Have your say on proposals for a new special school on Balgores Fields

Welcome to our consultation web page for the proposed new special school to be built on the Balgores Fields site in Gidea Park, Romford.

This webpage provides details of the proposed school, and we would like to hear your views on the proposals. You can leave your comments or ask any questions by clicking here.

We are also holding a consultation event to be held at Royal Liberty School – Upper Brentwood Road, Gidea Park, Romford, Essex RM2 6HJ on:

Thursday 29th May between 3pm and 8pm

and

Saturday 31st May between 10am and 1pm

What is being proposed?

Galliford Try have been appointed by the London Borough of Havering to deliver the new school. Galliford Try’s Design Team are currently in the process of designing the scheme and this consultation seeks your views to help shape the new school.

The new school will be for pupils aged 4-19 years who have complex learning needs. The school will have capacity for 300 pupils.

The current proposals which we are seeking your views on include a part single storey and part two storey building with separate parts of the building being designated for the different age groups. The proposed building will be located in the northern part of the site and will be accessed from Balgores Lane.

In addition to a variety of different teaching spaces the proposals will also include a dining hall, sports halls and a hydrotherapy pool.

The proposals include staff parking for 42 vehicles including accessible spaces and spaces fitted with charging facilities for electric vehicles. A further 5 spaces are proposed for the schools minibuses and 10 spaces are proposed for the drop-off and pick up of pupils.

The proposals also include sufficient space to allow for minibuses, taxis and parents to enter the site to drop-off and pick up pupils. The proposals seek to ensure all vehicles picking up pupils will be able to wait within the site.

The proposals also include, hard and soft outdoor play space, a multi use games area (MUGA), grass sports pitch  and landscaping.

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