Issue - meetings
Planning for School Places - 2013/14 Review
Meeting: 11/09/2013 - Cabinet - Expired (Item 7)
7 Planning for School Places - 2013/14 Review 
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Decision:
1. To note the contents of this report.
2. To note the continuing rising need for school places and confirm the priority for school places to be provided to contribute towards sustainable communities.
3. To note the site allocations achieved for primary and secondary schools (paragraph 6.9) and confirm support for the implementation of these allocations, subject to detailed proposals for each site.
4. To support the proposed expansions of Stebon and Olga Primary Schools (paragraphs 6.14, 6.15) and note that these proposals are subject to publication of statutory proposals and recommendations included in a separate report on this agenda (Education, Social Care & Wellbeing Capital Programme).
5. To support the proposed expansion and change of age range of St Paul’s Way Trust School (paragraph 6.17), subject to publication of statutory proposals, and recommendations included in a separate report on this agenda (Education, Social Care & Wellbeing Capital Programme).
Action by:
INTERIM CORPORATE DIRECTOR EDUCATION, SOCIAL CARE AND WELLBEING (A. CANNING)
(Head of Building Development (P. Watson)
Minutes:
Anne Canning, the Interim Corporate Director, Education, Social Care and Wellbeing, introduced the report. She highlighted the importance of preparing for the rise in the Borough’s population and that the Council would endeavour to explore all opportunities to meet this challenge.
The Mayor welcomed the report, highlighting the importance of finding a solution to the issue and agreed the recommendations as printed.
RESOLVED
1. To note the contents of this report.
2. To note the continuing rising need for school places and confirm the priority for school places to be provided to contribute towards sustainable communities.
3. To note the site allocations achieved for primary and secondary schools (paragraph 6.9) and confirm support for the implementation of these allocations, subject to detailed proposals for each site.
4. To support the proposed expansions of Stebon and Olga Primary Schools (paragraphs 6.14, 6.15) and note that these proposals are subject to publication of statutory proposals and recommendations included in a separate report on this agenda (Education, Social Care & Wellbeing Capital Programme).
5. To support the proposed expansion and change of age range of St Paul’s Way Trust School (paragraph 6.17), subject to publication of statutory proposals, and recommendations included in a separate report on this agenda (Education, Social Care & Wellbeing Capital Programme).