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Newport Girls’ High School in expansion plans
Thursday 20th October 2011, 2:54PM BST.
Newport Girls High School
Newport Girls High School has announced major expansion plans.
The county school, rated as one of the best in England, has submitted proposals to build four classrooms, a multi-purpose sports hall, and a temporary teaching block.
The four new rooms would replace a temporary teaching block currently up at the school.
The new sports hall would replace a smaller one currently in use and would be big enough to host full school assemblies.
The application is due to be decided by Telford & Wrekin Council’s plans board at a meeting on Wednesday.
A report submitted with the bid says: “The current permanent accommodation is under-provided at the school, and is at present supplemented by a number of temporary demountable units.
“This scheme is intended to partially resolve the ongoing problems caused by the lack of permanent accommodation within the school site.
“Proposed construction work will see the permanent replacement of four classrooms currently located within one of the demountable units, and the provision of a new multi-purpose assembly/sports hall.
“The sports hall would be a replacement for the existing smaller hall and would be capable of accommodating the whole school population for assemblies and other occasions. The hall would be located immediately to the rear of the existing school buildings within part of the existing playing fields, although no useable sports pitches would be affected.”
The proposals, which have been recommended for approval by planning officers, also include another temporary teaching block on an existing tennis court which would accommodate the displaced sixth form common room.
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