Plans for a new-build replacement Mynydd Cynffig Primary School are continuing to progress with a full planning application now having been submitted for consideration.
Under the plans, the new-build school would be built on land currently occupied by Mynydd Cynffig Primary School’s junior department and would operate on a single site basis, bringing together all year groups in the same location. The school has also been designed with sustainable features and will be Net Zero Carbon in operation.
In addition to the classrooms, the two-storey school features an indoor learning plaza, a main hall, ancillary studio hall, outdoor play areas, and all-weather pitches, which may also be utilised by community groups and organisations. Cycle facilities are included for pupils and staff, along with parking facilities for the school, which include electric vehicle charging points.
A significant landscaping scheme is also incorporated into the design and new secure allotments will be located to the north of the site, providing 26 individual plots.
The submission of the planning application represents an important milestone for this community focused project which is designed to benefit generations of local people for years to come.
I would like to thank all teachers, governors, staff, pupils, parents/carers as well as the wider local community for their co-operation and engagement throughout the project so far and it is particularly pleasing that the pupils themselves have had an opportunity to have their say on the plans.
All necessary ground investigations and road safety audits have now taken place and the attention to detail that has been applied to this project has been second to none. Providing our young people and the local community with high quality modern facilities is a key priority for us as a Council and it is great to see that this project is continuing to move forward.
Cllr Martyn Jones, Cabinet Member for Education and Youth Services
