First glimpse of how Rochdale primary school could look after £1m rebuild
Plans have been submitted for a replacement building at Littleborough Community Primary School, whch is approaching the end of its lifespan and is deemed no longer fit for purpose .
How the new Littleborough Community Primary School could look (Image: EllisWilliams/Wates)
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Planning application submitted for Littleborough primary school rebuild Date published: 19 May 2021
Littleborough Community Primary School. Image: Wates
Plans have been submitted for a replacement building at Littleborough Community Primary School, which is approaching the end of its lifespan and is deemed ‘no longer fit for purpose’.
It comes after the Calderbrook Road school was named as one of the first 50 in the country to benefit from government’s school rebuilding programme.
The government will stump up £220,000 with the council providing £500,000 and a further £250,000 in reserve in case costs run over.
The proposed two-storey building would boast 14 classrooms as well as a hall, library and multi-use games area (MUGA).
Apr 28, 2021
I know teachers and heads are spending every hour of the working day thinking about how they can make sure the students at their schools recover from the impact of the pandemic, and making sure all children and staff remain safe following the welcome return to face to face teaching.
Alongside our ambitious rebuilding programme for the schools in the worst condition, this government is making sure every school has the investment and financial support it needs to build back better for its students.
Local authorities, larger multi-academy trusts and Voluntary Aided school bodies, such as dioceses, have been allocated condition funding in accordance with the latest data on their estates.
27 April 2021
Every school in England will be able to access a share of almost £1.8 billion this year to help keep their buildings in the best possible condition.
The annual allocations provided to maintain school buildings will increase by over 20% to £1.8 billion this financial year, helping deliver the government’s commitment to build back better from the pandemic.
This comes on top of the one-off funding injection of £560 million announced by the Prime Minister last year, making sure the condition of school buildings doesn’t hold any child back from achieving their potential.
The first wave of the School Rebuilding Programme announced last year is also on track, with site inspections and detailed planning work with the 50 schools involved meaning the first rebuild projects will start from this autumn.
Whitworth High School could be getting a makeover A planning application to redevelop a high school is to be submitted before the end of the month. Proposals for the transformation of Whitworth Community High School are expected to be handed to Rossendale Borough Council by developers, Wates Construction. The firm say they will be building a new main school building which will measure approximately 5,000sqm, with the old buildings to be demolished, with the exception of the existing sports hall which will remain in situ. The new main school building will be part two storeys, part two and a half storeys, and part three storeys high.