Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform is asked to consider and approve the recommendations to:

(ii)    To allocate funds from the Education and Young People’s Services Capital Programme so that the expansion can go ahead.

(iii)  To authorise the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support in consultation  with the Director of Governance and Law to enter into any necessary contracts/ agreements on behalf of the County Council; and

(iv)     To authorise the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support to be the nominated Authority Representative within the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisaged under the contracts.

As Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform I agree to:

a)    Agree that a Public Notice be published to permanently expand Whitfield Aspen School from 2FE to 3FE across two sites and to increase the capacity of the Aspen provision, and following a representation period of four weeks with no statutory objections received, implement the proposal.

b)    Allocate £625,000 from the Education and Young People’s Services Capital Budget to fund any necessary additional works or variations to present accommodation.

c)    Allocate £7,990,000 Education and Young People’s Services Capital Budget to fund the satellite building.

d)    Authorise the Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance to enter into any necessary contracts/agreements on behalf of the County Council.

e)    Authorise the Director of Infrastructure to be the nominated Authority Representative with the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisaged under the contracts.

Should objections, not already considered by the Cabinet Member when taking this decision, be received during the notice period a separate decision will be required in order to continue the proposal in order to allow for proper consideration of the points raised.

This decision is subject to planning permission being granted.