A YOUTH centre could be knocked down to make way for new school facilities.

Plans received by Flintshire Council request permission to demolish an existing youth centre at Ysgol Glan Aber in Bagillt, as well as to build a new school hall, kitchen and classroom.

The scheme also requests permission to create a temporary school kitchen and hall.

A design and access statement explains: “The location of the proposed works comprises part of the existing Glan Aber School site and incorporates the adjacent youth centre.

“All of this area is in the ownership of Flintshire County Council. The buildings are not listed and the site is not within or adjacent to a Conservation Area.

“The existing school is single storey with sandy coloured brickwork to external walls, concrete tiled roof and blue painted fascias, windows and doors. The new build will be similar in scale and nature with matching facing bricks, although it is likely that there will be pitched roofs rather than the concrete tiles of the existing school. The new link will provide a clear separation between the old and new buildings.

“Safe guarding and security of the school will be improved as a result of the proposed development.

A construction management plan by Kier states: “We are providing temporary units for the school to utilise, in the form of five modular units (kitchen, storage and dining area). The existing youth centre will be demolished to make way for the new extension. There are minor refurbishment works within the existing school building and a new build link will provide access from the school to the new extension. A small class extension will be constructed at the front of the existing school.

“The works are programmed to commence July 2019 with overall completion April 2020.”