Mansell gets go-ahead for Thetford Academy

Mansell has received planning permission for the £16.9m redevelopment of Thetford Academy in Norfolk.

The scheme will accommodate around 2,000 pupils, consolidating what is currently two campuses onto a single site, comprising both new and refurbished buildings.

The development will include a library, IT suite and specialist areas for design technology, science and music.

A new sports hall and a separate sixth form centre will also be built.

Construction is now set to start in March with completion due in September 2013.