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Ten Year Strategic Planand
Development Framework
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
Introduction to the Ten Year Strategic Plan
and Development Framework
Cheadle Hulme School has published a Ten Year Strategic Plan which articulates its vision for the future and sets out the areas the School is actively seeking to develop and strengthen.
The Development Framework is a document focusing on the physical aspects of delivering the Strategic Plan. It sets out the School’s plans for future development, reconfiguration and improvement of the School site to:
assist in the delivery of the highest quality education• provide a continued and improved contribution to the local community •
This exhibition explains the various proposals within the Development Framework and will help inform pupils, parents, Council Officers and Members and the local community about the School’s plans.
It is also intended that the Development Framework will help support future planning applications and other consents that might be required for the various improvements to the School site over the next ten years.
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
Our Strategic Aims
Delivering educational excellenceCheadle Hulme School seeks for its students to experience an outstanding education that prepares them thoroughly, thoughtfully and suitably for adulthood and for Cheadle Hulme School to be the outstanding School of its kind.
To ensure it can continue to thrive and provide a challenging, dynamic and relevant education, the School aims to:
Make internal and external learning space more versatile and offer a wider scope of •high quality learning environments
Improve spaces for learning in Drama, Music and Design Technology•
Improve facilities for the Junior School to create a greater sense of community and •encourage leadership by accommodating all year groups under one roof
Build on recent success in pupil intakes to reach the optimum population for the •School site and ensure a sense of community is maintained
Delivering sporting excellenceAs vital components to healthy lifestyles, self-discipline, teamwork, leadership, communication and resilience, the School aims to promote sport and physical activity as a key component of School life. Increasing the number of sports teams to strengthen participation and supporting teams in local and national competitions are central to achieving this aim, and will require the provision of new and expanded facilities for indoor and outdoor activity including:
• AnewSportsHall
• Anew3GPitchandJuniorAstroturf
• Newgrassplayingpitches
• Improvedchangingfacilitiesandspectatorareas
As is the case with existing facilities, all new sports facilities will be made available for local groups and sports clubs for matches and practices and as such will form new assets to the local community.
Improving access and circulationAs the School has developed and grown over the years, parking and access arrangements have grown in a piecemeal manner. A key aim for the School over the next ten years is to improve and rationalise pedestrian and vehicular movement across the site, enriching the School environment and reducing the impact on the local road network at peak times. Proposals include:
Improved parent drop-off arrangements•
Improved vehicular through-flow at peak times•
Revised coach drop-off arrangements•
Strengthened pedestrian character of the spaces around • educational buildings
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
New building
Existing pitch
Proposed pitch
Pedestrian area
Vehicular area
Existing tree
Proposed tree
Illustrative Landscape Masterplan
New 3G Pitch3rd Generation all-weather synthetic pitch for School and community use
Extended Junior SchoolTo accommodate Junior year groups currently taught in Main Building
New Classroom Block
Redesign of Drama Facility New Arrival and
Gathering Space
New Sports HallFor School and community use
New Design Technology BuildingExisting pre-fab building replaced
Improved Car Parking
New Play AreaHard-surfaced; used by coaches at peak times
New PavilionReplacement of existing Pavilion to provide improved changing facilities and viewing area for School and community use
New Grass Sports Pitches
New Grass Sports Pitches
Key
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
JUNIOR SCHOOL
Junior School Extension
SPORT
Portakabins
New Sports Pitches
Pavilion
3G Pitch
Sports Hall
ACADEMIC
Lecture Theatre
New Classroom Block
DRAMA
New Drama Area (Bursary)
Holden Hall Redesign
DT
New DT Building
PARKING
Improved Car Parking and Circulation
School funded projectCapital campaign projectOther project led by Development office
Framework Timeline
November 2011
December 2011
January 2012
February 2012
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
Complete draft framework
Public consultation
Finalise framework and seek endorsement at Area Committee
Initial consultation with officers
Research context analysis and consider options
Projects’ timeline
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
Background context
A• gricultural landscape.R• ich field pattern of small to medium sized fields running predominately in a NW to SE and NE to SW grid.V• ery little other settlement, other than scattered farm steads.S• chool owned 5 acres in a wedge shape. B• uilding set within strong designed landscape structure of both native and exotic trees.S• trong relationship between building and railway.B• uilding accessed from Claremont RoadS• trong pedestrian link from Heathbank Road to Hulme Hall Road via railway overbridge.
Field boundary existing today
Field boundary present at time of mapping
Route existing today
Route present at time of mapping
Important historic route
Fields retained
Fields
Immediate School extent
Site entry points
Buildings existing today
Buildings present at time of mapping
2. Historic Evolution1879: The School set within an agrarian landscape
1910: The School set within a settled landscape 1963: The School set within a suburban landscape
A• dditional land was purchased as it was available (much in the late 1800s) and by 1912, the School had 72 acres.T• he Main Building was much expanded and Holden Hall added.L• inear development along Hulme Hall Road and Heathbank Road.T• he main buildings were defined within the landscape by hedgerows and route ways that no longer exist.
I• n 1946, a further 46 acres were acquired in the neighbourhood of Gill Bent Road in pursuit of a policy of maintaining a green belt around the School.S• port was an important theme with 3 tennis court areas and a pavilion within the playing fields.S• ignificant ‘creep’of residential development from the east, however the west is restrained by the railway and School fields. T• he School fields have remained in keeping with the aim of safeguarding the greenbelt.P• ublic Right of Way over bridge to Smithy Green remained an important link.E• xpansion establishes a second Main School entrance on School Lane.
3. HeritageWhilst founded in 1855, construction on the current Cheadle Hulme School building started in 1869 and opened in the same year. It was subsequently extended and buildings added in the following decades. Surrounding land was also bought to maintain a green belt around the School.
The Main Building was Grade II listed in 1995 and, as such, is a designated heritage asset. In 2003 the Governors commissioned an Architectural History Report which set out some recommendations:
A• s the front is now effectively the back, it is desirable to use the front as much as possible and to make sure that it is seen and appreciated. It is important to keep the front entrance in regular use. The trees along the railway boundary serve little purpose. The School might as well capitalise on its show front.I• n closer view the service yard and the numerous interventions over the years has made the rear elevation unavoidably messy. Bearing in mind that this is the side that is seen, it is desirable to improve or disguise the worst of the interventions such as the flat-roofed kitchen extension.
Further themes are noted by the design team:D• evelopment in the pursuit of education excellence is a consistent theme in the School’s history.T• he School possesses a unique culture which reflects the original aims and ideals of its founders; social diversity, nondenominational.O• utstanding pastoral care is central to the School ethos (in loco parentis); this paternalism has always extended to the broader well being of students and the use of the external areas of the site to support this.
Site today: Older architectural features in a darker colour
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1 Main Building2 Holden Hall3SwimmingPool4 A Block5 Lockhart Building6 Junior School
1. Planning PolicyCheadle Hulme School lies within land allocated as Green Belt in the Stockport Unitary Development Plan (UDP) (adopted May 2006). UDP Policy GBA1.2 sets a presumption against the construction of new buildings in the Green Belt unless very special circumstances can be demonstrated. The built up area of the School site is identified as a Major Existing Developed Site in the Green Belt where the saved UDP Policy GBA1.7 permits infilling development. Stockportís Core Strategy (adopted March 2011) seeks to retain the Green Belt in the Borough. National Planning Policy Framework published in March 2012 also seeks the continued protection of Green Belts. The construction of new buildings can therefore be accepted if ‘very special circumstances’ can be demonstrated. Facilities for outdoor sport and recreation, replacement buildings and the extension or alteration to a building are all‘appropriate development’ within the Green Belt and also allowable. The purpose of the Development Framework Document is to set out the collective objectives of the School which together form the basis for the ‘very special circumstances’ case that will be presented in support of individual applications for the future buildings needed to meet the School’s Ten Year Strategic Plan.
Heritage and Biodiversity planning considerations
Green Belt
Major Existing Developed Site
Site of Biological Importance
Local Nature reserve
Tree preservation order
Conservation area
Listed building
Locally listed building
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
Background context
7. Access
Out of School Hours Lettings (Evenings and Weekends) from Gym Car Park
H• olden Hall and Music School principal destinations for out of hours non-sport use.T• he Swimming Pool is highly used.A• ccess to Gym effective but staff required to escort arrivals to other sport facilities. P• arking remote from Astro pitch and route circuitous to it.A• rrival experience therefore poor for sport users.
Astroturf
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Daily access for students, staff and parents
E• xisting pedestrian links through the site and between facilities are often tortuous and located away from natural pedestrian desire lines. P• arents of Junior School need to park rather than drop off - route to Junior School circuitous. R• oute to Junior School not DDA or fit for use by scooters without crossing on to roadway.S• eniors arriving via Gym Car Park forced through Sixth Form area before accessing buildings beyond (including Main Building).S• eniors arriving on foot via Gym Car Park (segregated route) forced through a series of pinch points to reach central quadrant.
Juniors
Seniors
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Special Events (including fetes, open days etc)
V• ehicles are often allowed full access, all parking used.M• ain pedestrian routes as shown.
Additionally, a public footpath crosses the site. It runs along the inside of the boundary hedge to the main School grounds. This is a security risk and the School seeks its relocation to the outer side of the hedge.
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Deliveries (Before 8 and after 4.15) and Emergency vehicles
D• eliveries to catering building is a key movement. Often arrive after 8.15 so have to trolley by hand.
FirstAidAdmin
Bursary
DT
Kitchen
Emergency vehiclesDeliveriesDeliveries trollied by hand in School hours
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Informal hard playInformal soft playOutdoor learning (allotments, wildlife pond)Key social/gathering spacePlay space conflicting with vehicular use
C• ar parking is a key constraint for the School and one which impacts on the wider community.T• he site has limited space for car parking and pick up and drop off arrangements and becomes congested at peak times.F• ragmented parking areas have a fundamental impact on the nature and character of spaces (not simply when cars are present but also because of associated lining, bollards, and signage) A• d hoc parking across the site leads to a fragmented parking offer, creating complicated/illegible access routes and arrival experiences.T• he overlap of use with play at School Lane Car Park is problematicS• ome areas have unclear circulation routes and narrow pavement widths meaning people walk in the roadway.C• ycle storage provision is remote from main vehicular routes into site giving rise to possible conflict with pedestrians beyond these zones.
5. Play spaces
The pressure for car parking spaces and limited space within the main School site leaves very little space for students to play and socialise in break times, particularly in bad weather when the playing fields and grass areas are wet.
6. Car ParkingDrop off/ Pick upParents (dropping off and picking up)StaffMinibusesCoachesOut of hours letsVisitorsDisabled parkingParking only used out of School time (services and special events)Cycle parking
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4. Key views and edge conditionsExisting views to Main Building from public highway are very limited:
D• istant filtered views from Hulme Hall Road.F• iltered views from Heathbank Road.N• o view from Claremont Road.C• lear views of Main Building from School Lane (once entered School site).
Existing views to Main Building from Public Rights of Way:C• lear middle distant views to School building from PROW stile at Hulme Hall Road.F• iltered long distance views to School building from PROW at Farnham Close.
Views to Main Building from private dwellings:F• irst floor views from rear windows of Woodlands Close properties.D• istant first floor rear window views from Hulme Hall Road, Dundonald Road and Woking Road.F• iltered views from rear and side windows of Old School Lane properties.
Other observations:L• imited visual connections to surrounding areas due to flat nature of site and low height of surrounding predominantly residential uses. P• redominantly red brick buildings. Derby Building is discordant in views from the south and west due to yellow brick of façade.S• trong sport related vertical elements-poplars, sports lighting/fencing posts, railway gantries etc. S• trong built vertical elements (building spire, oriel) and strong horizontals (flat pitches in front) create a harmonious composition.R• ange of building heights on site, stepping down. The single storey Junior School building and Pavilion are barely visible from the south; screened by hedges.
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Visible,publicedgePrivateedgeEdgeborderingrailwayPublicRightofWayKey view of SchoolbuildingsKeyviewoffieldsVerticallandscapeelementsfiltering
Key View 1: From the School Lane approach
Key View 2: From the stile at Hulme Hall Road
Key View 3: From the Public Right of Way at Farnham Close
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
Delivering Educational Excellence
New Classroom Block
Teaching areas within Holden Hall often cannot be used during productions and other events. These issues can be resolved by creating a new classroom block providing an improved teaching environment.
The new building is to be conveniently located in the heart of the Academic Quadrangle on the site presently given over to the Groundsman’s House and garden.
New Design Technology Building
Uptake of Design Technology at Year 9 and GCSE is growing and the current building is insufficient to support these pupils fully. The School plans to replace the existing pre-fabricated building with a new building to provide better facilities and an improved teaching environment.
Extended Junior School
In recent years, the Junior School has grown considerably from 200 to 315 pupils, and the School is flourishing. However, Year 5 and 6 pupils are currently taught in the Main Building rather than the Junior School itself, putting pressure on classroom space within the Main Building.
The proposed extension will allow the whole Junior School to be housed under one roof; provide a new Gym space; and release space within the Main Building for improved facilities there.
It would also enable a high quality design to replace the 1960s building and enhance the setting of the Main School.
Redesign of Drama Facility
The School plans to create an exciting new drama area in the existing Bursary building.
New Junior Play Area
A new Junior Play Area is to be located next to the Junior School building, to offer improved opportunities for natural play, explorative play, role play and challenging play.
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
Delivering Sporting Excellence
New Junior Astroturf Pitch
A new astro surface for the Junior School will allow them to have their own space to develop Hockey, Football and other skills, encouraging them to develop a passion for sport from a young age.
New Sports Hall
The new Sports Hall will be a multi-sport space potentially offering 6-8 badminton courts, a multi-gym facility, a dance studio, a climbing wall and a spinning room. Very much a community asset, it will be available to local groups for evening and weekend sessions.
An environmentally sustainable green roof will allow the hall to sit comfortably within its setting.
New Grass Sports Pitches
The wider School site will be better used to accommodate the demand for field games.
New 3G Pitch
A new 3rd Generation synthetic pitch will be an enormous asset to both the School and community, offering a genuinely all-weather, lit pitch to local clubs. It will also ease pressure on the existing Astroturf pitch. Lighting of this pitch will be limited to use before 9pm.
A 3rd Generation pitch
New PavilionA new Pavilion to replace the existing building will provide much improved changing facilities and a viewing area. This facility will be available for both School and community use.
Visualisation of view along new access path towards 3G pitch with Junior School extension and play area to the right
Ten Year Strategic Plan and Development Framework
Improving Access and Circulation
Improved parent parkingImproved parking layout for parents at Gym Car Park on Claremont Road.
Improved pedestrian environmentAs vehicles will be excluded altogether from the centre of the School site, enhancements to this area can be made to remove redundant vehicular road markings and narrow pavements to allow the space to feel entirely pedestrianised, thus creating people rather than vehicle-focused spaces
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Possible people-focused spaces
Improved parent drop-off /collection arrangementsImproved drop-off and collection arrangements from School Lane entrance will reduce congestion and increase throughflow of vehicles
Evening and weekend use for lettings will allow for more direct access to the sports and letting facilities
Improved coach drop-offThe new play area will accommodate coaches at drop-off and collection times, freeing up space in the School Lane Car Park for staff and parent parking
Improved staff parkingBarrier controlled staff parking
Evening and weekend use for lettings
Suggested hard landscape materials