Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education is asked to:

(i)            Permanently expand and relocate St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Windmill Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4UU, from 140 places to 210 places, increasing the published admission number (PAN) from 20 to 30 Year R places from September 2019.

(ii)          Allocate £7.1 million from the Basic Need Capital Programme Budget, which over a period of time will be offset by approximately £1.5 million from developer contributions and an estimated £450,000 in capital receipts from the sale of the existing school site.

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

(iv)         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

The Cabinet Member’s decision on the project will be conditional upon planning permission being granted.

As Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education Cabinet I agree to

support the permanent expansion and relocation of St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Windmill Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4UU, to a new site in Hawkenbury. Its capacity will expand from 140 places to 210 places, increasing the published admission number (PAN) from 20 to 30 Reception Year places from September 2019.  Therefore, I agree to:

(i)            Allocate £6.9 million from the Basic Need Capital Programme Budget, which over a period of time will be offset by approximately £1.5 million from developer contributions and an estimated £450,000 in capital receipts from the sale of the existing school site.

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

(ii)          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

The Cabinet Member’s decision on the project will be conditional upon planning permission being granted. The costs of the project are estimates and these may increase as the project is developed.  If the cost of the project is greater than 10%, the Cabinet Member will be required to take a further decision to allocate the additional funding.