A new secondary school is set to be built in Maghull.
The planning application submitted to Sefton Council will see the current buildings at Deyes High School demolished and new "net zero carbon" buildings built in their place.
The plans will see the current sixth form building remaining whilst the rest of the school is rebuilt with the erection of a two-storey and a three-storey building.
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In the planning statement submitted to the council, it said: "Development of a 'net zero carbon in operation' eight-form entry Secondary School for 1,200 pupils to replace the current Deyes High School buildings except for the sixth form, for 300 pupils, which will be retained.
"Development comprises the demolition of the existing school buildings, excluding the Sixth Form, and the erection of a two and three-story new building with associated indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a part-covered six court multi-use games area (MUGA), external canopies, an energy centre and service compound, covered cycle parking, motorcycle and car parking, alterations to the site access, hard and soft landscaping, fencing, boundary treatments and signage, together with the formation of temporary access from Deyes Lane for construction purposes and the provision of contractor facilities and associated works required during construction."
The report reveals, pupils and teachers will be kept in the current buildings whilst the new school is built alongside. Once pupils and teachers have moved into the new school, the next phase of construction will begin with the old buildings demolished.
The report said: "So that the education of the current pupils at Deyes High School is not disrupted, the School Rebuilding Programme requires the replacement school to be built alongside, and in parallel with, the existing school and its continuing use and operation, up to the point when the pupils and staff can decant into the completed new school building and the existing buildings(excluding the sixth form) can be demolished.
"There is no option to close the school for at least two years while the site is redeveloped or to temporarily relocate the staff and pupils to an alternative location or to provide on-site temporary classroom accommodation.
"Gradual (multiphase) demolition and decant to the new building is also not possible as the design of the new school building means that it must be built and completed in a single phase.
"To facilitate this, a two-stage phasing strategy has been devised which enables the existing school buildings to continue in use, undisturbed, during the construction of the new replacement building."
Due to the restricted size of the land, a temporary construction access route will be formed from Deyes Lane. The report said: "A corridor of land, forming part of the adjacent St Andrew’s Maghull C of E Primary School playing field, will therefore be used (under licence) to provide a temporary access route for the construction of the new school building and MUGA."
Work is set to begin on August 5, 2022, with the new school aiming to open on April 8, 2024 which will be followed by the demolition of the current school buildings and final completion on March 31, 2025.
The report concludes: "[The report] assesses the merits of the application against the up-to-date policies of the development plan, the National Planning Policy Framework and all other relevant material considerations, and it demonstrates that the proposed replacement school development will deliver important social, economic and environmental benefits for Maghull, and all of which carry substantial weight."
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