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Proposal to merge and relocate Foxwood and Highview Schools

03/04/2014 - Proposal to merge and relocate Foxwood and Highview Schools, Folkestone

PART I

The Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform Has agreed to

Issue a public notice to merge Foxwood and Highview Schools by;

(i)            closing Foxwood School

(ii)          relocating Highview School and increasing the designated number from 282 to 336 for September 2015

 

PART II

The Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform has taken the deicison to:

(i)            close Foxwood School;

(ii)          relocateHighview School and increase  the designated number from 282 to 336 for September 2015.

(iii)         Allocate £16.8m from the Education, Learning and Skills Capital Budget in order that the proposal may go ahead.

(iv)         AUTHORISEthe DirectorofProperty and InfrastructureSupportinconsultationwith the DirectorofLawand Governanceto enter intoany necessarycontracts/agreementson behalfofthe CountyCouncil

(v)          AUTHORISEthe DirectorofProperty and InfrastructureSupportto be the nominated AuthorityRepresentativewithin the relevantagreementsand to enterinto variationsas envisaged underthe contracts.

 

This decision isconditionalupon the grantofplanning permissionunderpart3 ofthe townand country planningact 1990by 30 May2014.