Issue - meetings

To consider the joint report of the Director of Children’s Services, the Director of City Development and the Deputy Chief Executive  on proposals brought forward to meet the Local Authority’s duty to ensure sufficiency of school places, specifically the outcome of the consultation exercise undertaken on proposals to expand primary school provision at Park Spring Primary School and seeks permission to publish a statutory notice in respect of these proposals.

The Director of Children’s Services, the Director of City Development and the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a joint report on proposals which related to the Local Authority’s duty to ensure sufficiency of school places. Specifically, the report made reference to the outcome of the consultation exercise which had been undertaken on proposals to expand primary school provision at Park Spring Primary School, and sought permission to publish a statutory notice in respect of such proposals.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the publication of a Statutory Notice to expand Park Spring Primary School from a capacity of 315 pupils to 420 pupils, with an increase in the admission number from 45 to 60, with effect from September 2017, be approved;

(b)  That it be noted that the responsible officer for the implementation of such matters is the Capacity Planning and Sufficiency Lead.