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"Chaddesley Corbett
Endowed Primary School aims to consider the needs and the abilities of all and to
allow each member to develop to his or her full potential - socially,
emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, aesthetically and physically.
The School Day
Full details of clubs and activities are provided at the beginning of each term. To access the new school web-site
CHADDESLEY CORBETT PRIMARY SCHOOL – update The good news has been that the
Government Office did not "call in" the Outline Planning Application,
so it is now formerly approved. However the Planning Authority did attach no
fewer than 36 "reserved matters", all of which have to be approved by
them before we can proceed. As the Education Foundation has the
responsibility for managing the Project it is now clear that there is a need to
appoint a professional Project Manager So, although there are still many hurdles
to overcome, at least we are moving forward at last!
The Outline Planning Permission has been received from W.F. Planning, Health & Environment Division for
It is both interesting and rewarding to read:_
We are delighted to inform those of you who have not yet heard that the members of the Wyre Forest District Council's Planning Committee overturned the Planning Officer's recommendation for refusal and granted outline planning permission for the new school on the site next to Rowberry's Nurseries. The next stage is for the application to go back to the Planning Committee's December meeting for their approval, or otherwise, of conditions. After this, because it is a green belt site and the provision of a new school is not in the Local Plan, the application has to go to the Government Office in Birmingham. The application may be called in for detailed scrutiny but this is unlikely as it is a local and not a national issue. By March we should be in a position to be able
to instruct the architects to commence detailed design. ________________ PROGRESS WITH PLANNING APPLICATION Our application for Outline Planning
permission for the new school on the site next to Rowberry's Nursery went to the
Planning meeting on July 10th. This came as a major surprise to the Project team, because, before putting in our application, we had received a letter from a senior manager at the Highways Partnership Unit stating that they had no objection in principle to access to the site from the A448 main road. However, subsequently, another local Highways Officer had raised an objection, which the Planners took on board but did not inform us! Because this is a major application, the
Councillors on the Planning committee voted for a deferment of the application,
which will give us time to answer the points of refusal, and to address the
Highways difficulties. The one major positive is that the Planners have now accepted that there will be a new school in Chaddesley Corbett. David Mills MARCH 2007 Regrettably, the Planning application, submitted before Christmas still has not been validated. The site meeting with Clare Eynon and Ken Harrison from Wyre Forest Planning Dept had to be postponed from 5 th March, until Tuesday 20th March. In the meantime we are going ahead with a full Transport Assessment. We had hoped that the letter from the County Highways Unit giving approval for access from the A448 would have been sufficient, but this was not so. When we have this report, all the points raised by Clare Eynon in January will have been answered. It is hoped that then, after the site visit, the plans will be validated.David Mills Project Leader __________ February 2007 Regrettably, the Planning application, submitted before Christmas has not yet been validated. At the beginning of January, Clare Eynon, The Wyre Forest Planner, asked for further details on 7 points. To date, all have been answered except for the Transport Assessment. It is not clear what information Clare is seeking, and together with the changes taking place in the Highways Partnership Unit, it has not been possible to clarify the position. However, a site meeting on 5th March has now been arranged with Clare and Ken Harrison, of Wyre Forest Forward Planning. So, it doesn't look as if the application will be validated until after this meeting. __________ January 2007 Regrettably this month there is little new to report. The Planning Application is still in the process of preparation. Because it is a major application and in the Green Belt, there are so many aspects that have to be covered in meticulous detail. Another requirement has been highlighted this month, and that is the need for a "scoping report". What may you ask is this – as I did! Apparently, the conservation, enhancement and restoration of biodiversity is a very topical subject and it is also an important part of the assessment of a project's sustainability credentials. A Planning Policy Statement issued by the Government in 2005 emphasises the need for local authorities to assess the implications of development and to satisfy themselves that the Government's objectives for biodiversity are being adhered to. Wyre Forest could insist on the preparation and submission of a full Phase 1 habitat survey. However, we are hoping that a scoping report will allow us to identify the potential impacts, and then to deal with the detail, if any, at a later stage. We are still hoping to be in a position to submit the Application before the Christmas break, and then if it is registered and we have a reference number before the February magazine is published, we will put up notices in the village and the school, giving details and the address for letters to be sent to the Planning authority. Remember, letters have to be submitted within 21 days of the date of registration. David Mills - December 2006 At a meeting of the Project Team, all the requirements for a successful application were explained, and it became clear that, with the preliminary work involved, we would not have our application ready in time for the November planning meeting. This means that it will now go to the January meeting as there is no meeting in December. The application must include a Planning Statement, which includes the main Planning issues, such as: · The principle of the development So you can see that there is a lot to cover. A major factor in the planning application will be support from the local community. Between the date of the planning application being lodged, and before the Planning meeting takes place, we would like as many people as possible to write in to support the application on site 5, next to Rowberry's Nursery, so please do not write now. We will have a clearer picture of the relevant dates by the time the December magazine is published, and we will give everyone some idea of points to be covered and the address for letters. Project team members will be talking to local interest groups asking for their support, and, in the meantime if anyone would like more information then please contact me or any member of the team – Nigel and Alyson Evans, Helen England, Peggy Cox, Andrew Page, Harry Grove, Andy Plant. David Mills
Chaddesley Corbett Endowed First School As usual we have had a very busy start to the new school year. This September we are very pleased to have kept our oldest children to make our first year 5. These pupils bear the huge responsibility of being the oldest pupils for three year running as the school changes to become a primary school. We are also delighted to welcome all of our new reception class children and their parents and families. They have all settled in very well. We will soon be hearing from every angle how many shopping days are left until Christmas. In school we count down to the events which we have planned. These include our harvest festival service, Christmas performances, curriculum visits and school discos. Our notice board is usually a good source of times and dates. The children have already enjoyed the visit from the "Animal Man" accompanied by a chinchilla, a corn snake, a barn owl and a tarantula! Luckily he took them all home with him. Our very active and dedicated Parent Teacher Association are also busy planning fund raising events which include the annual bonfire and some events for the children. On a personal note I am really looking forward to the coming academic
year. Fran Jones
SPRING NEWS Whilst preparations continue for the
transformation from the First School to Primary School status in September 2007,
the school has continued to thrive. Our international links work is being further developed with a bid being prepared for the "International School Award". Since September we have hosted visits from a Chinese delegation, a Tanzanian Christian music troupe, my predecessor, Mr Bailey, who led an assembly about his most recent visit to the Gambia and Zim Ngwana, a south African jazz musician who made his second visit to the school in March. During the winter we have re-vitalised our wildlife area. Mrs Wood has prepared a "Global Garden" with the children and will be growing a variety of crops during the year. Children have continued to make extensive
visits during the year. These have included: We continue to work with our parents and
children to encourage sensible approaches to road safety, traffic matters and
parking. The School Travel Plan, published last year, sets targets for managing
the problems which we all acknowledge. We continue to encourage car sharing,
walking and other solutions to the congestion caused by school traffic. In early
March a walking bus was established from Briar Hill to the school. Although this
bus, supervised by parents, is only encouraging a small number to walk, we hope
and expect that this will encourage others to walk in the future.
Chaddesley Corbett Primary School – update NEW SCHOOL – update Work is under way on the preparation of
an Outline Planning Application for a new school on site 5 – next to
Rowberry's Nursery along the A448. It is hoped to have the application ready for
the November WFDC Planning meeting. On Monday 18th September, Stephan Clee
and I showed Jon Fraser from the Highways Partnership Unit, the three sites. His
initial comments were that the best site for access was site5. He would prefer a
roundabout to be built, but could accept a filter. For site 7 there would have
to be a roundabout, and also more line of sight than is available at present at
the bottom of The Holloway / Briar Hill. He looked at the possibility of access
from the top near to Bluntington Farm, but again there is insufficient line of
sight. With the Malvern View site, he did not like access through the housing
estate, and again there is insufficient line of sight for access from the top of
the hill. So it is now up to us to develop a
planning case for this site and, despite the difficulties, the Trustees feel
that they must press on with the preparation of an outline planning application,
because they genuinely feel that site 5 is the best site for a school in the
longer term. David Mills
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