Aug 22, 2020, St. Helens Star: Special needs school plans at former Green Dragon pub site https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/18664129.special-needs-school-plans-former-green-dragon-pub-site/ West central England A PLANNING application has been submitted to St Helens Council seeking permission for a development on the site of the bulldozed Green and Dragon pub. Proposals have been drawn up and issued to the council planning department seeking permission to create a special needs school at the site. … Plans seek to create a two-storey school building at the location. In a design and access statement drawn up by DV Architects on behalf of the applicant, plans state: "This scheme seeks to utilise this site as a new, purpose-built Special Educational Needs (SEN) School. "The proposed school would meet increasing local demand for SEN schools and would offer quality education for up to 30 students across six classrooms, associated communal spaces and outdoor amenity spaces."… Plans add: "This location creates the ideal balance for the school location, allowing for ease of access for pupils and staff within the local area while also providing a calm, quiet and semi-rural environment which meets the complex needs of the students"….
