Issue - meetings

This report informs the Executive of the outcome of the statutory proposals to alter Preston Manor High (Foundation) School by lowering the age limit of the school and as a result, enlargement of the premises of the school which would increase the physical capacity of the school. Representation period on the proposal ended on 16 December 2010. The report seeks Executive approval to permanently expand Preston Manor High School, conditional upon the planning permission being granted.

(i)         that approval be given to the permanent expansion of Preston Manor High (Foundation) School to provide 2 forms of entry primary provision from 05 September 2011. This will allow the school to expand by a) lowering the age limit of the school and as a result, b) enlargement of the premises of the school which would increase the physical capacity of the school. This is conditional upon the granting of full planning permission under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by 30 April 2011;

(ii)        that it be agreed that the main factor for approving the alteration of Preston Manor High School is to provide permanent primary places in an area of the borough which has severe shortage of reception and year 1 school places.

Councillor Arnold (Lead Member, Children and Families) introduced the report which informed the Executive of the outcome of the statutory proposals to alter Preston Manor High (Foundation) School by lowering the age limit of the school and as a result, enlargement of the premises of the school which would increase the physical capacity of the school. Representation period on the proposal ended on 16 December 2010. The governing body of Preston Manor High School proposed to alter the school by providing two form entry primary provision from 5 September 2011. The report sought Executive approval to permanently expand Preston Manor High School, conditional upon the planning permission being granted.

Earlier in the meeting members had received representations from residents living in the vicinity of the school objecting to the proposals Councillor Arnold (Lead Member, Children and Families) in introducing the report advised that the proposals would help children in year 6 to have guaranteed places. Councillor Crane (Lead Member, Regeneration and Economic Development) in response to the representations received earlier in the meeting from residents stated that the council was aware of the covenant on the school land which would be addressed and that this would be a matter for the Planning Committee. The timescales were tight and if the scheme was not progressed the central government funding would be lost.

The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following categories of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that approval be given to the permanent expansion of Preston Manor High (Foundation) School to provide two forms of entry primary provision from 05 September 2011. This would allow the school to expand by a) lowering the age limit of the school and as a result, b) enlargement of the premises of the school which would increase the physical capacity of the school. This was conditional upon the granting of full planning permission under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by 30 April 2011;

(ii)        that it be agreed that the main factor for approving the alteration of Preston Manor High School is to provide permanent primary places in an area of the borough which has severe shortage of reception and year 1 school places.