Stockport to approve 106,000 sq ft replacement for RAAC-riddled school

Bramhall High School off Seal Road is to be torn down once the new-build, three-storey school has been constructed next door, subject to securing planning consent next week.

Stockport Council has recommended the 106,000 sq ft project for approval when its planning committee meets next Thursday.

Contractor Willmott Dixon applied for permission for the project in May.

The school would be 51,000 sq ft smaller than the current sprawling, RAAC-riddled estate.

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.

PlanRed is advising on planning matters. To learn more, search for reference number DC/098847 on Stockport Council’s planning portal.