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Textbooks and tenants in Hounslow

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Paul Wellman

16 November 2016

Residential

England, London

Countryside Properties has submitted plans to Hounslow Council for 284 homes and a new five-form primary school at its Hounslow Town Primary School site.

Some 171 flats, 60% of the total, will be for the private market.

The capital needs new school places as well as housing. Census data for Hounslow over the past decade reveals a significant increase in the number of births, rising from 3,134 to 4,561 per year.

hounslow-town-primary-school — Countryside’s Hounslow school/homes scheme

The proposed school will be 30% bigger than the one it is replacing, increasing the capacity from 786 pupils to 1,206.

For Countryside to be able to replace the school with a larger one, along with nearly 300 homes in blocks ranging from three to seven storeys, shows how poorly designed the current school is. Like many schools of its time, it was built to accommodate far fewer students than it currently accommodates. It has also been extended over the years in a piecemeal fashion.

Countryside said: “The footprint of the current school is vast, with several temporary mobile buildings making movement around the school complex.”

In short, the building is inefficient, and it is far from the only example in the capital.

Owing to the large footprint of the site, the new school will be built while the current one is in operation.

Just a five-minute walk from Hounslow East Underground station, the scheme is exactly the sort required across the capital if we are to get anywhere close to the 50,000 new homes needed each year.

It also goes a long way towards creating more school places, again a critical requirement for London’s continued rejuvenation and sustainability. There must be many more examples of such sites that would benefit from a form of redevelopment similar to this, especially in outer London, where schools typically take up more space.

Pollard Thomas Edwards is the architect; Barton Willmore is advising on planning.

London schools-and-homes schemes

Telford Homes, Bermondsey Works, SE16: 158 homes above a new school, within 19 storeys. Under construction and topped out; completion expected in 2019.
Hackney Council, New Regents College, N1: 175 new homes above a new school within 28 storeys. Consent granted, construction not started.
Telford Homes, Vibe, E8: 101 homes above a new school in a 10-storey edifice. Construction completed this year.
Hackney Homes, Downsview School, E5: 90 homes in 14 storeys above a new school. Planning consent granted, construction not yet started.

Countryside Properties has submitted plans to Hounslow Council for 284 homes and a new five-form primary school at its Hounslow Town Primary School site. Some 171 flats, 60% of the total, will be for the private market. The capital needs new school places as well as housing. Census data for Hounslow over the past decade reveals a significant increase in the number of births, rising from 3,134 to 4,561 per year. [caption id="attachment_866918" align="alignright" width="200"] Countryside’s Hounslow school/homes scheme[/caption] The proposed school will be 30% bigger than the one it is replacing, increasing the capacity from 786 pupils to 1,206. For Countryside to be able to replace the school with a larger one, along with nearly 300 homes in blocks ranging from three to seven storeys, shows how poorly designed the current school is. Like many schools of its time, it was built to accommodate far fewer students than it currently accommodates. It has also been extended over the years in a piecemeal fashion. Countryside said: “The footprint of the current school is vast, with several temporary mobile buildings making movement around the school complex.” In short, the building is inefficient, and it is far from the only example in the capital. Owing to the large footprint of the site, the new school will be built while the current one is in operation. Just a five-minute walk from Hounslow East Underground station, the scheme is exactly the sort required across the capital if we are to get anywhere close to the 50,000 new homes needed each year. It also goes a long way towards creating more school places, again a critical requirement for London’s continued rejuvenation and sustainability. There must be many more examples of such sites that would benefit from a form of redevelopment similar to this, especially in outer London, where schools typically take up more space. Pollard Thomas Edwards is the architect; Barton Willmore is advising on planning. London schools-and-homes schemes Telford Homes, Bermondsey Works, SE16: 158 homes above a new school, within 19 storeys. Under construction and topped out; completion expected in 2019. Hackney Council, New Regents College, N1: 175 new homes above a new school within 28 storeys. Consent granted, construction not started. Telford Homes, Vibe, E8: 101 homes above a new school in a 10-storey edifice. Construction completed this year. Hackney Homes, Downsview School, E5: 90 homes in 14 storeys above a new school. Planning consent granted, construction not yet started.