Plans lodged for replacement Bramhall High School
Contractor Willmott Dixon has applied for permission to construct a 106,000 sq ft education building that will replace the Seal Road school’s current sprawling, RAAC-riddled estate.
All of Bramhall High School’s existing buildings, apart from the more modern maths block, will be demolished once the new-build, three-storey school has been constructed next door.
The project will result in a consolidated, modern school to serve the affluent Stockport suburb that is 51,000 sq ft smaller than the current offer, which is spread across numerous buildings.
Designed by Sheppard Robson, the new facility will be home to the school’s 1,350 pupils and will feature:
- 25 classrooms, including a specialist drama studio, 10 science labs, workshops, computing and ICT classrooms, art & design classrooms
- Five SEN classrooms
- An assembly hall with tiered seating
- Staff, catering and support facilities
- Indoor four-court sports hall, activity room and changing facilities
- Two replacement multi-use games areas (MUGAs)
- Provision of a new all-weather pitch beside the retained hockey pitch to be delivered by Stockport Council
- New staff car park, including dedicated parking for SEMH and accessible parking bays
- 200-capacity covered bike storage facility
- New off-street bus stops and turning area for school services
The project is being backed by the government’s School Rebuilding Programme. Due to the extent of the RAAC discovered in the complex, urgent remediation works have been undertaken.
Life Leisure, which used to operate a community sports centre at the site, recently closed. The proposed new sports facilities will be open to the public as well as pupils.
Paul Williams, headteacher at Bramhall High School, said the project marks a “bold new chapter” for the school.
PlanRed is advising on planning matters. Willmott Dixon is attached to the scheme by way of a pre-construction services agreement.
To learn more, search for reference number DC/098847 on Stockport Council’s planning portal.
