Welcome to the City of London Corporation’s website for the construction of City of London Primary Academy Islington (CoLPAI).
The City of London Corporation is redeveloping the former Richard Cloudesley School site and the associated City of London land, on Golden Lane. The COLPAI Project will deliver a new school, City of London Primary Academy Islington (CoLPAI) with space for 420 pupils and 38 nursery spaces to meet the increasing demand for primary school places. The scheme will also provide 66 much-needed social rent homes.
Notice To Residents Of Golden Lane Estate
East Side of Hatfield House: Installation of New Gate - Click Here To Read Notification
Basterfield Service Road: Installation of New Gates - Click Here To Read Notification
Click Here To View Plans for East Side of Hatfield House Gate
Click Here To View Plans for Basterfield Service Road Gates
Click Below To View Details of Gate Design:
Part One -Click Here
Part Two -Click Here
Project Update
Final approval, allowing residents to move into the residential building, is delayed as the project team needs to undertake extra work to an area of brickwork on the western side, located behind the balconies.
The team is currently discussing when and how to undertake this work and whether new residents can move in before or during the planned work.
The project’s contractor, ISG, is not currently on site but a security presence will be maintained during normal working hours, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm. Out-of-hours CCTV will remain active and monitored.
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Residential Floor Space
At our community webinar in November 2022, one resident asked for further information regarding the size of residential floor spaces. Please find the document here, which shows the square meterage of the homes.
Landscaping Plans
At our COLPAI project webinar held in July 2022, residents asked to view our landscaping plans. These can be found below.
Click here to download the FAQs regarding on-site activity (May 2020) - which includes updated emergency contacts.
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Digital Newsletter Updates
The current situation surrounding COVID-19 is ever changing and we are monitoring the news and Government guidance closely. With that in mind, the health and wellbeing of our neighbours and project team are important to us. We would encourage everyone to opt in to our digital newsletter to ensure we are able to stay in touch should physical distributions become unsustainable.
For site emergencies, please contact:
John Macleod
T: 07816 337 792
Pui Wong
T: 07866 988 932
The project includes a new school and homes for residents of the City of London and London Borough of Islington.
Planning approval to redevelop the site was granted in July 2018. The scheme includes:
A ground plus two storey school for 420 pupils
A nursery for 38 children
66 new homes, all for social rent
3 workspace accommodation
High-quality landscaping and greenery
Sustainably built and maintained building
Enhancements to the public realm
Outstanding design.
For more information, please visit www.colpai.org.uk
A Multi-Use Games Area will also be created - you can find the management plan by clicking here.
You can find the school hall management plan by clicking here.
Indicative view of City of London Primary Academy Islington (COLPAI) from Golden Lane.
ISG is the appointed contractor. It provides a comprehensive construction service to its clients around the world, working across sectors and geographies.
ISG believes in a flexibly approach to delivery and recognises the importance a good design and high-quality build plays in creating inspiring, successful and dynamic environments.
Its experience in the education sector includes The American School in London, an international private school in St John’s Wood and Julian’s School, a primary school in Streatham. It has also worked on a variety of residential schemes including the Marylebone Village estate, a 139 unit residential project.
ISG is part of the Considerate Constructors Scheme, which ensures the impact of building works on local communities is minimised in terms of noise, traffic, access and hours of operation. The Considerate Constructors Scheme is a national initiative set-up by the construction industry to improve its image. Construction sites and companies registered with the Scheme are monitored against a Code of Considerate Practice.
Visit this page for any downloads, including newsletters or public documents.
We currently issue regular newsletters to the local community. These newsletters are delivered to the local area and available for digital download here.
Community Liaison Meeting Notes
The meeting notes from our Community Liaison meetings with representatives from the local area are available to view here.
As you are aware, the City of London Corporation was granted planning consent to redevelop the site to provide a new primary school as well as 66 new homes for social rent. You can view these documents via the following links:
City of London residents please visit:
http://www.planning2.cityoflondon.gov.uk/online-applications/
Search for application reference: 17/00770/FULL
London Borough of Islington residents please visit:
https://www.islington.gov.uk/planning/applications/comment/planning-search
Search for application reference: P2017/2961/FUL
The team is submitting information to discharge conditions of the planning application.
You can view the full list of conditions from the planning applications as well as planning application numbers where available by clicking here.
March 2021 - By way of an update, we have prepared a table to show the status of the remaining planning conditions to be discharged at the COLPAI Project. The table includes information for the planning conditions that have been submitted and are pending a decision, in addition to the planning conditions that are awaiting submission. A copy of the table can be found by clicking here.
Monitoring Data
Dust, noise and vibration are being monitored on-site. The monitors are set within acceptable tolerance levels and we endeavour at all times to keep within the control limits set by the City of London and London Borough of Islington. If any control limit is exceeded, the monitors will alert the site team so that early remedial action can be taken.
The on-site team continue to monitor the results, which are presented to Environmental Health Officers at the City of London and Islington Council. We will upload the results to this site on a monthly basis as well as put in the noticeboard on-site.
The trigger limit for noise is set at 73 dB LAeq. This is the measurement index specified for the assessment of construction site activity noise. The measurement instrumentation used on the site boundary logs continuously records and meets Class 1 accuracy of BS EN 61672, which is an important requirement.
ISG receive immediate alerts from the monitoring equipment when any level is exceeded. We can then immediately assess the activity and cease work, apply control measures or monitor closely. The City of London Corporation also receive daily reports if we exceed the overall 73 dB LAeq 10 hour threshold.
Reduced impact hours are designed to provide temporary respite at known times and apply both to business and residential neighbours. During reduced impact hours works will still be carried out on-site, however, there should be no percussive machinery used or other similar construction involving heavy machinery, i.e breaking of concrete slabs. If you experience noisy works during the reduced impact hours, please do call us on 0800 772 0475 and we can immediately pick this up with the site team.
Progress On-Site
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COLPAI Project on-site progress
To keep the local community updated on the project we will be delivering regular newsletters. Please see the distribution area we deliver to below. If your home or business does not fall within this area but you would like to receive a hardcopy of the newsletter, please let us know by emailing info@colpai-project.co.uk or call us on 0800 772 0475.
The current situation surrounding COVID-19 is ever changing and we are monitoring the news and Government guidance closely. With that in mind, the health and wellbeing of our neighbours and project team are important to us. We would encourage everyone to opt in to our digital newsletter to ensure we are able to stay in touch should physical distributions become unsustainable.
For the Department of Community and Children’s Services (DCCS), please contact:
Paul Murtagh
Assistant Director, Barbican Estate & Property Services,Community & Children’s Services
T: 020 7332 3015
For site emergencies please contact:
John Macleod
T: 07816 337 792
Pui Wong
T: 07866 988 932
For general enquiries, please contact the project team:
T: 0800 772 0475
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