Issue - meetings

To consider and endorse or make recommendations to the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform on a proposed decision to expand Harrietsham CEP School

(Mr J Nehra, Area Education Officer – West Kent attended the meeting for this item).

1.    Mr Nehra introduced the report which set out the results of the public consultation on the proposed changes to Harrietsham CEP School, Maidstone.

2.    Mr Nehra advised that there was a risk in terms of the additional land which needed to be acquired to provide appropriate facilities.  He suggested that the recommendation in the report be amended to include the wording ‘subject to planning approval’.  The Committee agreed to this amendment.

3.    RESOLVED – That the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform to:

Issue a public notice to:

(i)            Expand Harrietsham CEP School, West Street, Harrietsham, Kent ME17 1JZ from 210 to 420 increasing the published admission number (PAN) from 30 to 60 for Year R entry for 1 September 2018, subject to planning approval.

And, subject to no new objections to the public notice

(ii)          Implement the proposals for 1 September 2018.

(iii)         Allocate £3 million from the Basic Needs budget, which over a period of time will be offset by approximately £1 million from developer contributions.

(iv)         Authorise the Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the General Counsel (Interim) to enter into any necessary contracts/ agreements on behalf of the County Council

(v)          Authorise the Director of Infrastructure to be the nominated Authority Representative within the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisaged under the contracts, be endorsed.