HAMPSHIRE County Council has revealed plans to build a new teaching block for a school in Andover.

Winton Community Academy in London Road will get a new single-storey detached building that will comprise an assembly hall, two science labs, two general teaching spaces, and associated ancillary spaces, if plans are approved.

The proposed works, which are expected to be completed by summer 2024, will also feature alterations to the landscape to provide new south and west side courtyards, as well as a bicycle shelter.

Winton is a secondary school with an intake of 929 pupils and a published admissions number (PAN) of 180 each year.

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In January 2022 the academy undertook consultations on the admissions policy for the academic year 2023-24 to increase the PAN from 180 to 210.

The new building is aimed at facilitating this expansion.

The site compound will be located on the former playground to the south-east of the proposed development site.

According to the proposal, this approach has been developed to ensure safe ingress and egress of construction traffic and segregation of the contractor’s compound area.

The council said holidays will be utilised for the most disruptive work "wherever possible to do so".

The proposal also said that the comments received during the public consultation related to the parking issues around the residential area, especially during the afternoon pick up, would be addressed.

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The academy is located within a well-established residential area of Andover adjacent to The Mark Way School.

Historically the site was agricultural land until residential properties were first built in the surrounding area between 1911 and 1940.

Originally known as Norman Gate School, Winton Community Academy was built in 1930, and neighbouring Vigo Infant School (now Norman Gate Primary School) and Vigo Junior Schools were built during the 1960s and 70s.

The school's playing fields lead to the boundaries of Norman Gate School to the north.

Part of the school grounds was sold off and Mark Way School was built on the former playing fields in 1987.

The main building was erected in 1930 of traditional brick construction type.