Decision details

Branston Locks Primary - Proposed 2FE and Associated S106 Contributions (Wave School)

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Proposals for the new Branston Locks Primary School in Burton.

Decisions:

“Staffordshire’s school building programme has successfully secured new school places for thousands of school children over the past few years and ensured our school landscape can cope with the increased demand for places brought about by new housing developments.

 

This latest primary school at Branston Road will be built on behalf of the Department for Education and will eventually be able to accommodate more than 400 pupils. This will ensure there are plenty of school places to cope with increasing demand in the years to come, and parents will still have the opportunity to send their child to a good, local school”.

 

Jonathan Price, Cabinet Member for Education (and SEND)

 

Reasons for the Decision – To consider the acquisition of land and the development of a 2-form entry primary school at Branston Road, Burton on Trent to be known as Branston Locks Primary School under the Department for Education’s wave programme.

 

Decision – (a) That the completion of a Transfer of the school land at Branston Locks to Staffordshire County Council in accordance with the terms of the section 106 agreement dated the 14th April 2015 between Nurton Developments (Quintus) Limited (1) Staffordshire County Council (2) East Staffordshire Borough Council (3) Lloyds Bank PLC (4) (‘the Section 106 Agreement’), be approved.

 

(b) That the completion of a Capital Contribution Letter with the Secretary of State for Education, or such other party as they shall so direct, for the payment of £6,400,000 of the primary school contribution received by Staffordshire County Council under the terms of the Section 106 Agreement, be approved.

 

(c) That the completion of an Agreement for Lease and Lease with the  Secretary of State for Education, or such other party as they shall so  direct, to enable the construction of the 2 form entry primary school and  thereafter the use of the primary school for up to 125 years, be approved.

 

(d) That permission be delegated to the Assistant Director for Commercial and Assets to agree the final terms of the Transfer, Capital Contribution Letter, Agreement for Lease and Heads of Terms.

Report author: Stuart Lane

Publication date: 21/10/2021

Date of decision: 20/10/2021

Decided at meeting: 20/10/2021 - Cabinet

Effective from: 27/10/2021

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