Decision details

Request for authority to spend to create 90 additional pupil places through the refurbishment of Hawksworth Wood Primary School, under the Learning Places Programme.

The Director of Children and Families agreed to:

  i.  Approve the expenditure of £2.0m from capital scheme number 32450/HAW/REF for the construction work associated with the Phase 1 works at Hawksworth Wood Primary School necessary for the additional intake from September 2017. 

  ii.  Note that a second DCR for the main works will be submitted in July 2017 to cover the main expansion work.

  iii.  Note that a budget of £4.0m was granted at Executive Board in December 2016 and that this includes the capital costs for phase 1 and 2 DCR’s.

  iv.  Note that phase 1 works will be completed in full by October 2017 however the refurbished classroom accommodation will be available to accommodate the increased admission number from September 2017.

  v.  Note that the Chief Officer, Projects, Programmes & Procurement Unit (PPPU) is responsible for scheme delivery.

Public consultation undertaken prior to planning submission and throughout the project lifecycle.

School staff and governors, elected members and the public.