Buckinghamshire Council approve Kingsbrook Secondary School plans
Concerns were raised over increased traffic and flooding
A new secondary school offering more than 1,000 places for pupils and boasting several new sports facilities has been approved for Aylesbury.
Bucks Council approved its proposal to build the new “Kingsbrook Secondary School”, at Broughton Crossing, in Bierton, during a Strategic Sites Committee, on April 8.
Cllr Richard Newcombe proposed a motion to accept the application, seconded by Cllr Peter Jones. Members voted unanimously in favour of it.
The new 1,080-place free school will be two and three storeys, have a sixth form, and a 32-place Special Educational Needs (SEN) Unit.
It will also feature a sports hall, pavilion, grass sports pitches, an all-weather pitch, and a multi-use-games-area (MUGA).
In addition, there are plans for two vehicle access points, maintenance access from Burcott Lane, staff parking, and a sports equipment storage area.
There will also be a “trim trail”, horticultural area, and library.
The school is set to be environmentally conscious as a spokesperson for Bucks Council previously explained:
"The heating and hot water will be carbon neutral delivered via high efficiency air-source heat pumps. The roof area will have space for 204 square metres of PV panels, generating approximately 28,600 kwh/year.
"The building emissions rate will have a 44% reduction in carbon emissions and will achieve the highest Energy Performance Certificate rating of 'A'.
"The operational energy will be below 60 kwh/sqm/year, considerably lower than a typical low energy new school building which is typically around 80 kwh/sqm/year.
The design of the building has also reduced embodied carbon emissions by use of timber framed structural insulated panels that are used for all areas of external wall build-up."
Transport facilities will include two minibus spaces, two for coach parking, and 13 electric vehicle (EV) charge points. As well as 114 car parking spaces in total, including visitor parking.
The school will employ approximately 100 staff.
The application site will form part of the Kingsbrook development, granted outline planning permission in 2013.
The school is scheduled to open in September 2022.