Community Consultation Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm We are keen to hear the views of your community and ensure local residents are involved in the development process for the site The primary school included within this proposal relates to a new school site to enable the relocation of Tipton St John Church of England Primary School ± (c) GetMapping Plc and Bluesky International Limited (2019) Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Historic and ongoing flooding issues in Tipton St John Location Plan 0.375 0.75 ´ 1.5 Kilometers Devon County Council has been working for a number of years to find a solution to the significant flood risk present at Tipton St John Primary School Flooding has affected the school on numerous occasions, most recently in 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 and 2009 Following flooding in 2008 the school had to relocate to the village hall while significant repair works were undertaken Tipton St John Primary school and extent of flood zone ´ Main school site Car park Tipton St John is a 10 minute drive from Ottery St Mary Tipton St John primary school is in high flood risk area The extent of flood zone and its relationship to the school is shown on the plan to the right Flood zone is the Environment Agency’s highest risk category for flooding The severity of the flood risk at the school and the level of threat to pupils and staff has been recognised by the Environment Agency as presenting a risk to life In order to address this issue, the most sustainable option is to move the school to a new site outside of flood zone Village hall Upper school site Deep fast flowing water on main roads during flood events Legend © Crown Copyright and database right 2019 Ordnance Survey 100019783 Extent of Flood Zone © Crown Copyright and database right 2019 Ordnance Survey 100019783 The existing school site presents a risk to life ‘The present risks give rise to life threatening flood risk to all users of both (school) sites and these risks are predicted to increase It is important that every effort is made to relocate the school to a site that is located in flood zone (Low Probability) of flooding, at the earliest opportunity’ Environment Agency Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Recent flood events in Tipton St John Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Why can’t the school remain in Tipton St John? There are a number of reasons why it is NOT possible for the school to remain in Tipton St John: 7 7 Redevelopment of the lower school site is not possible because of its location within flood zone Number of children attending Tipton St John Primary School by area 100 80 The upper school site is too small and does not have any of the support accommodation needed in a school There are no suitable or available alternative sites within Tipton St John 60 33 44 50 58 59 63 70 68 53 46 45 35 36 28 19 21 40 20 Even if a site were to be found, this would not address the significant funding shortfall to provide a new school Current and future numbers of primary aged children in Tipton St John are very low It is unlikely this will change in the future 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Number of out of area children attending Tipton St John Primary School Number of in-area children attending Tipton St John Primary School Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Ottery St Mary Primary School Why Ottery St Mary? • A significant proportion (43%) of children attending the school live in Ottery St Mary • The existing primary school in Ottery St Mary is full and this is expected to be the case for the foreseeable future There are more children living in the school catchment area than there are spaces available at the school.The school can’t be expanded because of constraints on the site • Travel distances would be reduced for the majority of pupils 10% 3% 24% Other school catchment areas Tipton St John Church of England Primary School • The proposed site is owned by Devon County Council, meaning it is free of charge • Development on the remainder of the site will meet the funding shortfall for the new school 43% West Hill Primary School Percentage of primary pupils attending Tipton St John Primary School and the designated area they live in (Spring Term 2019) 8% Sidbury Church of England Primary School 7% Newton Poppleford Primary School 6% Sidmouth Church of England Primary School Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Solving the funding shortfall Total cost: £7,200,000 Government £750,000 A fundamental challenge to building a replacement school is the availability of funding The cost of a new 210 place primary school is estimated at £7.2 million To date, £2.25 million has been secured This means there is currently a £4.95 million shortfall in funding with no obvious funding from government The proposed solution to meet this funding shortfall is to develop land around the replacement school for housing Funding raised through the sale of the wider development site can then be invested in the construction of the new school Diocese £1,000,000 Funding gap £4,950,000 Developer contributions £500,000 “Due to the urgent need to relocate the school and without a funding stream to support the relocation, Devon County Council has considered how best it can use its limited resources to bridge the significant gap in funding.” Councillor James McInnes Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Schools Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Why 210 places? • There are already more children living in the Ottery St Mary catchment area than can attend the school The school is full, with over 60 pupils in of the year groups There are children in the local learning community being transported due to a lack of capacity A new 210 place school would address this issue • Future pupil cohorts also exceed the school’s published admission number of 60 reflecting an ongoing need for additional places within the town Recent examples of new schools built in Devon The detailed design of the school remains to be decided but there are a number of examples of modern school buildings recently built across Devon • Value for money - the differentiation in costs between a 105 and 210 place school is proportionately small due to the requirement for core facilities (i.e school hall) • A single phase will minimise future disruption to the school whilst it is in operation It will mean contractors will not need to return to site and start again within a live school environment • Developer contributions secured to date are required to increase school capacity, not just replace existing Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm The proposed site Thorne Farm, Ottery St Mary Site location plan Ottery St Mary The proposed site covers 10.3 hectares and is located north of Exeter Road It is agricultural land, which is currently let by Devon County Council 310500 311000 96000 310000 18 10 R PA XF O D Sa s 35 25 19 O KL S AN D D HAR OR C st on a ce Bro o kl an d Villa s GO 27 31 310000 310500 311000 Ottery St Mary 96000 16 95000 200 309500 96000 21 50 100 309000 300 Metres Scale 1:7,850 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016 Ordnance Survey 100023746 ER 10 10 15 14 63 m St M ar y 's STR Bro D an e Bro o kl an d Villa s GO L o kl r ac 25 19 to 25 rr a ce 95500 pi ns 15 Pip rit on a m le il Ab iga n ag ly Ca rm L a ne s rre l Squi The rd House age C ott Orcha ers Cobbl Bra Ch e Pig EET l Te S AN D D HAR OR C st on 13 O KL BRO a ce Ca r 11 nk ET Ch ild re n s Nu r se r y 21 Hid e aw a y 2a 2a 11 T he Re tr e at RE 59 53 47 57 LB 27 31 PH U JES ET ST RE m 35 21 10 10 Lit tle Ba n 14 ST D PO Pa rk Po st Ha ll 11 BRO A 54 m 11 d ow h 10 Ta r L an e u rc E 24a Ch 10 5a 7a 11 19 27 29 67 31 31 a 33 51 53 55 69 73 87 71 57 41 31b 53 m 14 6a 89 91 99 100 R EET 12 ST 14 OK m 50 m 22 50 28 E S ER C LO AC ane PL 26 24 T 38 le r s L PEC YO ND S 14 Sa dd PRO 50 d ouse BRO de H Hin ag e 62 95500 ue La n e sid e We PH Co tt ksi LA NE 15 22 21 EET EET Te rr nk Broo 101 R ST R er d T ST IL L T 'S 103 Lin 16 M 13 L DH BAT IL m 72 62 s 95500 Ha ye Ot te r 13 24 ry ce 22 n se Eri di Ard Ro C El 32 008C 21 26 34 95000 310000 95000 008B 14 16 o tt 45 m Town Centre Shopping Area (E9) Ü Pla Ly nt on to n Recreation Areas, Allotments, Accessible Open Space &&& County Wildlife Sites &&& Floodzone &&& Historic Park or Garden Cr ea b e r Clif Conservation Area T he G a lle Ga r a ge v iew Boundary Existing and Proposed Employment Area PH F air FOR INFORMATION (areas are not designated through Local Plan policy) 49 m 50 m Win te r 's La n e Ro o m PW Sa 26 Whee l wrig ht s C ot ta ge Pla ce 40 13 46 11 50 77 B 31 46 m T CB y Co tt 54 Ho m e vill e T he Do n nit h or n e s 56 50 m to er t Ro b n e Ho u se Ho PH Od e Ta r 62 T CB 29 Community and Education Use Allocation (Strategy 24) Ba Se cr et Ga r d en Ho u se Ga r a ge F ou r az e 58 74 Ra le ig h Ho u se 28 26 Ch u rc h of St A nt ho n y U RT Sta 60 Po st M ew s CO 64 088A SIL VER ST R EE T Po st Su nn y Co rn e r Co tt ag e AM RE SAN 44 46 12 El Su b Ce n tr e ST y Kid ne Be an re Sq ua LB PCs ON T CB Ca r es Pa rk M ed ic al M IL L Primary Frontage (E10) F L EXT 58 60 Iss u F St a Pla y A re a Employment Allocation (Strategy 24) (s ite o f) Vica r ag e T HE To wn Ha ll King's Sch ool Ba nk Built-up Area Boundaries (Strategy 6) DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT POLICY T N WAY STRATEGIC POLICY EE 11 Lib y M em l Wa rd e n 's Ho u se We ll D ST R 56 T HE CO L L EG E Sin ks HIN 10 CO R NH IL L Town Centre Inset Map Stocks Po nd D HO U SE RE SQ UA 12 Wa r M e m l Ta nk La n d o f C a n aa n R PA XF O Po nd ) ( um 12 Ch u rc h th 95500 Sto n e Pa dil ly La ne nk Ba 6a 14 5a 7a rban Inset Map & wn Centre Map 310000 Ho u se Fn 45 m Ca r Pa r k CAN AA ery St Mary 311000 Picc a ew East Devon l Plan 2013 - 2031 January 2016 310500 PAT E RN O ST 310000 11 2a 2a 14 21 308500 New East Devon Local Plan 2013-2031 - Adopted 28 January 2016 22 13 (c) GetMapping Plc and Bluesky International Limited (2019) 68 m The remainder of the site is adjacent to the ‘Built-up Area Boundary’ of the town and therefore will provide an adjoining physical expansion of the town 13 53 El 26 310000 19 10 10 15 25 ET RE U ST ± LB 10 JES Ch ild re n s Nu r se r y 21 PH Ga r a ge 14 ET 22 Hid e aw a y 10 12 T he Re tr e at 14 RE 28 ST 59 21 26 24 D PO Ha ll 11 E BRO A 11 S ER C LO 54 m 50 m 38 m 50 50 62 E m 35 YO ND AC ane PL 13 T 57 68 le r s L PEC 47 Po st ouse S Sa dd PRO 11 d h Hin ag e 77 B 31 Co tt u rc de H R EET Ch 53 ksi PH ST Pa rk Broo LA NE OK 11 T 'S BRO ce BAT Se cr et Ga r d en Ho u se rr a 35 15 e Ca r PH l Te 53 EET STR r ac nk Sta ue 18 11 D er d T L an pi ns o kl Pip rit on a m le il Ab iga n ag ly Ca rm L a ne Bro 25 m La n e sid e We 19 to 25 EET s rre l Squi The rd House age C ott Orcha ers Cobbl Bra 13 ST R BRO Ch e PH Pig to er t Ro b n e Ho u se Ho 13 Ba IL L 12 T CB El Su b DH 53 28 26 Ba nk SAN 44 46 1 y Kid ne Be an re Sq ua LB PCs ON Te rr (s ite o f) F L EXT 72 SIL VER ST R EE T King's Sch ool Vica r ag e T HE To wn Ha ll 62 61 Ha ye Ot te r 10 11 n Centre et Map Lib y M em l 58 60 56 T HE CO L L EG E 95500 13 HO U SE RE SQ UA 12 CO R NH IL L Wa r M e m l Stocks 12 Ch u rc h 61 15 14 63 m St M ar y 's The site is not identified for housing within the adopted East Devon Local Plan (2016), although part of the site is identified for Community and Education Use 22 PAT E RN O ST 10 Ho u se Sto n e 22 ER 310000 95500 Local Plan 2016 50 100 200 300 Metres Scale 1:7,850 © Crown copyright and database rights 2016 Ordnance Survey 100023746 308500 309000 309500 310000 Ottery St Mary Town Centre Inset Map 310000 310500 311000 Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Doesn’t The King’s School need to expand too? The King’s is a highly popular school and is oversubscribed annually The school is full and has high numbers in the sixth form However, around 20% of children allocated a place at the school each year are from outside the school’s catchment area The King’s School has a published admission number of 180 and its current feeder primary schools have published admission numbers of 150, which allows an additional 30 spaces for pupils living in the catchment area This proposal in no way changes The King’s School catchment area In area 80% Out of area 20% Devon County Council, in its role as Education Authority, has ongoing discussions with The King’s School and is content the current published admission number meets local needs The school supports this position and sees no immediate need for expansion However, 0.2 hectares of land is safeguarded for potential future secondary education provision if required in the longer term Pupils allocated places at The King’s School (3 year average 2017-19 inclusive) Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Concept masterplan and outline proposals Foul water pumping station Mast (Telecommunication) Except for access Positive flood attenuation (SUDS feature swales) 129 Approx area of Flood zone 127 128 126 Avalon 13 5 137 13 -123 111 llings) dwe (13 13 11 142 138 10 10 10 Proposed wildlife area 146 144 14 Public Open Space (POS) 148 147 149 Y HA D CA Rose E OS CL Skatepark Track Pedestrian access 10 Existing skatepark 10 10 POS New school site 210 Pupils (indicative footprint shown) Land safeguarded for potential future secondary education provision 73 72 70 54 sc 82 80 79 83 78 38 33 24 10 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 0m 1:500 10 15 30m 74.9m EXETER ROAD Indicative street scene aspect POS 11 55.4m 65.0m Start of 30 mph zone Thorne Cottages 63 64 Except for access 30 43 41 42 45 39 25 Existing 30 mph zone extended 47 30 62 46 44 Sports Court 61 5a 29 60 48 66 Ca Nostria 28 26 59 49 65 37 35 36 34 31 32 67 85 40 27 50 74 76 77 58 d 86 81 Colin Tooze Sports Centre 57 51 Kingsmea 84 87 56 52 68 10 o ho 53 f of op Pedestrian access 55 69 r ld 54.5m Letter Box 71 88-99 ) ellings (12 dw The concept masterplan has been developed to demonstrate how the site could be developed New pedestrian footpath Proposed new bus stops Surface water pumping station Proposed pedestrian/ cycle crossing point 50.1m Ward Bdy 10 CR POS 10 Thorne Cottages Play area Cadhay lane to be access only road Well Devon County Council intends to seek outline planning permission for the development of 150 homes and a 210-place primary school at the proposed site It is proposed that 25% of homes on this site will be affordable to help meet the need for this type of housing in East Devon 55.1m 10 10 10 150 Westerlea CH 124 13 13 143 CF 54.0m 131 139 D 125 130 141 14 N Thornebrook Potential access for swale maintenance Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Benefits of the proposal Education Environment • Provision of a purpose-built modern school which will improve wellbeing, safeguarding and quality of the learning environment • Increased school places within the town • Increased pre-school places within the town • Land is safeguarded for potential future secondary education provision if required in the longer term • To resolve site safety issues for children and staff at Tipton St John Primary School • More attractive entry point into Ottery St Mary Community Transport • Approximately 37 affordable homes for the community • Reduced average travel distances for the majority of pupils • 25% of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contribution to be invested by the Town Council in local community facilities • Children’s play park • Improved access to the skate park • Potential community use of school • Creation of construction jobs for a – year period • High retention of existing trees and hedgerows • Minimal ecological impacts and the creation of a wildlife area • Public open space provided • Mitigation of flooding from site and wider area through a series of swales • Minimal visual impact for majority of surrounding area • Extension of 30mph speed limit on approach to the town • Pedestrian and cycle friendly • A new bus stop provided • Allows Cadhay Lane to become access only to school, leisure centre and local housing, with through traffic from Cadhay Lane being diverted away from the school • Residents travelling to Exeter and the west (for work, shopping, leisure or other services) will not need to drive through the town so minimal traffic impact Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Primary site access Mast (Telecommunication) Primary shared vehicle and pedestrian routes L N Thornebrook Except for access Secondary shared vehicle and pedestrian routes Shared cycle and pedestrian routes Pedestrian only routes School bus stop Public bus stop 'Leaky' Cul-de-sac D CF 54.0m Westerlea CH Avalon 10 Y HA D CA Rose E OS CL 55.1m Skatepark Well Track Thorne Cottages L 54.5m Letter Box L 10 Existing 30 mph zone extended 55.4m 65.0m 0m 1:500 10 15 30m Start of 30 mph zone 74.9m EXETER ROAD L 30 Except for access L 5a Ca Nostria Thorne Cottages CR Kingsmead Sports Court New pedestrian footpath Proposed new bus stops 50.1m Ward Bdy Colin Tooze Sports Centre Access and movement strategy In the proposal, the main access to the site will be via a new junction onto Exeter Road This will then link to Cadhay Lane and provide the main route through the site The County Council is proposing that part of Cadhay Lane is designated for access only This will improve the safety of pupils at the Kings School as traffic is diverted away from the school A secondary vehicular access point will also be provided from Exeter Road In addition to changing part of Cadhay Lane to access only, further improvements will be made beyond the site boundary to enhance safety and improve the experience for pedestrians A new pedestrian crossing will be provided along Exeter Road close to the eastern access point of the site, along with an extended footpath connecting across Cadhay Lane adjacent to the recent Bovis development, where Exeter Road transitions into Barrack Road towards the town centre Proposed pedestrian/ cycle crossing point Road frontage similar to that possible for Exeter Road Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Landscape and visual impact In developing the design proposals for the site, the impact upon the landscape has been carefully considered A series of photo montages have been produced to indicate the impact the development will have and how views from within the town and beyond will be changed by this development The impact upon the grade I listed Cadhay House has also been assessed in developing the proposal Due to the surrounding landscape, in addition to existing screening in the form of hedgerows and trees, there is no anticipated impact upon the listed building or its setting Position – Exeter Road Before After Position – St Saviours Road View from St Saviours Road Position – Chineway Rd Position – Cadhay Lane Ottery St Mary, Devon Camera Positions Rev A -17.09.18 Position – Exeter Road Position – St Saviours Road View from Exeter Road Position – Chineway Rd Position – Exeter Road Position – St Saviours Road Position – Chineway Rd Position – Cadhay Lane View from Chineway Road Ottery St Mary, Devon Camera Positions Rev A -17.09.18 Position – Cadhay Lane Ottery St Mary, Devon Camera Positions Rev A -17.09.18 Have your say! To have your say, please take part in our community consultation questionnaire available at www.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay The deadline to submit your response is 5pm on Monday 18th November More information can be found at www.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay Proposal for a primary school and associated residential development at Thorne Farm Addendum Updates made to this document during the consultation: Page Second bullet – previous text read, “and therefore pupils are currently transported to other nearby schools” This text has been deleted Page First bullet point – previous text read, “Children who cannot get into the school are being bussed to nearby schools” This text has been updated to, “There are children in the local learning community being transported due to a lack of capacity.”