A VILLAGE primary school is applying for permission to build a new block to house nursery and reception classes.

The scheme would see a ‘two-classroom modular’ building developed on a former car park at Keinton Mandeville Primary School.

The car park area is redundant after an extra parking area was developed as part of the Lakeview housing development in the village.

As well as the building, the application to Somerset Council outlines plans for a dedicated play area for the nursery class, as well as a canopy connecting the pre-school to the main building.

The classrooms have been designed to meet space standards, as outlined by the Department for Education (DfE) and the building would also house toilets for adults and for each class, a kitchenette, storage, changing room and a lobby/cloakroom.

How the new classroom block at Keinton Mandeville Primary School could look. Picture: Grainge Architects/Somerset Council

“As part of the Lakeview development, a larger surface car park has already been provided for the school to the west, and the existing car park becomes obsolete,” the application said.

“The purpose of the additional, larger parking space provided for the school in the Lakeview development was to facilitate freeing up the existing parking space to enable the pre-school to relocate within the school site.”

For full details of the application, and to make comments, log on to www.somerset.gov.uk and search for application reference 23/01596/FUL.