DOCUMENTS have now been submitted to Thurrock Council, detailing plans to rebuild much of St Clere's School in Stabnford-le-Hope.

More than half of the secondary school on Butts Lane - which was catastrophically hit by the discovery of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in 2023 will be demolished anbd rebuilt.

Discovery of RAAC within the seventies-built school main complex in 2023 initially saw pupils having to work from home and then temporary classroom structures were built on the school playing fields, reducing the sporting capacity available to students and local clubs who used the grounds.

The proposals, shown to residents earlier this year, form part of a major Department for Education (DfE) project to replace buildings affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

The school currently consists of 10 permanent buildings and three temporary classroom blocks.

If approved, eight of those 13 buildings and classroom blocks would be removed and replaced by two new teaching blocks.

Five of those are permanent buildings, while three are temporary classroom blocks installed after RAAC was discovered.

The school on Butts Lane provides places for up to 1,500 pupils, including sixth form students, however the plans would not increase capacity.

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Planning documents, orginally planned to be submitted in July, were delivered to the council last week and say the redevelopment would provide modern teaching facilities and improved accommodation for pupils with visual and hearing impairments.

Buildings listed for demolition include the school's RAAC-affected main teaching block that no longer meets curriculum requirements and other school buildings described in planning documents as "not fit for purpose".

Five existing buildings would remain, including the Brian Moss Sports Hall, drama studio, pavilion, a three-storey teaching block and part of the lower school building.

The proposals also include new outdoor social spaces, a dedicated drop-off area for pupils with hearing and visual impairments, a guide-dog area, a memorial garden and more than 60 new trees.

Planning documents say the new buildings would feature solar panels and green roofs as part of efforts to reduce the school's carbon emissions.

The redevelopment forms part of the DfE's School Rebuilding Programme with Kier Construction as the main contractor.