Issue - meetings
Richard Cloudesley School site development update
Meeting: 19/01/2017 - Executive (Item 355)
Additional documents:
Decision:
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS
Reasons for decision – as specified in the report
Other options considered – none
Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none.
Minutes:
RESOLVED:
1.
That the proposed development
following the conditions imposed by the Education Funding Agency
(EFA) of the RCS site and AEC site (as shown on the Site Location
Plan (Appendix 2 of the report) by CoLC
to provide a mixed development of an estimated 70 but not less than
40 new social housing units, a 2FE primary school with places for
420 pupils, a 30 place nursery class and 8 two year old places be
agreed.
2.
That the new school will operate
in temporary accommodation at the recently completed Moreland
Primary School and Children’s Centre from 1st
September 2017 to 31st July 2019 be noted.
3.
That the target to develop the maximum possible
social housing units subject to planning with a mix of 1, 2 and 3
beds with 50% nominations rights for Islington will nominate to a
maximum of 30% of the one bedroom properties with the balance being
made up of two and three bedroom properties as stipulated in the
Heads of Terms (Exempt Appendix 1 of the report) be
agreed.
4.
That authority be delegated to the
Corporate Director of Finance and Resources, in consultation with
the Executive Members for Children and Families and Finance and
Resources, the Corporate Directors’ of Children’s
Services and Housing and Adult Social Services and the Interim
Director of Law and Governance, to conclude the negotiation and
final terms of disposal and development of the RCS site in
accordance with the principles set out in the updated Heads of
Terms and School Heads of Terms set out in Exempt Appendix 1 be
agreed.
5.
That the Executive decision of 27
November 2014 to authorise the Corporate Director of Finance and
Resources to dispose of the freehold of the RCS site to
CoLC on the terms agreed
be noted and to instruct the
Interim Director of Law and Governance to enter into all necessary
legal documents to give effect thereto be agreed.
6.
That
authority be delegated to the Interim Director of Law and
Governance to apply to the Secretary of State for consent to
dispose of the RCS site (and in relation to the
Temporary Accommodation) under Para.4
of Schedule 1 of the Academies Act 2010 and any consent necessary
under S123 of the Local Government Act 1972 be agreed.
Reasons for decision – to provide additional social housing units and good quality school places
Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report
Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none.