PARKHALL INTEGRATED COLLEGE

PARKHALL INTEGRATED COLLEGE STEEPLE ROAD, ANTRIM, BT41 1AF

PROPOSED TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ACCOMMODATION CONSULTATION MAGAZINE JANUARY 2022

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WELCOME Welcome to this online community consultation.

This consultation has been prepared to inform and seek feedback from the local community concerning a proposed two storey extension at Parkhall Integrated College, Steeple Road, Antrim, BT41 1AF. We warmly invite you to take time to absorb the work the applicant and their professional design and technical team have prepared to date to support the preparation of a forthcoming planning application. A statutory part of the pre-application process is to engage meaningfully with the local community to share our vision for the identified site and to invite your feedback.

Given the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the potential to carry out this type of consultation as an in-person event, it is now being carried out as an online event.

The feedback received will then be reflected upon and responded to in refining the detailed design as part of a formal planning application to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.

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INTRODUCTION In light of the current COVID-19 Government guidance and social distancing restrictions, temporary pre-application community consultation regulations were introduced in May 2020 which removed the legislative requirement for a public event. Alternative consultation methods, such as online magazines, were encouraged. Therefore, Clyde Shanks Ltd are using online tools to assist you to review, consider and provide feedback on these development proposals.

Your feedback on the proposals is very much welcomed and all matters raised will be taken into consideration and reflected upon in finalising the proposals that will be contained in the formal application submission.

We will prepare a report, known as the PreApplication Community Consultation report (PACC report), summarising all of the feedback and how the design team has responded to this.

This PACC report will be submitted to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council as part of the planning application package.

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EXISTING SITE AND SURROUNDING CONTEXT THE SITE The proposed site is located at Parkhall Integrated College, Steeple Road, Antrim, BT41 1AF and measures 4.40 ha in size.

There is a greenhouse and planter beds located on the proposed extension site which will be relocated within the school grounds pre construction. Parkhall Integrated College is a Controlled Integrated School, co-educational post primary school founded in 1971. From 2006 the college operated on a split site; Parkhall’s junior school was located on the present site at Steeple Road, Antrim and the senior school was sited at Birch Hill Road, Antrim.

The schools co-located within a purpose built, new build facility on the Steeple Road, Antrim site following handover in December 2018. The existing school is arranged across two floors totaling 10,587sqm GIFA. Access is insitu and provided off the Steeple Road and there is adequate circulation and egress for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The existing college offers over 100 car parking spaces. The topography of the site is relatively flat.

Full planning permission (T/2014/0533/F) was granted on 29 April 2015 for the demolition of existing school, new 2 storey school with youth wing and pitches, improved parking for all 3 schools, provision of bus layby and drop off areas.

The site is not located within a protected area or area designated for the protection of habitats or species.

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EXISTING SITE AND SURROUNDING CONTEXT THE SURROUNDINGS Parkhall Integrated College is part of a shared campus site incorporating Steeple Nursery School, Antrim Grammar School, and a Building Supervisor’s residence.

Parkhall Integrated College lies to the south / south west and south east of the wider site and Antrim Grammar School to the north. Steeple Nursery School and the Building Supervisor’s residence lies to the south east of the wider campus site.

The nearest residential properties are located approx. 60m to the west of the site in Hood Court.

The site access off the Steeple Road connects to Stiles Way to the north and Oriel Road to the South.

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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT Section 45 (1) of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 requires that all planning applications have regard to the local development plan, so far as material to the application, and all other material considerations.

Section 6(4) states that in making any determination where regard is to be had to the local development plan, the determination must be made in accordance with the plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. This is known as the Plan-led system.

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Antrim Area Plan (AAP) 1984-2001 The AAP remains the adopted Local Development Plan (LDP) for Antrim and the site is identified within the Settlement Development Limit (SDL) of Antrim. The site is Whiteland and no other designations affect the site.

Paragraph 16.6 of the AAP states: “Within the development limit there are areas of undeveloped land which have not been zoned for a particular use. Some of these areas may be physically difficult to develop while some consist of small individual parcels. The Department will consider proposals for development provided the uses are satisfactory for the locations proposed and that no physical or other problems are involved.”

Given the site contains an existing school and the wider site contains school accommodation, it is considered that an extension to Parkhall Integrated School is acceptable in principle on the site, subject to complying with all relevant regional planning policies and addressing any site specific environmental constraints.

REGIONAL PLANNING POLICY There are a number of Planning Policy Statements and other regional planning policy documents that are relevant to the assessment of the proposed development.

These have all been taken into account in developing the proposed scheme and a supporting statement articulating how these have been compiled with will accompany the planning application.

The Regional Development Strategy 2035 (RDS) The RDS is the spatial strategy of the Northern Ireland Executive. Antrim is identified as a main hub within the RDS and main hubs are well placed to benefit from and add value to regional economic growth. The RDS illustrates the range of public and private services needed to ensure citizens have access to the necessary economic, social and cultural opportunities.

These services include transport and communication networks, education, health, social, skills and commercial.

Strategic Planning Policy Statement 2015 The SPPS states that: “Planning authorities should be guided by the principle that sustainable development should be permitted, having regard to the local development plan and all other material considerations, unless the proposed development will cause demonstrable harm to interests of acknowledged importance.”

In respect of the needs and aspirations of our society, the SPPS states that in determining planning applications, planning authorities should progress proposals which can improve the health and well-being of local communities and help build a shared and strong society. The Core principles of the SPPS are: Improving Health and Well-being; Creating and Enhancing Shared Space; Supporting Sustainable Economic Growth; Supporting Good Design and Positive Place Making; and Preserving and Improving the Built and Natural Environment.

Planning Strategy for Rural NI (PSRNI) While an urban location, the PSRNI policy PSU1 ‘Community Needs’ is pertinent.

The policy headnote states: “To allocate sufficient land to meet the anticipated needs of the community, in terms of health, education and other public facilities”.

Policy amplification states: “Changing circumstance determine the requirement of land to meet the needs of the community in terms of health, education and other public facilities. With the possibility of rationalisation and further privatisation of services, emphasis will be placed upon making the best possible use of existing sites.

Should circumstances requires that new sites are needed, land would be identified by individual site assessment or through the process of preparing a development plan” Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 3 – Access, Movement and Parking Policy ‘AMP 7 Car Parking and Servicing Arrangements’ states: “Development proposals will be required to provide adequate provision for car parking and appropriate servicing arrangements.

The precise amount of car parking will be determined according to the specific characteristics of the development and its location having regard to the Department’s published standards or any reduction provided for in an area of parking restraint designated in a development plan. Proposals should not prejudice road safety or significantly inconvenience the flow of traffic.”

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Proposed Site Layout

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THE PROPOSAL This proposed extension is brought by the Education Authority and seeks permission for a two storey extension to provide additional school accommodation, additional parking, landscaping and ancillary site works. The extension connects to the extant two storey building to the southwest of the campus. The proposed bulk, scale, mass and materials will be consistent with that of the existing built form and will remain sympathetic.

SITE LAYOUT The proposed scheme has been designed to make best use of the site to achieve a layout that does not result in dominance when viewed from Steeple Road and a layout which would be in keeping with the scale and massing of the existing school. The positioning of the extension will also ensure that appropriate turning and parking areas are available within the site. The extension has been sensitively designed to ensure it will not result in a loss of amenity to neighbouring residential properties to the west of the application site.

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ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS ACCESS AND PARKING A transport consultant has been appointed to advise on access and traffic matters. The proposed extension is to an existing school and is located within a wider campus site for school accommodation. Predicated on the projected trips the proposal will not result in unacceptable intensification.

Therefore, the increase in access movements will not be out of character with the immediate and wider area. Adequate parking and turning areas will be provided in accordance with the required standards.

NOISE A Noise Impact Assessment (NIA) is being carried out to ensure that there is no excessive noise burden on nearby residential properties. A NIA will accompany the forthcoming planning application and will set out if mitigation measures are required to ensure there is no impact on surrounding properties.

DRAINAGE AND FLOODING The site is not located within a fluvial floodplain and is not affected by surface water flooding. However, a detailed drainage assessment is currently being carried out for the site and will accompany the planning application.

ECOLOGY A Biodiversity Checklist following NIEA Guidance is currently being prepared to check for Protected Habitat and Species according to NIEA guidance. Following this the Ecologist will advise if any further survey is required at the appropriate time of year. In addition the Ecologist will work with the Landscape Architect to ensure protection of key buffer habitats along the west and south boundaries and review opportunities to enhance biodiversity where design allows.

DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT (DAS) A DAS will accompany the future planning application and will set out how the proposed extension complies with the local and regional planning policy. The DAS will also set out: •

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? We thank-you for taking time to review the content of this consultation and would be delighted if you would take the time to share your thoughts on what you have seen, and prospect of the proposed development proceeding through planning.

Following the end of the consultation period (25 February 2022), your feedback will be taken into consideration in finalising the proposed development.

A formal planning application will be submitted to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council thereafter.

Once submitted, the opportunity for further public engagement in the decision-making process will take place in the normal manner through the submission of representations to the Council following the applications advertisement and neighbour notification procedures.

HOW TO FIND OUT MORE?

REQUEST PRINTED COPY

On our website, www.clydeshanks.com you can leave feedback, raise questions or leave your contact details should you require further assistance.

If you would like to receive a printed copy of this magazine, we can post this out to you on your request, accompanied with a feedback form.

If you wish to discuss the proposal you can also do so by:

Please note all comments should be with Clyde Shanks Ltd no later than 25th February 2022

Telephone - 028 9043 4393

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