Developer Contributions SPD - Huntingdonshire District Council

Education and Schools G:Huntingdonshire LDF | Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning DocumentA 210 place (1 FE) primary school, with Early Years provision and offering extended school services,will require, in general, a 1.5 hectare site.A 420 place (2 FE) primary school, with Early Years provision and offering extended school services,will require, in general, a 2.3 hectare site.A 630 place (3 FE) primary school, with Early Years provision and offering extended school services,will require, in general, a 3 hectare site.G.14 In new developments, the County Council will request sites for primary schools within the range of 105(0.5FE) to up to 630 (3FE) places where circumstances dictate this to be the best option.G.15 For new or expanding Secondary Schools, the site requirement is derived from DfES recommendedstandards for total site area contained within DfES Building Bulletin 98 “Briefing Guide for SecondarySchool Projects” as shown in the following table. It should be noted that all the secondary schools inHuntingdonshire have now gained Federation status and, as from September 2011, will each open as anew Academy underneath a multi-Academy Trust.Table 8 DfES recommended site areas for secondary schoolsSize of School4 FE5 FE6 FE7 FE8 FE9 FE10 FE11 FE12 FEDfES Minimum Area (ha)4.55.66.07.07.88.39.210.010.8DfES Maximum Area (ha)5.06.07.07.98.69.710.411.612.2G.16 Secondary Schools within Cambridgeshire range in size from 4 FE (600 pupils) to 11 FE (1650 pupils).The Council will continue to operate without a strict policy on size of secondary school in order to promotediversity and reflect local circumstances and opportunities.G.17 Children’s Centres are the vehicle for providing services for families with children aged 0-4 years. AChildren’s Centre will be requested in major development areas. In smaller developments a pro-ratacontribution to the provision of a centre will be required from developers.G.18 The Local Education Authority now also has the responsibility for commissioning the provision of post-16education and is tasked with establishing any additional or revised pattern of provision that may be requiredas a result of major developments. The County Council does not support the provision of facilities providingfewer than 150 places. The new Commissioning Plan for Post-16 provision will form the basis for calculatingany necessary developer contributions on a case by case basis.G.19 The table below outlines indicative costs relating to the provision of new education and school facilitiesfor large scale major (27) developments.27 DCLG Development Control PS 1/2 statistical definition 2007/837