KSS are proud to announce the redevelopment of Wrotham Secondary School, under the Department for Education (DfE) School Rebuilding Programme with BAM Construction, has been granted planning permission.

The existing school, situated along Borough Green Road, will undergo partial demolition in the initial phase, commencing later this year, to facilitate the construction of two new contemporary school buildings, complemented with new landscaping and a multi-use games area.  Maintaining the continuity of education during the construction period is essential to this project. Providing all the latest facilities in one phase with limited temporary accommodation is a key driver in the design.

Dealing with a particularly sensitive site within the Green Belt and Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the approved scheme is conscious of its presence within the far-reaching context. With a 3-metre north-south fall across the site, situating the buildings to the south of the site reduces the impact from a volume and height perspective.

Creating a secure campus for the school was intrinsic to the design, as the existing site is currently very open.  The new school campus uses the buildings as the secure line where possible and the site levels to differentiate zones across the site. The scheme will also deliver enhanced sustainable credentials following the DfE’s Net Zero Carbon in Operation (NZCiO) and achieve a 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG) across the site.