Issue - meetings
Determination of proposals to alter Park Lane Primary School
Meeting: 26/07/2010 - Executive (Item 9)
Additional documents:
Decision:
(i) that approval be given to the statutory proposal published on 20 May 2010 for the alteration of Park Lane Primary School so that it expands from 210 places to 420 places with effect from January 2011, conditional upon the grant of planning permission under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by January 2011;
(ii) that approval be given to an exemption to the requirement in Contract Standing Orders to get three quotes for a Low Value Contract in relation to the appointment of a structural engineer for this expansion project, on the basis of the good operational and financial reasons set out in paragraph 3.5 of the report from the Director of Children and Families.
Minutes:
Councillor Arnold (Lead Member, Children and Families) introduced the report which sought the Executive’s determination of the statutory proposals (published on 20 May 2010) for the alteration of Park Lane Primary School with the net effect that the school expanded to a 2fe school. The report also requested an exemption from contract standing orders in relation to the appointment of a structural engineer to design the expansion scheme. Councillor Arnold referred to the considerable increase in demand for primary school places and that the proposals would help address the current shortage. It was confirmed that given the limited playground size, discussions were taking place with the Parks Service to allow the school use part of King Edward VII Park on the west boundary of the site for supervised play and recreation.
RESOLVED:-
(i) that approval be given to the statutory proposal published on 20 May 2010 for the alteration of Park Lane Primary School so that it expands from 210 places to 420 places with effect from January 2011, conditional upon the grant of planning permission under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by January 2011;
(ii) that approval be given to an exemption to the requirement in Contract Standing Orders to get three quotes for a Low Value Contract in relation to the appointment of a structural engineer for this expansion project, on the basis of the good operational and financial reasons set out in paragraph 3.5 of the report from the Director of Children and Families.