Francis Holland School

 

Alpha Planning has had the pleasure of working with the Francis Holland School in London for almost 10 years.  The school is one of London’s leading independent schools for girls, with two campuses, one at Regent’s Park and the other at Sloane Square.

To date we have obtained 3 significant planning permissions that have allowed the school to grow and develop. Our experience and knowledge of conservation areas, listed buildings, and change of use in the context of education, has played a key part in the process.

  • The Sloane Square Building

    Founded in 1881 by Francis Holland, Canon of Canterbury Cathedral and Chaplain to Queen Victoria and Edward VII, the school archive still has the application forms for both Laurence Olivier and Tony Benn.

    Threatened with closure throughout its early history it has not only survived, but gone from strength to strength.

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  • Centre for Creative Learning

    In 2016 the Sloane Square site was able to develop its Centre for Creative Learning (CCL), designed by BDP architects, together with a three storey extension to the existing school and extension and refurbishment of the sixth form.

    The CCL provides a new library, informal internal learning space, together with attractive garden spaces above. The building was recognised winning the RIBA London Award and National Award in 2021.

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  • The New Sixth Form

    In 2021 the Sloane Square site was able to expand further, opening their new sixth form building on an adjoining site in an inspirational building.

    Working with IID architects, planning permission was obtained for the change of use of this building, together with alterations that transformed the building and linked it to the existing campus. It was important to be sensitive to its location within this conservation area, and adjacent to a number of important listed buildings.

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  • Regent's Park Campus

    Planning permission for a second sixth form centre, this time for the Regent’s Park campus, was granted in 2021 for the change of use of an unusual office building, situated in a residential area, to educational use.

    The alterations and fit out of the building are currently underway with the sixth form set to open in 2022, with a capacity of up to 180 students.

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