Old School Site Update

Update received from Heath Thornton, FCC Development Manager - Housing Programmes 14.02.2024

The demolition contract is coming to an end and the last of the material from the former school is currently being removed from site with a view to the Contractor hopefully completing the work by the end of this week.

As regards to the next steps with the redevelopment works, we have recently arranged for a topographical survey to be carried over the whole site including the adjacent roads and properties which will help with the design work for the new housing development and are currently putting together a design brief for our Architects for them to produce alternative options for the layout of the site which will include information such as:-

• Looking at a wider mix of house types in the final design.

• Should the orientation of the housing/community land split be divided east/west or north/south across the site.

• Council held information on the SARTH system which indicates the housing needs for Penyffordd and Penymynydd as well as the current occupancy levels and of the existing Council houses in the village to best determine the actual needs of the village.