a large habitat area including a pond to be provided on the site of the old school building. This area will increase biodiversity on the site and give access to enhanced green spaces for pupils offering the proven benefits to health and wellbeing of contact with nature.
“Improved social spaces are to be provided to the south of the new building, including a new dining terrace, forming a space for pupils to meet and socialise with the design also helping to integrate the required level changes into the overall design to create a fully inclusive external environment.
“Existing planting is to be enhanced through additional soft landscape to strengthen the current ‘green’ character of the school grounds with a palette selected to create an attractive setting to the new building and facilities while also improving biodiversity and habitat provision.”
