Proposed construction of additional learning needs school, residential accommodation, Island Farm, South of Bridgend

Statutory Pre-application Consultation (PAC)

Bridgend County Borough Council and Kier Construction are submitting a full planning application for the construction of an additional learning needs school and associated works including residential accommodation at Land at Island Farm, South of Bridgend. We are now at Statutory Pre-application Consultation (PAC) stage and would like your comments on our draft planning application.

The PAC includes:

  • Providing draft planning application documents via this website;
  • Notifying immediate landowners and statutory consultees;
  • A consultation period of 29 days; and
  • Once the consultation period ends, producing a ‘Pre-application Consultation Report’.


Please see the draft planning application documents and drawings below. These are only available in English.
The consultation period will run from Thursday the 20th August 2026 to Friday the 18th of September 2026.

We would welcome your feedback, please email planning@theurbanists.net or write to The Urbanists, Westgate House, Womanby Street, Cardiff , CF10 1BR.

Plans

Site Location Plan

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-D-L-050001

Civils Site Location Plan

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000100-S3-P05

Topographical Survey

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000600-S3-P03

Proposed General Arrangement

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000101-S3-P07

Proposed Vehicle Tracking (Sheet 1)

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000110-S3-P04

Proposed Vehicle Tracking (Sheet 2)

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000111-S3-P04 

Proposed Vehicle Tracking (Sheet 3)

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000112-S3-P03 

Existing Drainage - Overview

GA HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000500-S3-P03 

Proposed Surface Water Drainage - Overview

GA HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000501-S3-P05 

Proposed Foul Water Drainage - Overview

GA HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000502-S3-P04 

Proposed Finished Levels

GA HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-000601-S3-P07 

Proposed External Works

GA HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-001100-S3-P03 

Proposed Pick-Up & Drop-Off - Operational Plan

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-D-C-001210-S3-P05 

Soft Landscape Strategy

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-D-L-050030

Hard Landscape Strategy

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-D-L-050020

Boundary Treatment And Fencing Plan

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-D-L-050010

Site Sections

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-D-L-052001

Planting Schedule - Sheet 1

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-L-L-055001

Planting Schedule - Sheet 2

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-L-L-055002

Existing Site Plan

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-D-L-050002

Proposed Site Plan

HER-HLM-ZZ-ZZ-D-L-050004

External Materials Palette

HER-HLM-01-XX-A-D-057002-A3-P01

Proposed Visuals

HER-HLM-01-XX-A-I-053003--RESI-Proposed  Visual-A3-P01

HER-HLM-01-XX-A-I-057100--ProposedVisuals-  Sheet 1-A3-P01

HER-HLM-01-XX-A-I-057101--ProposedVisuals-Sheet  2-A3-P01

HER-HLM-01-XX-A-I-057102--ProposedVisuals-Sheet  3-A3-P01

Proposed Roof GA Plan

HER-HLM-01-R1-A-D-051004-S4-P01

Proposed GA Sections (School)

HER-HLM-01-ZZ-A-D-052001--GASectionsSheet  1-S3-P01

HER-HLM-01-ZZ-A-D-052002--GASectionsSheet2-S3-P01

Proposed Elevations (School)

HER-HLM-01-ZZ-A-D-053001RenderedElevationsSheet1-A3-P01

HER-HLM-01-ZZ-A-D-053002RenderedElevationsSheet2-A3-P01

Proposed Floor Plans (School)

HER-HLM-01-LG-A-D-051001-ProposedLowerGroundFloorGAPlan-S4-P01

HER-HLM-01-00-A-D-051002-ProposedGroundFloorGAPlan-S4-P01

HER-HLM-01-01-A-D-051003-ProposedFirstFloorGA  Plan-S4-P01

Proposed Floor Plans (Resi)

HER-HLM-A1-00-D-A-051002-RESI-GAPlan-Ground  Floor-S4-P01

HER-HLM-A1-01-D-A-051003-RESI-GAPlan-FirstFloor-S4-P01

Proposed Roof Plan (Resi)

HER-HLM-A1-01-D-A-051003-RESI-GAPlan-First  Floor-S4-P01

Proposed Sections (Resi)

HER-HLM-A1-ZZ-D-A-052001-RESI-GASections-SchoolResidence-S4-P01

HER-HLM-A1-ZZ-D-A-052002-RESI-GASections-Harwood  House-S4-P01

Proposed Elevations (Resi)

HER-HLM-A1-ZZ-D-A-053001-RESI-GAElevations-Sheet  1-S4-P01

HER-HLM-A1-ZZ-D-A-053002-RESI-GAElevations-Sheet  2-S4-P01

External Services Plans

HER-MCP-ZZ-XX-D-Z-009001.  External Services Resi

HER-MCP-ZZ-XX-D-Z-009000.  External Services Site Wide (Incoming)

HER-MCP-ZZ-XX-D-E-009000.  External Services (Electrical)

Proposed Lighting Plans

HER-MCP-ZZ-XX-D-E-009001.LightingOn

HER-MCP-ZZ-XX-D-E-009002.Lighting  Off

 

Planning Reports

Design and Access Statement

S4 P03

Planning Statement 

2523-URB-XX-XX-RP-PL-101

Green Infrastructure Statement 

2523-URB-XX-XX-RP-PL-301

Health Impact Assessment

2523-URB-XX-XX-RP-PL-601

Draft Application forms

Draft Application Forms.pdf

 

Arboricultural 

Tree Constraints Plans

ArbTS_1636.1_Heronsbridge  School_TreeCP_AERIAL

ArbTS_1636.1_Heronsbridge  School_TreeCP

Arboricultural Report

ArbTS_2160.2

 

Ecology Reports

HER-SOL-XX-XX-T-O-000002 P02 (Ecology Summary Report)

Dormouse Report V1.0

INNPS Report v1.0

Figure 1 - Heronsbridge INNSv2

Heronsbridge Badger Note v1

Heronsbridge Bat Activity v1.0

PEA_GLTA File Note v1

PEA and BREEAM Ecology Report v1.0

 

Transport Reports

Transport Assessment

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-T-H-000001-S3-P03

Travel Plan

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-T-H-000002-S3-P03

 

Drainage and Flood Risk

Flood Consequences Assessment

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-T-C-000500-S3-P03

Drainage Strategy

HER-CAM-ZZ-XX-T-C-000501-S3-P03 

 

Noise Reports

HER-RTL-01-ZZ-T-T-000004_P02-School Acoustic Design

HER-RTL-01-ZZ-T-U-000003-AssessmentOfNoiseImpactFromSchoolActivitiesP01

HER-RTL-A1-ZZ-ZZ-T-U-000008 - Resi Acoustic Design Review

L1806.2 V1 - Heronsbridge School - Outline Noise Assessment
 

Other Specialist Reports

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment 

HER-SOL-XX-XX-T-O-000001-LVIA

Archaeological Desk Based Assessment 

ArchDBA-25-26.798

Geo-Technical Report

25-430