i. Agree that a Free School Presumption Competition process can commence in order to seek application from potential sponsors to run a new Secondary School in Thanet, on the former Royal School for the Deaf site in Margate, opening initially in September 2019 in the former Walmer School.
ii. Allocation £20m from the Basic Need Capital Programme Budget to fund the building of the new Secondary School on the former Royal School for the Deaf site in Margate.
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 nominated Authority Representative within the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisages under the contracts.
In the event of an increase of costs for the projects exceeding 10% of the allocated funding, a further decision will be required.
As Cabinet Member for Corporate and Democratic Services, I agree to the acquisition of the Royal School for Deaf Children, Victoria Road, Margate, CT9 1NA on the terms set out in the accompanying exempt recommendation report and to delegate authority to the Director of Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate and Democratic Services, to finalise the terms of the proposed acquisition and the sale of any surplus property