en.Wedoany.com Reported - Cheshire West and Chester Council has submitted a planning application to itself to build a two-story teaching block for 315 pupils on a 3.2-acre site south of Britannia Smith's Lane in Ledsham Garden Village. The school site is located in the heart of Ledsham Garden Village, which includes 2,000 homes.
Authorities hope the school project will be ready to open in time for the 2028/29 academic year. The submission follows a period of public consultation conducted earlier this year. The school project team includes Hive Projects, Cassidy & Ashton, ESD, JPS, and Fenton & Reece. The application can be viewed on the council's online planning portal under reference number 26/01127/REM.
Cabinet Member for Children and Families, Councillor Adam Langan, said: "I would like to thank everyone who participated in our recent consultation, their input helped shape our revised plans for the school, which have now been submitted for approval, while we also seek feedback on the specification for the school."
The proposed school will include a 26-place nursery and a 10-place special educational needs and disabilities facility. Councillor Adam Langan added: "We want the new school to become a key part of the Ledsham Garden Village community, giving local children the best possible start in life, and we look forward to working with the academy trust that will run the school once we have completed our appointment process, which is expected to be concluded in early 2027."
Ledsham Garden Village was allocated in the Cheshire West and Chester Council's 2015 Local Plan for development up to a maximum of 2,000 homes. Housebuilder Redrow is responsible for advancing this 260-acre project and obtained outline permission for the scheme in 2015. Currently, 1,647 homes in the development have either been built or have received planning permission. The advancement of this school construction will provide essential educational supporting facilities for the community.
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