Successful private school submits plans for further redevelopment

Concord College says it wants to demolish and redevelop two buildings on its Acton Burnell site to provide improved boarding and dining facilities for its largely international cohort of students.

The scheme forms part of the college’s development masterplan, which in 2023 identified a number of buildings which were deemed either outdated or unsuitable on the 73-acre site.

Planning permission for a new boys boarding house was granted in May this year, alongside an application to redevelop existing sports hall facilities.

Under the proposals, the modern-design West End building, currently a social hub containing a games room and cinema space, would be demolished to make way for a “dining hub” to seat 500 students.