A BASINGSTOKE school is celebrating its popularity, after figures revealed it is growing rapidly, reportedly at the fastest rate in Hampshire. Brighton Hill School on Brighton Way had 496 applications for entry in September 2021, with just 255 spots available. This is up from 440 in 2020 and 405 in 2019, and is the 12th highest number of applications of any school in the county. Looking back a little further, the high numbers compare to just 197 applications received for September 2016 entry. Since then, the student population has more than doubled, from 502 students to a projected 1097 later this year. Christopher Edwards, headteacher, said: “We are the fastest growing school in Hampshire by some distance. We are absolutely delighted that the local community are continuing to put their faith in us at Brighton Hill Community School. We’ve worked incredibly hard to turn our school around over the last few years and it’s fantastic to see that the hard work is paying
RESIDENTS in Lychpit have been delivered a blow in their battle to save a green space from development. An error made by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council meant it lost control of land in Broadhurst Grove, after it forgot to follow through with an agreement to buy the site from the former owner. When the estate was built 40 years ago, a section 52 agreement was signed to protect the land. But the council delayed enforcing the agreement to have the land handed over when the estate was finished, and it is now in the hands of developers who bought it at auction last year for £8,000.
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THE BOROUGH council has outlined ambitious plans that will see it become carbon neutral within four years. Basingstoke and Deane s climate change strategy sets out actions that the authority will take following the declaration of a climate emergency in 2019. It sets out six key areas that it will target: action by all; buildings; transport; zero carbon electricity; waste and consumption; and natural environment.
Buildings The council have pledged to use low carbon and renewable sources of energy to power and heat its building, whilst also increasing energy efficiency. It aims to set ambitious targets in planning policy, allowing it to shape new development in Basingstoke and Deane, and work with partners for the wide scale retrofit of commercial and domestic properties to reduce energy consumption .