Transfer of Holyport Manor Special School to Cox Green

The Royal Borough is providing this web page to help ensure that local people have ongoing information about authorised activities that may be required in and around the area of the Cox Green school site during the course of the project. In addition to this webpage a newsletter will be delivered to properties in the vicinity of the Cox Green school to keep local people up to date with progress.

Weekend closures of Cannon Lane

Cannon Lane, Maidenhead, is expected to be closed to traffic over the next three weekends (October 4 & 5, 11 & 12 and 18 & 19).

The closures are the result of unexpected complications experienced by council contractors carrying out drainage works in the area under and near the railway bridge. Also bad weather during previously-scheduled road closures made progress impossible.The drainage scheme is to help prevent flooding under the bridge, which has caused problems on Cannon Lane in the past.

Highfield Lane

On the first day of half-term week (Monday 27 October), Highfield Lane at the railway bridge will be closed for one day for road resurfacing. This has been scheduled so that it does not coincide with the Cannon Lane closures.

Tree removal

In accordance with planning permission and in preparation for the access road works and car park construction the Council will be undertaking removal and pruning of some trees.  Work is expected to commence on Monday 8 September 2008 on the south boundary to the Cox Green School site abutting Bissley Drive and Lowbrook Drive.

Great care has been taken to protect the local environment by removing and pruning the minimum number of trees. Trees that remain in the area where construction work will take place will be protected whilst the work is in progress.

The work will be carried out by specialist contractors in accordance with the planning permission.

Slow worm progress

Experts have been working on the site to ensure that the slow worms can be protected and moved to an alternative habitat.  This project has been going on throughout the summer and, even though work has now started on the access road, the slow worm removal will continue until the ecologists are satisfied that the protected species has been successfully transferred to their new homes.

Strict conditions govern planning permissions

Detailed plans for a new Holyport Manor Special School with two all-weather pitches at Cox Green have been approved by a special meeting of Maidenhead Development Control Panel on Thursday 5 June 2008.

The panel also agreed an outline planning application for proposed community sports and leisure facilities on the Cox Green campus, with access from Highfield Lane.  The approval means the council can now bid for the external grant funding needed to go ahead with this project, with a detailed planning application to follow in due course.

Strict planning conditions were imposed to address concerns from the local community.

Further Information

If you would like any further information about the development of the new school for pupils and staff of Holyport Manor School at Cox Green please contact the Project Manager:

Chris Thomas
Head of Housing Policy and Residential Development
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
St Ives Road Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
Tel: 01628 796270 or email chris.thomas@rbwm.gov.uk

Newsletter

•   Holyport Manor Special School Transfer Newsletter 28 July 2008 (pdf 46kb)