Plans for new technology building to be considered

Plans to build a four-storey technology building at Crawley College are to be considered by the local council

Plans to build a four-storey technology building at a college in West Sussex are to be considered by a borough council.

The application for a Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology building at Crawley College will be considered by the planning committee on 23 April.

The plans, from the Chichester College Group, also include a new sub-station and the reconfiguration of the parking layout, which will see 87 spaces being lost.

Peter Lamb, of Crawley Borough Council, said: “Crawley has the lowest social mobility in the South East and far too many of the highest paying jobs within the town are held by those commuting into Crawley for work.

“Addressing this and promoting local economic growth focused on the technologies of the future requires investment in the facilities for training and retraining local workers.

“This application has a central role to play in ensuring that this happens.”

The application will be considered by the planning committee on 23 April

Officers have recommended the application for approval.

If the committee agrees, the new building would bring in 50 more staff members and 644 additional students.

The total number of staff at the campus would increase by 18% to 332 and the student numbers by 15% to 4,710.

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