INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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The project hopes to transform the derelict D Block into an Institute of
Technology
Plans have been submitted to develop part of Bletchley Park into a technology school for 1,000 students.Milton
to transform the Block D buildings into spaces for seminars, events, student support and a cafe.The application claims the Institute of
Technology would "provide much needed education facilities" to the area.The three hectare site will be one of 12 Institutes of Technology in
the country, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said
The government hopes the institutes will provide young people a vocational alternative to universities.Image copyrightBletchley Park
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Bletchley Park was kept secret until a veteran codebreaker spilled the beans in 1974
Anna McTaggart and Chris Cheuk, of GSS architecture, said in plans submitted to the council: "The Block D Institute of Technology will
provide much needed education facilities, enabling people in Milton Keynes and the surrounding area to aspire to higher levels of
initiatives."As well redeveloping Block D buildings, the plans propose an extension to the single-storey car park at Bletchley Railways
Station to "ensure that sufficient car parking is provided for the site".Block D was built in 1942-1943 and was used by codebreakers to
crack German Enigma codes
The building is currently derelict and has been victim to break-ins and arson, according to reports submitted to the council.Planners said
the redevelopment "will retain as much of the character of the existing building as possible".
