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Cradle Hill CP School Astro Turf Area Design and Access Statement.

CRADLE HILL CP SCHOOL Artificial Grass Area 2016

DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT 0275-MBA-05-00-RP-A-0195-S2-A

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CONTENTS

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1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION 3 3 3 3

2.02.02.02.0 LOCATIONLOCATIONLOCATIONLOCATION 4444

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY 5555

4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 AMOUNTAMOUNTAMOUNTAMOUNT 5 5 5 5

5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 USE AND LAYOUT USE AND LAYOUT USE AND LAYOUT USE AND LAYOUT 6666

6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 SCALE, DENSITY AND HEIGHT SCALE, DENSITY AND HEIGHT SCALE, DENSITY AND HEIGHT SCALE, DENSITY AND HEIGHT 7777

7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 APPEARANCE AND MATERIALS APPEARANCE AND MATERIALS APPEARANCE AND MATERIALS APPEARANCE AND MATERIALS 7, 8 7, 8 7, 8 7, 8

8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 ACCESSACCESSACCESSACCESS 9999

9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY 9999

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This Design and Access Statement forms part

of the detailed Planning Application for an

artificial turf area for Cradle Hill Community

Primary School.

This statement should be read in conjunction

with the application drawings prepared by

Miller Bourne Architects.

Existing School soft play area, view towards west

Existing School soft play area, view towards east

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2.0 LOCATION

Cradle Hill Community Primary School is

located to the north-east of Seaford in

East Sussex, on a 2.4 Hectare site

surrounded by residential development on

all sides.

The British Geological Survey maps of the

area indicate the underlying bedrock to be

chalk of the Newhaven chalk formation,

with no recorded superficial deposits.

Aerial view

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The School is a two storey flat roofed primary school of brick cavity wall construction with

decorative panels of knapped flint.

The School was extended in 2010 by the addition of a two storey classroom extension to

the south with a shallow pitched roof. This provided an additional four classrooms. A single

storey extension to the ICT room, and a single storey entrance foyer were also added at

the same time.

In recent years increasing pupil intake has necessitated the addition of a temporary mobile

building to provide the potential for an additional two classrooms.

This proposal is intended to increase the provision of year-round play areas accordingly.

3.0 HISTORY

The proposed new artificial tarmac play area is 5210sqm, to a currently grassed area of playing field.

4.0 AMOUNT

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The school playing fields are located to the south of

the existing school buildings and hard play areas.

The 82m x 57.8m artificial turf area contain

markings for a running track, and 7-a-side and 5-a-

side football pitches. This will be connected to the

existing school hard play areas by an additional

470sqm of artificial turf, which will also contain

existing school play equipment (image below left),

slightly relocated from its original position.

5.0 USE AND LAYOUT

EXISTING SCHOOL

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6.0 SCALE, DENSITY AND HEIGHT

The site topography slopes from north to south,

with a steeper bank between the School and

playing fields. The proposed artifical turf area is

located at the bottom of the bank, oriented north

to south on the natural slope of the ground.

The artificial turf area will be green in colour, with

running track and football pitch markings in white,

red and blue outlines. Refer to drawing 0275-MBA

-05-00-DR-A-0193-S2-B for details.

7.0 APPEARANCE AND MATERIALS

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7.0 APPEARANCE AND MATERIALS

TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONTYPICAL SPECIFICATIONTYPICAL SPECIFICATIONTYPICAL SPECIFICATION

Artifical grass is durable with an expected life in

excess of 15 years. It is durable, will not rot or

graze childrens’ skin and is flame retardant to BS

4790 standard. It is fully porous and edges are

secure with no trip hazard. Colours are uv-stable

and will not fade. Pitch markings are intrinsically

coloured and do not require repainting.

Typical excavation 80-100mm.

Stabilizing membrane as a base layer prevents

washing away of fines from the aggregate above.

65-80mm of type 1 limestone compacted as a sub

base. 25mm sharp sand compacted with weed

membrane over, with artificial grass to finish. The

grass is typically polyethylene.

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8.0 ACCESS

Due to the steepness of the site topography the

artificial turf play area will not have a level access.

Alternative level access play areas exist nearby.

A Site Waste Management Plan will be produced by

the Contractor prior to commencement.

9.0 SUSTAINABILITY

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